Quantum Optics
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Quantum Optics

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Quantum Optics

About this book

The field of quantum optics has witnessed significant theoretical and experimental developments in recent years. This book provides an in-depth and wide-ranging introduction to the subject, emphasising throughout the basic principles and their applications. The book begins by developing the basic tools of quantum optics, and goes on to show the application of these tools in a variety of quantum optical systems, including lasing without inversion, squeezed states and atom optics. The final four chapters are devoted to a discussion of quantum optical tests of the foundations of quantum mechanics, and to particular aspects of measurement theory. Assuming only a background of standard quantum mechanics and electromagnetic theory, and containing many problems and references, this book will be invaluable to graduate students of quantum optics, as well as to researchers in this field.

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Yes, you can access Quantum Optics by Marlan O. Scully,M. Suhail Zubairy in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Optics & Light. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. 1 Quantum theory of radiation
  7. 2 Coherent and squeezed states of the radiation field
  8. 3 Quantum distribution theory and partially coherent radiation
  9. 4 Field–field and photon–photon interferometry
  10. 5 Atom–field interaction – semiclassical theory
  11. 6 Atom–field interaction – quantum theory
  12. 7 Lasing without inversion and other effects of atomic coherence and interference
  13. 8 Quantum theory of damping – density operator and wave function approach
  14. 9 Quantum theory of damping – Heisenberg–Langevin approach
  15. 10 Resonance fluorescence
  16. 11 Quantum theory of the laser – density operator approach
  17. 12 Quantum theory of the laser – Heisenberg–Langevin approach
  18. 13 Theory of the micromaser
  19. 14 Correlated emission laser: concept, theory, and analysis
  20. 15 Phase sensitivity in quantum optical systems: applications
  21. 16 Squeezing via nonlinear optical processes
  22. 17 Atom optics
  23. 18 The EPR paradox, hidden variables, and Bell's theorem
  24. 19 Quantum nondemolition measurements
  25. 20 Quantum optical tests of complementarity
  26. 21 Two-photon interferometry, the quantum measurement problem, and more
  27. Index