Lectures on light :
Rand, Stephen Colby, 1949-
Lectures on light : nonlinear and quantum optics using the density matrix / Nonlinear and quantum optics using the density matrix Stephen C. Rand. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xiv, 304 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic classical concepts -- Basic quantum mechanics -- Atom-field interactions -- Transient optical response -- Coherent interactions of fields and atoms -- Quantized fields and coherent states -- Selected topics and applications -- Appendices: Expectation values ; The Heisenberg uncertainty principle ; The classical Hamiltonian of electromagnetic interactions ; Stationary and time-dependent perturbation theory ; Second quantization of fermions -; Frequency shifts and decay due to reservoir coupling ; Solving for off-diagonal density matrix elements ; Irreducible tensor operators and Wigner-Eckart (W-E) theorem ; Derivation of efective Hamiltonians.
This book bridges a gap between introductory optics texts and the vanguard of optical science, where light is used as a tool to probe the properties of new materials. A single mathematical tool is introduced that enables readers to understand laser tweezers, laser cooling, optical magnetism, squeezed light, and many other advanced topics.
9780199574872 (alk. paper) 0199574871 (alk. paper)
2009942568
GBA9A7052 bnb
015409497 Uk
Quantum optics.
Nonlinear optics.
Density matrices.
QC446.2 / .R36 2010
535.2
Lectures on light : nonlinear and quantum optics using the density matrix / Nonlinear and quantum optics using the density matrix Stephen C. Rand. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xiv, 304 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic classical concepts -- Basic quantum mechanics -- Atom-field interactions -- Transient optical response -- Coherent interactions of fields and atoms -- Quantized fields and coherent states -- Selected topics and applications -- Appendices: Expectation values ; The Heisenberg uncertainty principle ; The classical Hamiltonian of electromagnetic interactions ; Stationary and time-dependent perturbation theory ; Second quantization of fermions -; Frequency shifts and decay due to reservoir coupling ; Solving for off-diagonal density matrix elements ; Irreducible tensor operators and Wigner-Eckart (W-E) theorem ; Derivation of efective Hamiltonians.
This book bridges a gap between introductory optics texts and the vanguard of optical science, where light is used as a tool to probe the properties of new materials. A single mathematical tool is introduced that enables readers to understand laser tweezers, laser cooling, optical magnetism, squeezed light, and many other advanced topics.
9780199574872 (alk. paper) 0199574871 (alk. paper)
2009942568
GBA9A7052 bnb
015409497 Uk
Quantum optics.
Nonlinear optics.
Density matrices.
QC446.2 / .R36 2010
535.2