Interplay between Quantum and Coherent Effects in Optics

TL;DR

This paper introduces a method to analyze the interaction between quantum and coherent effects in optics, deriving main equations and discussing how quantum state preparation can influence optical phenomena.

Contribution

It presents a novel technique for modeling nonstationary optical processes considering both quantum and coherent effects simultaneously.

Findings

Derived main equations for quantum-coherent interplay.

Showed potential to control optical phenomena via quantum state preparation.

Provided a framework for analyzing transient optical processes.

Abstract

A technique is presented for treating strongly nonstationary and transient processes in optics, permitting one to take into account both types of competing with each other effects, quantum as well as coherent. The main equations for describing the interplay between these two kinds of effects are derived. The possibility of influencing coherent optical phenomena by preparing special quantum states of matter is discussed.