The XII International Youth Scientific School "The Coherent Optics and Optical Spectroscopy"

Lamb Shift of Atoms in Photonic Crystals

R. Kh. Gainutdinov, E. V. Zaitseva, M. A. Khamadeev

Kazan State University

Abstract: The problem of interaction of an atom in a photonic crystal with its own radiation field is investigated. It is shown that the Lamb shift of the energy levels of an atom in a photonic crystal is significantly different from that of atoms in vacuum. The effects of the dispersion relations on the Lamb shift of atoms in photonic crystal are discussed.

Keywords: photonic crystal, Lamb shift.

UDC: 539.120.61+535.326

Received: 16.01.2009