Fluctuations of the electromagnetic field produced by quantized matter in
external electric field are investigated. A general expression for the power
spectrum of fluctuations is derived within the long-range expansion. It is
found that in the whole measured frequency band, the power spectrum of
fluctuations exhibits an inverse frequency dependence. A general argument is
given showing that for all practically relevant values of the electric field,
the power spectrum of induced fluctuations is proportional to the field
strength squared. As an illustration, the power spectrum is calculated
explicitly using the kinetic model with the relaxation-type collision term.
Finally, it is shown that the magnitude of fluctuations produced by a sample
generally has a Gaussian distribution around its mean value, and its dependence
on the sample geometry is determined. In particular, it is demonstrated that
for geometrically similar samples, the power spectrum is inversely proportional
to the sample volume. Application of the obtained results to the problem of
flicker noise is discussed.Comment: 14 pages, 3 figure
