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Engineering the Atom-Photon Interaction

Controlling Fundamental Processes with Photons, Atoms and Solids

  • Presents manipulation of light and single photons
  • Gives a comprehensive view of the modern methods in engineering and use of quantum light
  • Allows to quickly identify the most appropriate technologies for different applications by a comparative approach across different technology branches (atoms, molecules, and solid state)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics (NON)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Cavity QED

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. A Highly Efficient Single Photon-Single Quantum Dot Interface

      • Loic Lanco, Pascale Senellart
      Pages 39-71
  3. Light Meets a Single Atom

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Photon-Atom Coupling with Parabolic Mirrors

      • Markus Sondermann, Gerd Leuchs
      Pages 75-98
    3. Free Space Interference Experiments with Single Photons and Single Ions

      • Lukáš Slodička, Gabriel Hétet, Markus Hennrich, Rainer Blatt
      Pages 99-124
  4. Light Meets Many Atoms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
    2. Narrowband Biphotons: Generation, Manipulation, and Applications

      • Chih-Sung Chuu, Shengwang Du
      Pages 145-182
  5. Storage and Retrieval of Non-classical States

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
    2. On-Demand Release of a Heralded Quantum State from Concatenated Optical Cavities

      • Jun-ichi Yoshikawa, Kenzo Makino, Akira Furusawa
      Pages 217-240
    3. Quantum Light Storage in Solid State Atomic Ensembles

      • Hugues de Riedmatten, Mikael Afzelius
      Pages 241-273
  6. New Sources of Entangled Photon Pairs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 275-275
    2. Engineering of Quantum Dot Photon Sources via Electro-elastic Fields

      • Rinaldo Trotta, Armando Rastelli
      Pages 277-302
  7. Distinguishability of Photons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 325-325
    2. Generation and Application of Frequency-Uncorrelated Photon Pairs

      • Tian-Ming Zhao, Xiao-Hui Bao, Bo Zhao, Jian-Wei Pan
      Pages 327-342
    3. Single Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Microcavities: Bright Sources of Indistinguishable Photons

      • C. Schneider, P. Gold, C.-Y. Lu, S. Höfling, J.-W. Pan, M. Kamp
      Pages 343-361

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive view of the contemporary methods for quantum-light engineering. In particular, it addresses different technological branches and therefore allows the reader to quickly identify the best technology - application match. Non-classical light is a versatile tool, proven to be an intrinsic part of various quantum technologies. Its historical significance has made it the subject of many text books written both from theoretical and experimental point of view. This book takes another perspective by giving an insight to modern technologies used to generate and manipulate quantum light.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

    Ana Predojević

  • ICFO - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, ICREA - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain

    Morgan W. Mitchell

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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