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Journal of Modern Optics

The radiative characteristics and the decay properties of an excitedΛ-type atom in anisotropic photonic crystals

Yaping Yang, Xianshan Huang

Published Jul 7, 2007• 1 citation
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Abstract

The radiative characteristics and the decay properties of a Λ-type excited atom embedded in anisotropic photonic crystals are studied. It is found that the dynamic properties of the atom and the propagating characteristics of the emitted field are apparently influenced by the relative position of the upper level from the forbidden gap and the two lower levels. By Von Neumann measurement, the effects of measurements on the decaying atom are investigated. The frequent projection on the excited state can lead to decay suppression or an acceleration effect at rather low repetition rates, depending on the frequency of measurements and the relative position of the upper level from the photonic crystals band edge.

DOI
10.1080/09500340601155134

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