Physical foundations of quantum electronics

Interference properties of coherent photons selectively reflected from resonance media

B. A. Veklenko

Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University)

Abstract: It is shown that, according to the quantum theory of light, the spatial period of an interference pattern formed by light incident on a medium and reflected from it is determined both by the wavelength of light and the number of coherent photons in a scattered mode. The scattered signal is assumed arbitrarily weak.

PACS: 42.50.Ct, 42.25.Hz

Received: 23.05.2001
Revised: 23.08.2001

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2002, 32:5, 411–415

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