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Introductory Quantum Optics

Authors

Christopher C. Gerry, Lehman College, City University of New York, Peter L. Knight, Imperial College London and the UK National Physical Laboratory
Published 2023

Description

This established textbook provides an accessible but comprehensive introduction to the quantum nature of light and its interaction with matter. The field of quantum optics is covered with clarity and depth, from the underlying theoretical framework of field quantization, atom–field interactions, and quantum coherence theory, to important and modern applications at the forefront of current research such as quantum interferometry, squeezed light, quantum entanglement, cavity quantum electrodynamics, laser-cooled trapped ions, and quantum information processing. The text is suitable for advanced…

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Key features

  • Provides a detailed introduction to the key conceptual ideas underlying the growing and fast-moving field of quantum optics
  • Includes a large number of homework problems spanning a range of difficulties, with a full solutions manual available for instructors
  • Covers key applications of quantum optics in state-of-the-art quantum information processing, with further reading and references clearly indicated to readers

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