Operator of Photon Density in the Phase Space

Authors

  • O. Chumak Institute of Physics, Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine
  • N. Sushkova National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe57.1.30

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Abstract

The possibility to describe the evolution of an electromagnetic field by means of the photon distribution function in the phase space (r, q-space) is studied. This function defined by analogy with the coarse-grained Mandel operator of photon density in the configuration space is used to characterize the local density of photons with a given momentum. Approximate eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the distribution function, corresponding to one-photon localized states of the electromagnetic field, are obtained. It is shown that the photon transport is governed by the Newton mechanics if the "external force" acting on photons is a slowly varying function of spatial variables. It is shown that the distribution function at any time can be expressed via the initial
distribution and photon's trajectories.

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Published

2012-01-30

How to Cite

Chumak, O., & Sushkova, N. (2012). Operator of Photon Density in the Phase Space. Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 57(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.15407/ujpe57.1.30

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Optics, lasers, and quantum electronics