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- New chapter on quantum entanglement and quantum information
- Added discussions of the quantum beam splitter, electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light and the input-output formalism
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Elements of Quantum Optics gives a self-contained and broad coverage of the basic elements necessary to understand and carry out research in laser physics and quantum optics, including a review of basic quantum mechanics and pedagogical introductions to system-reservoir interactions and to second quantization. The text reveals the close connection between many seemingly unrelated topics, such as probe absorption, four-wave mixing, optical instabilities, resonance fluorescence and squeezing. It also comprises discussions of cavity quantum electrodynamics and atom optics. The 4th edition includes a new chapter on quantum entanglement and quantum information, as well as added discussions of the quantum beam splitter, electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light, and the input-output formalism needed to understand many problems in quantum optics. It also provides an expanded treatment of the minimum-coupling Hamiltonian and a simple derivation of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation, an important gateway to research in ultracold atoms and molecules.
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Book Title: Elements of Quantum Optics
Editors: Pierre Meystre, Murray Sargent
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74211-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-74209-8Published: 28 September 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09352-4Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-74211-1Published: 04 September 2007
Edition Number: 4
Number of Pages: XII, 507
Topics: Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Quantum Optics