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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Oxford master series in physics ;
15. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.