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Published November 1, 1982 | Version public
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On spontaneous emission into guided modes with curved wavefronts

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The problem of spontaneous emission into guided modes with curved wavefronts is examined quantum mechanically. A classical result due to Petermann, which shows an increased emission rate relative to modes with planar phase fronts, is corroborated.

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© Copyright 1982 IEEE. Reprinted with permission. Manuscript received July 6, 1982. This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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