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An introduction to quantum optics and quantum fluctuations /
This is an introduction to the quantum theory of light and its broad implications and applications. The book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics and the theory of forces between macroscopic bodies....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2019.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Oxford graduate texts.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; An Introduction to Quantum Optics and Quantum Fluctuations; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; 1. Elements of Classical Electrodynamics; 1.1 Electric and Magnetic Fields; 1.2 Earnshaw's Theorem; 1.3 Gauges and the Relativity of Fields; 1.3.1 Lorentz Gauge; 1.3.2 Coulomb Gauge; 1.4 Dipole Radiators; 1.4.1 The Hertzian Electric Dipole; 1.4.2 Storage Fields and Radiation Fields; 1.4.3 Sinusoidally Oscillating Electric Dipoles; 1.5 Dielectrics and the Refractive Index; 1.5.1 The Superposition Principle and the Extinction Theorem; 1.5.2 Hertz Vector for Dielectrics
- 1.5.3 Why Sine Waves Are Special1.6 Electromagnetic Energy and Intensity in Dielectrics; 1.7 Electromagnetic Momentum; 1.8 Forces and Momenta; 1.9 Stress Tensors; 1.10 Rayleigh Scattering; 1.10.1 Attenuation Coefficient Due to Rayleigh Scattering; 1.10.2 Density Fluctuations; 1.10.3 Polarization by Rayleigh Scattering; 1.10.4 Sundry Remarks; 1.11 Scattering Force and the Optical Theorem; 1.12 Thomson Scattering; References and Suggested Additional Reading; 2. Atoms in Light: Semiclassical Theory; 2.1 Atom-Field Interaction; 2.1.1 Schrodinger Picture; 2.1.2 Interaction Picture
- 2.1.3 Heisenberg Picture2.2 Why the Electric Dipole Interaction?; 2.3 Semiclassical Radiation Theory; 2.3.1 Semiclassical Radiation Theory in the Heisenberg Picture; 2.3.2 Density-Matrix Equations; 2.3.3 The Kramers-Heisenberg Dispersion Formula; 2.3.4 The AC Stark Shift and the Ponderomotive Potential; 2.4 Electric Dipole Matrix Elements; 2.5 Two-State Atoms; 2.5.1 How to Make a Two-State Atom; 2.5.2 The Oscillator Model of an Atom; 2.5.3 The Rotating-Wave Approximation; 2.6 Pulsed Excitation and Rabi Oscillations; 2.7 Transition Rates and the Golden Rule
- 2.8 Blackbody Radiation and Fluctuations2.8.1 Recoil of Atoms in Absorption and Emission; 2.8.2 Einstein's Fluctuation Formula: Wave-Particle Duality; 2.8.3 Fluctuations and Dissipation; 2.9 Photon Bunching; References and Suggested Additional Reading; 3. Quantum Theory of the .Electromagnetic Field; 3.1 The Harmonic Oscillator; 3.1.1 Zero-Point Energy; 3.2 Field Hamiltonian; 3.3 Field Quantization: Energy and Momentum; 3.3.1 Linear Momentum; 3.3.2 Angular Momentum (Spin); 3.4 Quantized Fields in Dielectric Media; 3.5 Photons and Interference
- 3.6 Quantum States of the Field and Their Statistical Properties3.6.1 Coherent States; 3.6.2 Classically Prescribed Sources; 3.6.3 Laser Light; 3.6.4 Squeezed States; 3.6.5 Thermal and Chaotic Radiation; 3.6.6 Mandel's Q Parameter; 3.6.7 Photon Counting; 3.7 The Density Operator; 3.7.1 Characteristic Function; 3.7.2 Generating Function for Photon Number Probability; 3.8 Coherent-State Representation of the Density Operator; 3.9 Correlation Functions; 3.10 Field Commutators and Uncertainty Relations; 3.11 Complementarity: Wave and Particle Descriptions of Light