Spontaneous radiation and lamb shift in three-dimensional photonic crystals

Shi-Yao Zhu, Yaping Yang, Hong Chen, Hang Zheng, M. S. Zubairy

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Abstract

Spontaneous emission in photonic crystals with anisotropic three-dimensional dispersion relation is studied. If the upper level is below a characteristic frequency ω1, or above ω2, or between ω1 and ω2, the radiation is a localized field with a frequency in the band gap, or a propagating field with a frquency in the band, or a diffusion field, respectively. An analytical expression for the Lamb shift is obtained. The Lamb shift for the current case is small compared to that in an ordinary vacuum or in one- or two-dimensional photonic crystals due to lower density of states.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2136-2139
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume84
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2000

Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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