Non-Markovian decay and lasing condition in an optical microcavity coupled to a structured reservoir

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Longhi, Stefano ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS;

COUPLING STRENGTH; LASER PHASE TRANSITIONS; NON MARKOVIAN DYNAMICS; PASSIVE CAVITY;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 33846359224     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.74.063826     Document Type: Article

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