{"product_id":"introduction-to-quantum-optics-from-light-quanta-to-quantum-teleportation-hardback-9780521835633","title":"Introduction to Quantum Optics; From Light Quanta to Quantum Teleportation (Hardback) 9780521835633","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroduction to Quantum Optics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Light Quanta to Quantum Teleportation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis textbook provides a physical understanding of what photons are and of their properties and applications.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarry Paul (Author), Igor Jex (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521835633, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 May 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e254 pages, 37 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis textbook provides a physical understanding of what photons are and of their properties and applications. Special emphasis is made in the text to entangled photon pairs which exhibit quantum mechanical correlations over manifestly macroscopic distances. Such photon pairs make possible such exciting techniques as teleportation and quantum cryptography, as well as the physical realisation of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen type experiments. In addition, nonclassical properties of light, such as photon antibunching and squeezing, as well as quantum phase measurement and optical tomography are discussed. The author describes relevant experiments and elucidates the physical ideas behind them. This book will be of interest to undergraduates and graduate students studying optics, and to any physicist with an interest in the mysteries of the photon and exciting modern work in quantum cryptography and teleportation.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Historical milestones\u003cbr\u003e 3. Basics of the classical description of light\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quantum mechanical understanding of light\u003cbr\u003e 5. Light detectors\u003cbr\u003e 6. Spontaneous emission\u003cbr\u003e 7. Interference\u003cbr\u003e 8. Photon statistics\u003cbr\u003e 9. Squeezed light\u003cbr\u003e 10. Measuring distribution functions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Optical Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen experiments\u003cbr\u003e 12. Quantum cryptography\u003cbr\u003e 13. Quantum teleportation\u003cbr\u003e 14. Summary: what do we know about the photon?\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: mathematical description\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Quantum physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Quantum physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Quantum%20physics%20%5Bquantum%20mechanics%20\u0026amp;%20quantum%20field%20theory%5D%20%5BPHQ%5D%22\"\u003equantum mechanics \u0026amp; quantum field theory PHQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Optical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Optical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Optical%20physics%20%5BPHJ%5D%22\"\u003ePHJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005665464600,"sku":"9780521835633","price":61.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521835633i_6be547a3-1183-49b9-ba5b-ded60dfe06eb.jpg?v=1691368644","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introduction-to-quantum-optics-from-light-quanta-to-quantum-teleportation-hardback-9780521835633","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}