Quantum Optics and Laser Experiments

ISBN 10: 9533079371 / ISBN 13: 9789533079370

Published by IntechOpen, 2012

In. Seller Inventory # ria9789533079370_new

Synopsis:

The book embraces a wide spectrum of problems falling under the concepts of "Quantum optics" and "Laser experiments". These actively developing branches of physics are of great significance both for theoretical understanding of the quantum nature of optical phenomena and for practical applications. The book includes theoretical contributions devoted to such problems as providing a general approach to describe electromagnetic field states with correlation functions of different nature, nonclassical properties of some superpositions of field states in time-varying media, photon localization, mathematical apparatus that is necessary for field state reconstruction on the basis of restricted set of observables, and quantum electrodynamics processes in strong fields provided by pulsed laser beams. Experimental contributions are presented in chapters about some quantum optics processes in photonic crystals - media with spatially modulated dielectric properties - and chapters dealing with the formation of cloud of cold atoms in magneto optical trap. All chapters provide the necessary basic knowledge of the phenomena under discussion and well-explained mathematical calculations.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Quantum Optics and Laser Experiments
Publisher: IntechOpen
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New