An introduction to quantum optics : photon and biphoton physics / Yanhua Shih.

Author/creator Shih, Yanhua
Format Book
Publication InfoBoca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxix, 464 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesSeries in optics and optoelectronics
Series in optics and optoelectronics (CRC Press) ^A766165
Partial contents Electromagnetic wave theory and measurement of light -- Coherence property of light : the state of the radiation -- Diffraction and propagation -- Optical imaging -- First-order coherence of light -- Second-order coherence of light -- Homodyne detection and heterodyne detection of light -- Quantum theory of light : field quantization and measurement -- Quantum theory of optical coherence -- Quantum entanglement -- Quantum imaging -- Two-photon interferometry -- I: biphoton interference -- Two-photon interferometry -- II: quantum interference of chaotic-thermal light -- Bell's theorem and Bell's inequality measurement.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010041002
ISBN9780750308878 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0750308877 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QC446.2 .S55 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold