Author : Pierre Meystre
Release : 2007-09-04
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 115/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Elements of Quantum Optics by : Pierre Meystre
Download or read book Elements of Quantum Optics written by Pierre Meystre. This book was released on 2007-09-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new chapter on quantum entanglement and quantum information, as well as added discussions of the quantum beam splitter, electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light and the input-output formalism, this fourth edition of the brilliant work on quantum optics has been much updated. It still gives a self-contained and broad coverage of the basic elements necessary to understand and carry out research in laser physics and quantum optics, including a review of basic quantum mechanics and pedagogical introductions to system-reservoir interactions and to second quantization. The text reveals the close connection between many seemingly unrelated topics, such as probe absorption, four-wave mixing, optical instabilities, resonance fluorescence and squeezing.