TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gerry,C.C.
AU  - Knight,Peter
TI  - Introductory quantum optics
SN  - 0511226950
AV  - QC446.2 .G47 2005eb
U1  - 535/.15 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Quantum optics
KW  - Optique quantique
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Physics
KW  - Optics & Light
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Quantenoptik
KW  - swd
KW  - Kvantoptik
KW  - sao
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Field quantization; Chapter 3 Coherent states; Chapter 4 Emission and absorption of radiation by atoms; Chapter 5 Quantum coherence functions; Chapter 6 Beam splitters and interferometers; Chapter 7 Nonclassical light; Chapter 8 Dissipative interactions and decoherence; Chapter 9 Optical test of quantum mechanics; Chapter 10 Experiments in cavity QED and with trapped ions; Chapter 11 Applications of entanglement: Heisenberg-limited interferometry and quantum information processing
N2  - This book provides an elementary introduction to quantum optics, the study of the quantum mechanical nature of light and its interaction with matter. It is designed for upper-level undergraduates taking courses in quantum optics who have already taken courses in quantum mechanics, and for first and second year graduate students
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