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The mode structure of a confined electromagnetic field is drastically modified by the boundary conditions. The radiative properties of an “atom” in confined space can thus be very different from the free space ones. For instance, spontaneous emission rates can be altered, the energy levels may be shifted. In extreme situations, the spontaneous emission may even become a reversible, oscillatory process. The study of these effects constitutes the growing field of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics (CQED).
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Raimond, J.M. (1996). Basics of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics. In: Ducloy, M., Bloch, D. (eds) Quantum Optics of Confined Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 314. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1657-9_1
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