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Giant Radiative Interactions Among Distant Atoms

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We examine the feasibility of enhancing the fundamental radiative interactions between distant atoms. We present general arguments for producing enhancement. In particular, we show how giant dipole-dipole interaction can be produced by considering dipoles placed close to micron sized silica spheres. The giant interaction arises as the whispering gallery modes can resonantly couple the dipoles.

Cite

@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0011098,
  title  = {Giant Radiative Interactions Among Distant Atoms},
  author = {G. S. Agarwal and S. Dutta Gupta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0011098},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 figures included in the postscript file, to appear in "Current trens in Atomic and Molecular Physics", edited by R. Srivastava (Phoenix publishing House, New Delhi, India, 2001)