Overview
- Modern, course-based introduction by a leading reseacher in the field
- Detailed derivation of equations and results
- Contains many end-of-chapter problems
Part of the book series: Graduate Texts in Physics (GTP)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This classroom-tested textbook is a modern primer on the rapidly developing field of quantum nano optics which investigates the optical properties of nanosized materials.
The essentials of both classical and quantum optics are presented before embarking through a stimulating selection of further topics, such as various plasmonic phenomena, thermal effects, open quantum systems, and photon noise.
Didactic and thorough in style, and requiring only basic knowledge of classical electrodynamics, the text provides all further physics background and additional mathematical and computational tools in a self-contained way. Numerous end-of-chapter exercises allow students to apply and test their understanding of the chapter topics and to refine their problem-solving techniques.
Reviews
“This magisterial graduate and advanced undergraduate book is highly recommended for its unique features. … All the steps of the derivations are included, and the key equations are boxed. Various approaches to the theory are derived and critically compared, stressing their validity and limitations … . The text isaugmented by color figures, six comprehensive mathematical appendices, problem sets for each chapter, and access to the NANOPT toolbox of MATLAB files.” (Barry R. Masters, Optics & Photonics News, osa-opn.org, June 17, 2021)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Ulrich Hohenester is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Graz, Austria. In 1997 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Graz, and spent the years 1997--2000 as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Modena and Reggion Emilia, Italy. In 2001 he joined the Solid State Theory group in Graz where he obtained his Habilitation in Theoretical Physics. His general interest is in the theoretical description of nanoscale light–matter interactions with a strong focus on plasmonics. He developed a course on nano and quantum optics which was taught several times at the graduate level and which forms the basis of this textbook.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nano and Quantum Optics
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Basic Principles and Theory
Authors: Ulrich Hohenester
Series Title: Graduate Texts in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30504-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30503-1Published: 19 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30506-2Published: 21 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-30504-8Published: 18 December 2019
Series ISSN: 1868-4513
Series E-ISSN: 1868-4521
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 665
Number of Illustrations: 74 b/w illustrations, 157 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quantum Optics, Optical and Electronic Materials, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films, Classical Electrodynamics