Perfect Reflection of Light by an Oscillating Dipole
Quantum Physics
2009-11-13 v2
Abstract
We show theoretically that a directional dipole wave can be perfectly reflected by a single point-like oscillating dipole. Furthermore, we find that in the case of a strongly focused plane wave up to 85 % of the incident light can be reflected by the dipole. Our results hold for the full spectrum of the electromagnetic interactions and have immediate implications for achieving strong coupling between a single propagating photon and a single quantum emitter.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0805.3231,
title = {Perfect Reflection of Light by an Oscillating Dipole},
author = {G. Zumofen and N. M. Mojarad and V. Sandoghdar and M. Agio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0805.3231},
year = {2009}
}
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