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We study the spontaneous emission properties of a V-type three-level atom embedded in a photonic crystal with the anisotropic dispersion relation. We show that the localized field can disappear and the diffusion field can become intense in some regions. This originates from no singularity of the density of states. The quantum interference leads to oscillatory, quasi-oscillatory or complete decay behavior of population. The complete decay can also be realized in certain condition without depending on the initial state.
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Received 9 April 2000 and Received in final form 1st August 2000
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Xie, Sy., Yang, Yp. & Wu, X. Spontaneous emission from a three-level atom embedded in an anisotropic photonic crystal. Eur. Phys. J. D 13, 129–143 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530170294
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100530170294