Effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law
We derive effective photon modes that facilitate an intuitive and convenient picture of photon dynamics in a structured Kramers–Kronig dielectric in the limit of weak absorption. Each mode is associated with a mode field distribution that includes the effects of both material and structural dispersi...
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| author | A C Judge J S Brownless N A R Bhat J E Sipe M J Steel C Martijn de Sterke |
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| description | We derive effective photon modes that facilitate an intuitive and convenient picture of photon dynamics in a structured Kramers–Kronig dielectric in the limit of weak absorption. Each mode is associated with a mode field distribution that includes the effects of both material and structural dispersion, and an effective line-width that determines the temporal decay rate of the photon. These results are then applied to obtain an expression for the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law absorption coefficient for unidirectional propagation in structured media consisting of dispersive, weakly absorptive dielectric materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19dbed0719db4eac8bba63039497f6b62023-08-08T11:23:54ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302014-01-0116404302810.1088/1367-2630/16/4/043028Effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer lawA C Judge0J S Brownless1N A R Bhat2J E Sipe3M J Steel4C Martijn de Sterke5Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), School of Physics, The University of Sydney , NSW 2006, AustraliaCentre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), School of Physics, The University of Sydney , NSW 2006, AustraliaBMO Capital Markets , 100 King St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2A1Department of Physics and Institute for Optical Sciences, University of Toronto , Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A7Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), MQ Photonics Research Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University , NSW 2109, AustraliaCentre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), School of Physics, The University of Sydney , NSW 2006, AustraliaWe derive effective photon modes that facilitate an intuitive and convenient picture of photon dynamics in a structured Kramers–Kronig dielectric in the limit of weak absorption. Each mode is associated with a mode field distribution that includes the effects of both material and structural dispersion, and an effective line-width that determines the temporal decay rate of the photon. These results are then applied to obtain an expression for the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law absorption coefficient for unidirectional propagation in structured media consisting of dispersive, weakly absorptive dielectric materials.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/4/043028quantum opticsBeer lawdissipative systems |
| spellingShingle | A C Judge J S Brownless N A R Bhat J E Sipe M J Steel C Martijn de Sterke Effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law New Journal of Physics quantum optics Beer law dissipative systems |
| title | Effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law |
| title_full | Effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law |
| title_fullStr | Effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law |
| title_short | Effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the Beer–Lambert–Bouguer law |
| title_sort | effective photons in weakly absorptive dielectric media and the beer lambert bouguer law |
| topic | quantum optics Beer law dissipative systems |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/4/043028 |
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