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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book serves its purpose well. It should be readily accessible to any advanced undergraduate in physics, and provide a good stepping stone to more advanced texts. Having said that, it is also riddled with typos. At least most of them have been addressed in the errata found here (linked to from the very bottom of Knight's publications page). no reviews | add a review
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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)535.15Natural sciences and mathematics Physics Optics TheoryLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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