Quantum Optics
Including Noise Reduction, Trapped Ions, Quantum Trajectories, and Decoherence
Published on 17. November 1999
Book
Hardback
XVII, 361 pages
978-3-540-65008-9 (ISBN)
Description
From the reviews: "The book is well put together, has lots of equations, and is current. I recommend it for the library of any university teaching or researching quantum optics." The Physicist. Australian Inst.
Reviews / Votes
"ÄThe bookÜ is well put together, has lots of equations, and is current. I recommend it for the library of any university teaching or researching quantum optics."The Physicist. Australian Inst./2000/37/3
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
14 s/w Abbildungen
75 illus., 79 problems with hints for solutions.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
721 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-65008-9 (9783540650089)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-04114-7
Schweitzer Classification
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Miguel Orszag
Quantum Optics
Including Noise Reduction, Trapped Ions, Quantum Trajectories, and Decoherence
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11/2007
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Springer
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Content
1. Einstein's Theory of Atom-Radiation Interaction.- 2. Atom-Field Interaction: Semiclassical Approach.- 3. Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field.- 4. States of the Electromagnetic Field I.- 5. States of the Electromagnetic Field II.- 6. Quantum Theory of Coherence.- 7. Phase Space Description.- 8. Atom-Field Interaction.- 9. System-Reservoir Interactions.- 10. Resonance Fluorescence.- 11. Quantum Laser Theory. Master Equation Approach.- 12. Quantum Laser Theory. Langevin Approach.- 13. Quantum Noise Reduction I.- 14. Quantum Noise Reduction II.- 15. Quantum Phase.- 16. Quantum Trajectories.- 17. Atom Optics.- 18. Measurements, Quantum Limits and all That.- 19. Trapped Ions.- 20. Decoherence.- A. Operator Relations.- A.1 Theorem 1.- A.2 Theorem 2. The Baker-Campbell-Haussdorf Relation.- A.3 Theorem 3. Similarity Transformation.- B. The Method of Characteristics.- C. Proof of Eq. (12.37).- D. Stochastic Processes in a Nutshell.- D.1 Introduction.- D.2 Probability Concepts.- D.3 Stochastic Processes.- D.3.1 The Chapman-Kolmogorov Equation.- D.4 The Fokker-Planck Equation.- D.4.1 The Wiener Process.- D.4.2 General Properties of the Fokker-Planck Equation.- D.4.3 Steady State Solution.- D.5 Stochastic Differential Equations.- D.5.1 Ito versus Stratonovich Calculus.- D.5.2 Ito's Formula.- D.6 Approximate Methods.- E. Derivation of the Homodyne Stochastic.- Schrödinger Differential Equation.- F. Fluctuations.- Hints for Solutions of Problems.- References.