Local Field Effects and Electric and Magnetic Dipole Transitions in Dielectrics

G. L. J. A. Rikken; Y. A. R. R. Kessener

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.880

Local Field Effects and Electric and Magnetic Dipole Transitions in Dielectrics

G. L. J. A. Rikken and Y. A. R. R. Kessener

Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 880 – Published 6 February 1995

Abstract

We report measurements of the refractive index dependence of the spontaneous emission rate of electric and magnetic dipole transitions in dielectrics. Local field effects are clearly observed in the electric dipole results and discrimination between different theoretical descriptions is made. The magnetic dipole results are well described by quantum electrodynamical considerations without local field effects.

Received 11 March 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.880

Authors & Affiliations

G. L. J. A. Rikken^* and Y. A. R. R. Kessener

Philips Research Laboratories, Prof. Holstlaan 4, NL-5656 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands

^*Present address: Max Planck Institute für Festkörper-forschung, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 25 Av. des Martyrs, BP 166, F-38042 Grenoble Cedex 9, France.