Introductory Quantum Optics
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Introductory Quantum Optics

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Introductory Quantum Optics

About this book

This book provides an elementary introduction to the subject of quantum optics, the study of the quantum mechanical nature of light and its interaction with matter. The presentation is almost entirely concerned with the quantized electromagnetic field. Topics covered include single-mode field quantization in a cavity, quantization of multimode fields, quantum phase, coherent states, quasi-probability distribution in phase space, atom-field interactions, the Jaynes-Cummings model, quantum coherence theory, beam splitters and interferometers, dissipative interactions, nonclassical field states with squeezing etc., 'Schrödinger cat' states, tests of local realism with entangled photons from down-conversion, experimental realizations of cavity quantum electrodynamics, trapped ions, decoherence, and some applications to quantum information processing, particularly quantum cryptography. The book contains many homework problems and an extensive bibliography. This text is designed for upper-level undergraduates taking courses in quantum optics who have already taken a course in quantum mechanics, and for first and second year graduate students.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Chapter 1 Introduction
  9. Chapter 2 Field quantization
  10. Chapter 3 Coherent states
  11. Chapter 4 Emission and absorption of radiation by atoms
  12. Chapter 5 Quantum coherence functions
  13. Chapter 6 Beam splitters and interferometers
  14. Chapter 7 Nonclassical light
  15. Chapter 8 Dissipative interactions and decoherence
  16. Chapter 9 Optical test of quantum mechanics
  17. Chapter 10 Experiments in cavity QED and with trapped ions
  18. Chapter 11 Applications of entanglement: Heisenberg-limited interferometry and quantum information processing
  19. Appendix A: The density operator, entangled states, the Schmidt decomposition, and the von Neumann entropy
  20. Appendix B: Quantum measurement theory in a (very small) nutshell
  21. Appendix C: Derivation of the effective Hamiltonian for dispersive (far off-resonant) interactions
  22. Appendix D: Nonlinear optics and spontaneous parametric down-conversion
  23. Index