Quantum Theory of a Dielectric-vacuum Interface in One Dimension
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Modern Optics
- Vol. 42 (6) , 1165-1169
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09500349514551011
Abstract
We show that a microscopic derivation of the electromagnetic field in a bulk dielectric, together with boundary conditions on the electric and magnetic fields, lead to a canonical quantum theory of a light at a dielectric-vacuum interface.Keywords
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