Introduction to Quantum Optics

Covering a number of important subjects in quantum optics, this textbook is an excellent introduction for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, familiarizing readers with the basic concepts and formalism as well as the most recent advances. The first part of the textbook covers the semi-classical approach where matter is quantized, but light is not. It describes significant phenomena in quantum optics, including the principles of lasers. The second part is devoted to the full quantum description of light and its interaction with matter, covering topics such as spontaneous emission, and classical and non-classical states of light. An overview of photon entanglement and applications to quantum information is also given. In the third part, non-linear optics and laser cooling of atoms are presented, where using both approaches allows for a comprehensive description. Each chapter describes basic concepts in detail, and more specific concepts and phenomena are presented in 'complements'.

Author: Gilbert Grynberg, Alain Aspect, Claude Fabre
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/09/2010
Pages: 696
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.45lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.30w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9780521551120
ISBN10: 0521551129
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics | General
- Science | Physics | Optics & Light