Quantum Entanglement and Interferometry: An Introduction to Multi-Photon Superposition

Shih, Yanhua (Author)

ISBN 10: 9819800412 / ISBN 13: 9789819800414

Published by World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2025

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340 pages. 9.00x1.00x6.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantum Entanglement and Interferometry: An Introduction to Multi-Photon Superposition
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9819800412
• ISBN 13: 9789819800414
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.74 kilograms

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Synopsis

Authored by a highly regarded researcher and pioneer in the field, Quantum Entanglement and Interferometry offers a complete revision to the subject, including basic theory and concepts, with continued emphasis on experimental aspects. The author provides a thorough overview on basic methods of classical and quantum measurements in optical science, paints a picture of light in terms of Einstein's quantized electromagnetic wavepacket and the quantum mechanical concept of photon. In addition, readers will become familiarized with quantum superposition, including the superpositions of one-photon state, two-photon state, and multi-photon state, which saliently capture the essential physics of all optical observations. This book introduces and analyzes the historical and the most newly developed and exciting experimental research in the field. Discussions of timely topics in the field of quantum entanglement and multi-photon interferometry are paramount as an update to the existing literature. The broad coverage of concepts and tools and its experimental emphasis set it apart from other available resources.

About the Author

Yanhua Shih, Professor of Physics, received his PhD in 1987 from the Department of Physics, University of Maryland College Park. He started the Quantum Optics Laboratory at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) in the fall of 1989. His group has been recognized as one of the leading groups in the field of quantum optics that attempts to probe the foundation of quantum theory. His pioneering research on multi-photon entanglement, multi-photon interferometry, quantum imaging, and optical tests of foundations of quantum theory has attracted a great deal of attention from the physics and engineering community all around the world. In thirty years of teaching and research, he published hundreds of experimental and theoretical works in leading refereed journals on the subject of quantum optics. He has also given hundreds of invited lectures and presentations at national and international professional conferences and workshops. Yanhua Shih received the Willis Lamb Medal in 2002 for his pioneering contributions to quantum optics and especially for the study of coherence effects of multi-photon entangled states.