Quantum Optics

Quantum Optics gives a very broad coverage of basic laser-related phenomena that allow scientist and engineers to carry out research in quantum optics and laser physics.

It covers quantization of the electromagnetic field, quantum theory of coherence, atom-field interaction models, resonance fluorescence, quantum theory of damping, laser theory using both the master equation and the Langevin theory, the correlated emission laser, input-output theory with applications to non-linear optics, quantum trajectories, quantum non-demolition measurements and generation of non-classical vibrational states of ions in a Paul trap. In this second edition, there is an enlarged chapter on decoherence, as well as additional material dealing with elements of quantum computation, entanglement of pure and mixed states as well as a chapter on quantum copying and processors.

These topics are presented in a unified and didactic manner. The presentation of the book is clear and pedagogical; it balances the theoretical aspect of quantum optics and quantum information theory with recent relevant experiments.

Includes theoretical aspects and experiments not covered in any other book

Inhalt
Einstein's Theory of AtomRadiation Interaction.- AtomField Interaction: Semiclassical Approach.- Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field.- States of the Electromagnetic Field I.- States of the Electromagnetic Field II.- Quantum Theory of Coherence.- Phase Space Description.- AtomField Interaction.- SystemReservoir Interactions.- Resonance Fluorescence.- Quantum Laser Theory: Master Equation Approach.- Quantum Laser Theory: Langevin Approach.- Quantum Noise Reduction 1.- Quantum Noise Reduction 2.- Quantum Phase.- Quantum Trajectories.- Atom Optics.- Measurements, Quantum Limits and All That.- Trapped Ions.- Decoherence.- Quantum Bits, Entanglement and Applications.- Quantum Cloning and Processing.