Finite-difference time-domain formulation of stochastic noise in macroscopic atomic systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 4530-4535

  Andreasen, Jonathan ^a,b   Cao, Hui ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) methods; Maxwell equations; Noise; Spontaneous emission; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC POLARIZATION; ATOMIC SYSTEM; C-NUMBER; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; DEPHASING; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAINS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) METHODS; LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS; MAXWELL-BLOCH EQUATION; NOISE; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PRIOR KNOWLEDGE; STOCHASTIC NOISE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SUPERFLUORESCENCE; TRANSIENT PROCESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; METHOD OF MOMENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

EID: 70049102133     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2024627     Document Type: Article

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