Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics
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Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics

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Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics

About this book

This book presents a systematic account of optical coherence theory within the framework of classical optics, as applied to such topics as radiation from sources of different states of coherence, foundations of radiometry, effects of source coherence on the spectra of radiated fields, coherence theory of laser modes, and scattering of partially coherent light by random media. The book starts with a full mathematical introduction to the subject area and each chapter concludes with a set of exercises. The authors are renowned scientists and have made substantial contributions to many of the topics treated in the book. Much of the book is based on courses given by them at universities, scientific meetings and laboratories throughout the world. This book will undoubtedly become an indispensable aid to scientists and engineers concerned with modern optics, as well as to teachers and graduate students of physics and engineering.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Elements of probability theory
  9. 2 Random (or stochastic) processes
  10. 3 Some useful mathematical techniques
  11. 4 Second-order coherence theory of scalar wavefields
  12. 5 Radiation from sources of any state of coherence
  13. 6 Second-order coherence theory of vector electromagnetic fields
  14. 7 Some applications of second-order coherence theory
  15. 8 Higher-order correlations in optical fields
  16. 9 Semiclassical theory of photoelectric detection of light
  17. 10 Quantization of the free electromagnetic field
  18. 11 Coherent states of the electromagnetic field
  19. 12 Quantum correlations and photon statistics
  20. 13 Radiation from thermal equilibrium sources
  21. 14 Quantum theory of photoelectric detection of light
  22. 15 Interaction between light and a two-level atom
  23. 16 Collective atomic interactions
  24. 17 Some general techniques for treating interacting systems
  25. 18 The single-mode laser
  26. 19 The two-mode ring laser
  27. 20 The linear light amplifier
  28. 21 Squeezed states of light
  29. 22 Some quantum effects in nonlinear optics
  30. References
  31. Author index
  32. Subject index