Quantum optics : an introduction / Mark Fox.
| Author/creator | Fox, Mark |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. |
| Description | xvii, 378 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford master series in physics ; 6 Oxford master series in physics ; 6. ^A593102 |
| Contents | I. Introduction and background. Classical optics ; Quantum mechanics ; Radiative transitions in atoms. -- II. Photons. Photon statistics ; Photon antibunching ; Coherent states and squeezed light ; Photon number states. -- III. Atom-photon interactions. Resonant light-atom interactions ; Atoms in cavities ; Cold atoms. -- IV. Quantum information processing. Quantum cryptography ; Quantum computing ; Entangled states and quantum teleportation. -- Appendices. Poisson statistics ; Parametric amplification ; The density of states ; Low-dimensional semiconductor structures ; Nuclear magnetic resonance ; Bose-Einstein condensation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [360]-368) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005025707 |
| ISBN | 0198566727 (hbk. : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0198566735 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780198566724 |
| ISBN | 9780198566731 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC446.2 .F69 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |