1301.4404 (V. Debierre et al.)

Absorption in quantum electrodynamics cavities in terms of a quantum
jump operator    [PDF]

V. Debierre, G. Demésy, T. Durt, A. Nicolet, B. Vial, F. Zolla

We describe the absorption by the walls of a quantum electrodynamics cavity as a process during which the elementary excitations (photons) of an internal mode of the cavity exit by tunneling through the cavity walls. We estimate by classical methods the survival time of a photon inside the cavity and the quality factor of its mirrors.

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