arXiv:1611.01003

The Commutation Relation for Cavity Mode Operators

Fesseha Kassahun

Published Nov 3, 2016• 6 citations

Abstract

We have obtained the commutation relation for a cavity mode driven by coherent light and interacting with a two-level atom. We have found that the commutation relation for a free cavity mode with or without photons is just the usual commutation relation. However, the commutation relation for a cavity mode, which is interacting with a two-level atom, turns out to be different from the usual one.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1611.01003

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