Abstract
Electric field Green functions are derived for a photonic crystal in the form of an ordered array of metallic sheets. We outline how the Green functions permit the study of spontaneous emission as well as Dicketype superradiance and explore screening and dipole orientation effects.
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Bennett, C.R., Babiker, M., Kirk, J.B. (2003). Superradiance in photonic crystals. In: Bigelow, N.P., Eberly, J.H., Stroud, C.R., Walmsley, I.A. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8907-9_46
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