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Informationen zum Autor Rodney Loudon, Professor of Theoretical Physics, Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, University of Essex Klappentext The present book provides an introduction to quantum optics, the study of optical effects that cannot be explained by classical theory. Its main concern is the theoretical background to the key experiments in quantum optics. More than half of the material in this third edition is new, the material that has appeared in the previous editions already has been updated. The level of the treatment as a whole is appropriate for postgraduate students and research workers, while earlier chapters are also suitable for final-year undergraduates. Zusammenfassung Provides an introduction to quantum optics, the study of optical effects that cannot be explained by classical theory. The main concern of this book is the theoretical background to the key experiments in quantum optics. It is meant for postgraduate students and research workers, as well as final-year undergraduates. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1: Planck's radiation law and the Einstein coefficients 2: Quantum mechanics of the atom-radiation interaction 3: Classical theory of optical fluctuations and coherence 4: Quantization of the radiation field 5: Single-mode quantum optics 6: Multimode and continuous-mode quantum optics 7: Optical generation, attenuation and amplification 8: Resonance fluorescence and light scattering 9: Nonlinear quantum optics Index
