Essential Quantum Optics : From Quantum Measurements to Black Holes
Ulf. Leonhardt
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2010
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (292 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 A note to the reader; 1.2 Quantum theory; 1.2.1 Axioms; 1.2.2 Quantum statistics; 1.2.3 Schrödinger and Heisenberg pictures; 1.3 On the questions and homework problems; 1.4 Further reading; 2 Quantum field theory of light; 2.1 Light in media; 2.1.1 Maxwell's equations; 2.1.2 Quantum commutator; 2.2 Light modes; 2.2.1 Modes and their scalar product; 2.2.2 Bose commutation relations; 2.2.3 Interference; 2.2.4 Monochromatic modes; 2.3 Zero-point energy and Casimir force; 2.3.1 An attractive cavity; 2.3.2 Reflections. - 2.4 Questions2.5 Homework problem; 2.6 Further reading; 3 Simple quantum states of light; 3.1 The electromagnetic oscillator; 3.2 Single-mode states; 3.2.1 Quadrature states; 3.2.2 Fock states; 3.2.3 Thermal states; 3.2.4 Coherent states; 3.3 Uncertainty and squeezing; 3.4 Questions; 3.5 Homework problem; 3.6 Further reading; 4 Quasiprobability distributions; 4.1 Wigner representation; 4.1.1 Wigner's formula; 4.1.2 Basic properties; 4.1.3 Examples; 4.2 Other quasiprobability distributions; 4.2.1 Q function; 4.2.2 P function; 4.2.3 s-parameterized quasiprobability distributions; 4.3 Examples. - 4.4 Questions4.5 Homework problem; 4.6 Further reading; 5 Simple optical instruments; 5.1 Beam splitter; 5.1.1 Heisenberg picture; 5.1.2 Schrödinger picture; 5.1.3 Fock representation and wave-particle dualism; 5.2 Detection; 5.2.1 Photodetector; 5.2.2 Balanced homodyne detection; 5.2.3 Quantum tomography; 5.2.4 Simultaneous measurement of conjugate variables; 5.3 Questions; 5.4 Homework problem; 5.5 Further reading; 6 Irreversible processes; 6.1 Lindblad's theorem; 6.1.1 Irreversibility; 6.1.2 Reversible dynamics; 6.1.3 Irreversible dynamics; 6.2 Loss and gain. - 6.2.1 Absorption and amplification6.2.2 Absorber; 6.2.3 Amplifier; 6.2.4 Eavesdropper; 6.3 Continuous quantum measurements; 6.4 Questions; 6.5 Homework problem; 6.6 Further reading; 7Entanglement; 7.1 Parametric amplifier; 7.1.1 Heisenberg picture; 7.1.2 Schrödinger picture; 7.1.3 Einstein-Podolski-Rosen state; 7.1.4 Quantum teleportation; 7.2 Polarization correlations; 7.2.1 Singlet state; 7.2.2 Polarization; 7.2.3 Bell's theorem; 7.3 Questions; 7.4 Homework problem; 7.5 Further reading; 8 Horizons; 8.1 Minkowski space; 8.1.1 Locality and relativity; 8.1.2 Space-time geometry; 8.1.3 Light. - 8.2 Accelerated observers8.2.1 Rindler coordinates; 8.2.2 Accelerated modes; 8.2.3 Unruh effect; 8.3 Moving media; 8.3.1 Motivation; 8.3.2 Trans-Planckian problem; 8.3.3 Light in moving media; 8.3.4 Geometry of light; 8.3.5 Hawking radiation; 8.4 Questions; 8.5 Homework problem; 8.6 Further reading; Appendix A Stress of the quantum vacuum; Appendix B State reconstruction in quantum mechanics; References; Index. - Covering some of the most exciting trends in quantum optics, this textbook is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
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| ISBN | 9780521145053. - 9780521869782
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