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100 1 _aFox, Mark
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245 1 0 _aQuantum Optics :
_bAn Introduction /
_cMark Fox.
260 _aOxford ;
_aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2006.
300 _axvii, 378 p. :
_bill. ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [360]-368) and index.
505 _aPART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; 1. Introduction; 2. Classical optics; 3. Quantum mechanics; 4. Radiative transitions in atoms; PART II: PHOTONS; 5. Photon statistics; 6. Photon antibunching; 7. Coherent states and squeezed light; 8. Photon number states; PART III: ATOM--PHOTON INTERACTIONS; 9. Resonant light--atom interactions; 10. Atoms in cavities; 11. Cold atoms; PART IV: QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING; 12. Quantum cryptography; 13. Quantum computing; 14. Entangled states and quantum teleportation; APPENDICES; A. Poisson statistics; B. Parametric amplification; C. The density of states; D. Low dimensional semiconductor structures; E. Nuclear magnetic resonance; F. Bose--Einstein condensation
520 _aMost previous texts on quantum optics have been written primarily for the graduate student market at PhD level and above. Quantum optics: an introduction aims to introduce a wide range of topics at a lower level suitable for advanced undergraduate and masters level students in physics. The text is divided into four main parts, covering modern topics in both pure and applied quantum optics: I Introduction and background material. II. Photons. III. Atom-photon interactions. IV. Quantum information processing. The emphasis of the subject development is on intuitive physical understanding rather than mathematical arguments, although many derivations are included where appropriate. The text includes numerous illustrations, with a particular emphasis on the experimental observations of quantum optical phenomena. Each chapter includes worked examples, together with 10-15 exercises with solutions. Six appendices are included to supplement the main subject material.
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