Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I Quantum information
- 1 Quantum bits and quantum gates
- 2 An atom in a laser field
- 3 Spins in magnetic fields
- 4 Photon techniques
- 5 Two qubits and beyond
- 6 Measurement and entanglement
- Part II Quantum computation
- Part III Quantum communication
- Appendix: Quantum mechanics
- References
- Index
2 - An atom in a laser field
from Part I - Quantum information
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I Quantum information
- 1 Quantum bits and quantum gates
- 2 An atom in a laser field
- 3 Spins in magnetic fields
- 4 Photon techniques
- 5 Two qubits and beyond
- 6 Measurement and entanglement
- Part II Quantum computation
- Part III Quantum communication
- Appendix: Quantum mechanics
- References
- Index
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- Quantum Information, Computation and Communication , pp. 19 - 32Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012