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Quantum optics : an introduction /

This book aims to introduce a wide range of topics at a lower level suitable for advanced undergraduate and masters level students in physics. The text is divided into four main parts, covering modern topics in both pure and applied quantum optics: I Introduction and background material. II. Photons...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fox, Mark (Anthony Mark)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:Oxford master series in physics ; 15.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I. Introduction and background. Classical optics ; Quantum mechanics ; Radiative transitions in atoms.
  • II. Photons. Photon statistics ; Photon antibunching ; Coherent states and squeezed light ; Photon number states.
  • III. Atom-photon interactions. Resonant light-atom interactions ; Atoms in cavities ; Cold atoms.
  • IV. Quantum information processing. Quantum cryptography ; Quantum computing ; Entangled states and quantum teleportation.
  • Appendices. Poisson statistics ; Parametric amplification ; The density of states ; Low-dimensional semiconductor structures ; Nuclear magnetic resonance ; Bose-Einstein condensation.