Quantum optics

• Verfasst von: Fox, Mark [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Quantum optics
• Titelzusatz: an introduction
• Verf.angabe: Mark Fox
• Verlagsort: Oxford ; New York
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2006
• Jahr: [2006]
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 378 Seiten)
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• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Oxford master series in physics ; 15. Atomic, optical, and laser physics
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Oxford Master Series in Physics Ser. ; v.15
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references (p. [360]-368) and index
• ISBN: 978-0-19-152425-7
• Schlagwörter: (s)Quantenoptik
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Fox, Mark, 1961 - : Quantum optics. - First edition. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xvii, 378 Seiten
• RVK-Notation: UH 5600
• Sach-SW: Quantum optics
• Sach-SW: Electronic books
• K10plus-PPN: 1658916956
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Abstract

Quantum optics: an introduction is a modern textbook written primarily for advanced undergraduate and masters level students in physics. In addition to standard topics, the text includes a broad range of topics in applied quantum optics such as laser cooling, Bose-Einstein condensation and quantum information processing.

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- List of symbols -- List of abbreviations -- I: Introduction and background -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What is quantum optics? -- 1.2 A brief history of quantum optics -- 1.3 How to use this book -- 2 Classical optics -- 2.1 Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves -- 2.2 Diffraction and interference -- 2.3 Coherence -- 2.4 Nonlinear optics -- 3 Quantum mechanics -- 3.1 Formalism of quantum mechanics -- 3.2 Quantized states in atoms -- 3.3 The harmonic oscillator -- 3.4 The Stern-Gerlach experiment -- 3.5 The band theory of solids -- 4 Radiative transitions in atoms -- 4.1 Einstein coefficients -- 4.2 Radiative transition rates -- 4.3 Selection rules -- 4.4 The width and shape of spectral lines -- 4.5 Line broadening in solids -- 4.6 Optical properties of semiconductors -- 4.7 Lasers -- II: Photons -- 5 Photon statistics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Photon-counting statistics -- 5.3 Coherent light: Poissonian photon statistics -- 5.4 Classification of light by photon statistics -- 5.5 Super-Poissonian light -- 5.6 Sub-Poissonian light -- 5.7 Degradation of photon statistics by losses -- 5.8 Theory of photodetection -- 5.9 Shot noise in photodiodes -- 5.10 Observation of sub-Poissonian photon statistics -- 6 Photon antibunching -- 6.1 Introduction: the intensity interferometer -- 6.2 Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiments and classical intensity fluctuations -- 6.3 The second-order correlation function g[sup(2)](τ) -- 6.4 Hanbury Brown-Twiss experiments with photons -- 6.5 Photon bunching and antibunching -- 6.6 Experimental demonstrations of photon antibunching -- 6.7 Single-photon sources -- 7 Coherent states and squeezed light -- 7.1 Light waves as classical harmonic oscillators -- 7.2 Phasor diagrams and field quadratures -- 7.3 Light as a quantum harmonic oscillator -- 7.4 The vacuum field -- 7.5 Coherent states.