{"product_id":"introductory-quantum-optics-hardback-9781009415293","title":"Introductory Quantum Optics (Hardback) 9781009415293","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntroductory Quantum Optics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis long-awaited second edition provides an accessible but comprehensive introduction to the important field of quantum optics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher C. Gerry (Author), Peter L. Knight (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009415293, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e26.1 x 18.2 x 2.7 cm, 1.07 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'It has become a classic for the expanding field of quantum optics. Optimal balance between theoretical insight and connection to experiments.' Michele Saba, Universita di Cagliari\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis established textbook provides an accessible but comprehensive introduction to the quantum nature of light and its interaction with matter. The field of quantum optics is covered with clarity and depth, from the underlying theoretical framework of field quantization, atom–field interactions, and quantum coherence theory, to important and modern applications at the forefront of current research such as quantum interferometry, squeezed light, quantum entanglement, cavity quantum electrodynamics, laser-cooled trapped ions, and quantum information processing. The text is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and would be an ideal main text for a course on quantum optics. This long-awaited second edition builds upon the success of the first edition, including many new developments in the field, particularly in the area of quantum state engineering. Additional homework problems have been added, and content from the first edition has been updated and clarified throughout.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Field quantization\u003cbr\u003e 3. Coherent states\u003cbr\u003e 4. Emission and absorption of radiation by atoms\u003cbr\u003e 5. Quantum coherence functions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Beam splitters and interferometers\u003cbr\u003e 7. Nonclassical light\u003cbr\u003e 8. Dissipative interactions and decoherence\u003cbr\u003e 9. Optical test of quantum mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 10. Experiments in cavity QED and with trapped ions\u003cbr\u003e 11. Applications of entanglement: Heisenberg-limited interferometry and quantum information processing\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. The density operator, entangled states, the Schmidt decomposition, and the von Neumann entropy\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Quantum measurement theory in a (very small) nutshell\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. Derivation of the effective Hamiltonian for dispersive (far off-resonant) interactions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. Nonlinear optics and spontaneous parametric down conversion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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":"Brand New","offer_id":52173715243288,"sku":"9781009415293","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009415293i.jpg?v=1781167838","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/introductory-quantum-optics-hardback-9781009415293","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}