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100	1		_aGerry, C. C.
100	1		_q(Christopher C.)
245	1	0	_aIntroductory quantum optics / _cChristopher Gerry, Peter Knight.
260			_aCambridge, UK ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2005.
300			_axiii, 317 p. : _bill. ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_t1. Introduction 2. Field quantization 3. Coherent states 4. Emission and absorption of radiation by atoms 5. Quantum coherence functions 6. Beam splitters and interferometers 7. Nonclassical light 8. Dissipative interactions and decoherence 9. Optical test of quantum mechanics 10. Experiments in cavity QED and with trapped ions 11. Applications of entanglement: Heisenberg-limited interferometry and quantum information processing Appendix A. The density operator, entangled states, the Schmidt decomposition, and the von Neumann entropy Appendix B. Quantum measurement theory in a (very small) nutshell Appendix C. Derivation of the effective Hamiltonian for dispersive (far off-resonant) interactions Appendix D. Nonlinear optics and spontaneous parametric down-conversion.
520			_aThis book provides an elementary introduction to the subject of quantum optics, the study of the quantum mechanical nature of light and its interaction with matter. The presentation is almost entirely concerned with the quantized electromagnetic field. Topics covered include single-mode field quantization in a cavity, quantization of multimode fields, quantum phase, coherent states, quasi-probability distribution in phase space, atom-field interactions, the Jaynes-Cummings model, quantum coherence theory, beam splitters and interferometers, dissipative interactions, nonclassical field states with squeezing etc., 'Schrödinger cat' states, tests of local realism with entangled photons from down-conversion, experimental realizations of cavity quantum electrodynamics, trapped ions, decoherence, and some applications to quantum information processing, particularly quantum cryptography. The book contains many homework problems and an extensive bibliography. This text is designed for upper-level undergraduates taking courses in quantum optics who have already taken a course in quantum mechanics, and for first and second year graduate students.
650		0	_aQuantum optics.
700	1		_aKnight, Peter
700	1		_q(Peter L.)
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam051/2004051847.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam041/2004051847.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents
856	4	2	_3Publisher description
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