Abstract
A numerical model based on the finite-difference time-domain method
is developed to simulate fluctuations which accompany the dephasing of atomic
polarization and the decay of excited state's population. This model is based
on the Maxwell–Bloch equations with $c$-number stochastic noise terms. We successfully
apply our method to a numerical simulation of the atomic superfluorescence
process. This method opens the door to further studies of the effects of stochastic
noise on light-matter interaction and transient processes in complex systems
without prior knowledge of modes.
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