Quantum Electronics

Interference properties of coherent photons selectively reflected from resonance media

B. A. Veklenko

Published May 31, 2002• 0 citations

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.

DOI: 10.1070/qe2002v032n05abeh002208

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