QUANTUM OPTICS OGT C

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-19-850886-1
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 736 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1420 g

Reihe: Oxford Graduate Texts

Quantum optics, i.e. the interaction of individual photons with matter, began with the discoveries of Planck and Einstein, but in recent years it has expanded beyond pure physics to become an important driving force for technological innovation. This book serves the broader readership growing out of this development by starting with an elementary description of the underlying physics and then building up a more advanced treatment. The reader is led from the quantum
theory of the simple harmonic oscillator to the application of entangled states to quantum information processing.
An equally important feature of the text is a strong emphasis on experimental methods. Primary photon detection, heterodyne and homodyne techniques, spontaneous down-conversion, and quantum tomography are discussed, together with important experiments. These experimental and theoretical considerations come together in the chapters describing quantum cryptography, quantum communications, and quantum computing.

Zielgruppe

Graduate students in physics, electrical engineering, and chemistry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Garrison, Chiao

Garrison, John

Chiao, Raymond

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Quantenoptik, Nichtlineare Optik, Laserphysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Experimentalphysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Optik, Lasertechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Quantenchemie, Theoretische Chemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: The quantum nature of light
2: Quantization of cavity modes
3: Field quantization
4: Interaction of light with matter
5: Coherent states
6: Entangled states
7: Paraxial quantum optics
8: Linear optical devices
9: Photon detection
10: Experiments in linear optics
11: Coherent interaction of light with atoms
12: Cavity quantum electrodynamics
13: Nonlinear quantum optics
14: Quantum noise and dissipation
15: Nonclassical states of light
16: Linear optical amplifiers
17: Quantum tomography
18: The master equation
19: Bell's theorem and its quantum optical tests
20: Quantum information
Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Garrison, John
John Garrison, Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley

Chiao, Raymond
Raymond Chiao, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences and in the School of Engineering, University of California at Merced

John Garrison
Visiting Scholar, University of California at Berkeley

EXPERIENCE
Senior scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1961-1996)
Lecturer Univ. of California Davis/Livermore and Univ. of California Berkeley (various dates).
Visiting staff scientist Max Planck Institute fur Quantenoptik, Garching (1984-1985)

Raymond Chiao
Professor in the School of Natural Sciences and in the School of Engineering, University of California

EXPERIENCE
1/06 - present Professor of Natural Sciences and of Engineering, UC Merced
7/77 - 12/05 Professor, Department of Physics, UC Berkeley
7/70 - 6/77 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, UC Berkeley
6/67 - 6/70 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, UC Berkeley
7/65 - 6/67 Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology