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  title info:
    title: Quantum coherence in physics and optics
  name:
    name part: Bednar, Chris J.
    name part: 1966-
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 2001
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: viii, 98 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
  abstract: This work presents the use of a set of principles of quantum coherence to a set of related topics. The binding theme is the idea that this fundamental approach can be used to improve known effects by eliminating harmful noise and absorption, and can make new effects possible. The basic atomic physics that is the foundation of the rest of the dissertation is developed, including the most useful analytic and numerical techniques. In the second chapter, the principles of the quantum coherence and the techniques of atomic physics are used to present improvements to two devices. The first is Faraday-rotation magnetometry at high density and temperature, which is presented here from concept to experimental results. The second is the free-electron laser without inversion (FELWI), with a new approach to the drift region design which is not only easier to apply, but also produces much greater gain than seen before. There has been a thread of work in fundamentals of quantum mechanics throughout this research, and the third chapter of the dissertation presents work in two topics: quantum eraser and bell-basis measurements.
  note: by Chris J. Bednar.
  note: Vita.
  note: "Major Subject: Physics".
  note: Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc.
  note: Ph. D. Texas A&M University 2001.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-97).
  subject:
    topic: Major physics
  identifier: 30-20007 UMI
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