Quantum optics /
"In the last decade many important advances have taken place in the field of quantum optics, with numerous potential applications. Ideal for graduate courses on quantum optics, this textbook provides an up-to-date account of the basic principles of the subject. Focusing on applications of quant...
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Cambridge, UK :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Quantized electromagnetic field and coherent state representations
- 2. Nonclassicality of radiation fields
- 3. Two mode squeezed states and quantum entanglement
- 4. Non-Gaussian nonclassical states
- 5. Optical interferometry with single photons and nonclassical light
- 6. Polarization and orbital angular momentum of quantum fields
- 7. Absorption, emission, and scattering of radiation
- 8. Partial coherence in multimode quantum fields
- 9. Open quantum systems
- 10. Amplification and attenuation of quantum fields
- 11. Quantum coherence, interference and squeezing in two-level systems
- 12. Cavity quantum electrodynamics
- 13. Absorption, emission and scattering from two-level atoms
- 14. Quantum interference and entanglement in radiating systems
- 15. Near-field radiative effects
- 16. Decoherence and disentanglement in two-level systems
- 17. Coherent control of the optical properties
- 18. Dispersion management and ultraslow light
- 19. Single photons and nonclassical light in integrated structures
- 20. Quantum optical effects in nano-mechanical systems
- Index.