Quantum Theory of Stimulated Raman Scattering
Helen S. Freedhoff · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1967
The stimulated Raman scattering of radiation is studied as an illustration of the fact that a correct quantum description of the interaction of a laser beam with matter is obtained by representing the field by means of Glauber coherent states. Any attempt to represent the field by means of incoherent, occupation-number representation states will yield an incomplete description of the physical situation.