| Publication Type |
journal article |
| School or College |
College of Science |
| Department |
Physics |
| Creator |
Mishchenko, Eugene |
| Other Author |
Beenakker, C. W. J. |
| Title |
Radiative transfer theory for vacuum fluctuations |
| Date |
1999-12 |
| Description |
A semiclassical kinetic theory is presented for the fluctuating photon flux emitted by a disordered medium in thermal equilibrium. The kinetic equation is the optical analog of the Boltzmann-Langevin equation for electrons. Vacuum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field provide a new source of fluctuations in the photon flux, over and above the fluctuations due to scattering. The kinetic theory in the diffusion approximation is applied to the super-Poissonian noise due to photon bunching and to the excess noise due to beating of incident radiation with the vacuum fluctuations. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
American Physical Society |
| Journal Title |
Physical Review Letters |
| Volume |
83 |
| Issue |
26 |
| First Page |
5475 |
| Last Page |
5478 |
| DOI |
10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.5475 |
| citatation_issn |
0031-9007 |
| Subject |
Vacuum fluctuations |
| Subject LCSH |
Radiative transfer |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Mishchenko, E., & Beenakker, C. W. J. (1999). Radiative transfer theory for vacuum fluctuations. Physical Review Letters, 83(26), 5475-8. |
| Rights Management |
© American Physical Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.5475 |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
85,537 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,11815 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6t44bcx |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
703826 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t44bcx |
