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Education and Training in Optics and Photonics

Light Emission Problem in Classical and Quantum Optics

Yuriy Akimov

Published Jan 1, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

Understanding of light emission is a keystone in mastering classical and quantum optics. We review and compare approaches used in these two fields for description of light emission to point out and clarify common misconceptions.
DOI
10.1364/etop.2021.w2b.7

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