A semiclassical derivation of Einstein's rate equations for light-matter interaction
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Einstein's rate equations are derived from the semiclassical Bloch equations describing the interaction of a classical broadband light field with a two--level system.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0405122,
title = {A semiclassical derivation of Einstein's rate equations for light-matter interaction},
author = {G. J. de Valcarcel and Eugenio Roldan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0405122},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, no figures. Tutorial article