Electromagnetic Noise and Quantum Optical Measurements is the result of more than 40 years of research and teaching. The first three chapters provide the background necessary to understand the basic concepts. Then shot noise and thermal noise are discussed, followed by linear noisy multiparts, the quantum theory of waveguides and resonators, an analysis of phase-insensitive systems, detection, photon probability distributions, solitons, phase-sensitive amplification, squeezing, the quantum theory of solitons and squeezing, and quantum non-demolition measurements. Rich appendices give additional information. The book is intended for graduate students and scientists in physics and engineering. Numerous problems and selected solutions will help readers to deepen their knowledge.

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From the reviews: "Haus' book provides numerous insights on topics of wide importance, and contains much material not available elsewhere in book form. [...] an indispensable resource for those working in quantum optics or electronics." Optics & Photonics News

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1. Maxwell's Equations, Power, and Energy.- 1.1 Maxwell's Field Equations.- 1.2 Poynting's Theorem.- 1.3 Energy and Power Relations and Symmetry of the Tensor.- 1.4 Uniqueness Theorem.- 1.5 The Complex Maxwell's Equations.- 1.6 Operations with Complex Vectors.- 1.7 The Complex Poynting Theorem.- 1.8 The Reciprocity Theorem.- 1.9 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 2. Waveguides and Resonators.- 2.1 The Fundamental Equations of Homogeneous Isotropic Waveguides.- 2.2 Transverse Electromagnetic Waves.- 2.3 Transverse Magnetic Waves.- 2.4 Transverse Electric Waves.- 2.4.1 Mode Expansions.- 2.5 Energy, Power, and Energy Velocity.- 2.5.1 The Energy Theorem.- 2.5.2 Energy Velocity and Group Velocity.- 2.5.3 Energy Relations for Waveguide Modes.- 2.5.4 A Perturbation Example.- 2.6 The Modes of a Closed Cavity.- 2.7 Real Character of Eigenvalues and Orthogonality of Modes.- 2.8 Electromagnetic Field Inside a Closed Cavity with Sources.- 2.9 Analysis of Open Cavity.- 2.10 Open Cavity with Single Input.- 2.10.1 The Resonator and the Energy Theorem.- 2.10.2 Perturbation Theory and the Generic Form of the Impedance Expression.- 2.11 Reciprocal Multiports.- 2.12 Simple Model of Resonator.- 2.13 Coupling Between Two Resonators.- 2.14 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 3. Diffraction, Dielectric Waveguides, Optical Fibers, and the Kerr Effect.- 3.1 Free-Space Propagation and Diffraction.- 3.2 Modes in a Cylindrical Piecewise Uniform Dielectric.- 3.3 Approximate Approach.- 3.4 Perturbation Theory.- 3.5 Propagation Along a Dispersive Fiber.- 3.6 Solution of the Dispersion Equation for a Gaussian Pulse.- 3.7 Propagation of a Polarized Wave in an Isotropic Kerr Medium.- 3.7.1 Circular Polarization.- 3.8 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 4. Shot Noise and Thermal Noise.- 4.1 The Spectrum of Shot Noise.- 4.2 The Probability Distribution of Shot Noise Events.- 4.3 Thermal Noise in Waveguides and Transmission Lines.- 4.4 The Noise of a Lossless Resonator.- 4.5 The Noise of a Lossy Resonator.- 4.6 Langevin Sources in a Waveguide with Loss.- 4.7 Lossy Linear Multiports at Thermal Equilibrium.- 4.8 The Probability Distribution of Photons at Thermal Equilibrium.- 4.9 Gaussian Amplitude Distribution of Thermal Excitations.- 4.10 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 5. Linear Noisy Multiports.- 5.1 Available and Exchangeable Power from a Source.- 5.2 The Stationary Values of the Power Delivered by a Noisy Multiport and the Characteristic Noise Matrix.- 5.3 The Characteristic Noise Matrix in the Admittance Representation Applied to a Field Effect Transistor.- 5.4 Transformations of the Characteristic Noise Matrix.- 5.5 Simplified Generic Forms of the Characteristic Noise Matrix.- 5.6 Noise Measure of an Amplifier.- 5.6.1 Exchangeable Power.- 5.6.2 Noise Figure.- 5.6.3 Exchangeable Power Gain.- 5.6.4 The Noise Measure and Its Optimum Value.- 5.7 The Noise Measure in Terms of Incident and Reflected Waves.- 5.7.1 The Exchangeable Power Gain.- 5.7.2 Excess Noise Figure.- 5.8 Realization of Optimum Noise Performance.- 5.9 Cascading of Amplifiers.- 5.10 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 6. Quantum Theory of Waveguides and Resonators.- 6.1 Quantum Theory of the Harmonic Oscillator.- 6.2 Annihilation and Creation Operators.- 6.3 Coherent States of the Electric Field.- 6.4 Commutator Brackets, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and Noise.- 6.5 Quantum Theory of an Open Resonator.- 6.6 Quantization of Excitations on a Single-Mode Waveguide.- 6.7 Quantum Theory of Waveguides with Loss.- 6.8 The Quantum Noise of an Amplifier with a Perfectly Inverted Medium.- 6.9 The Quantum Noise of an Imperfectly Inverted Amplifier Medium.- 6.10 Noise in a Fiber with Loss Compensated by Gain.- 6.11 The Lossy Resonator and the Laser Below Threshold.- 6.12 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 7. Classical and Quantum Analysis of Phase-Insensitive Systems.- 7.1 Renormalization of the Creation and Annihilation Operators.- 7.2 Linear Lossless Multiports in the Classical and Quantum Domains.- 7.3 Comparison of the Schrödinger and Heisenberg Formulations of Lossless Linear Multiports.- 7.4 The Schrödinger Formulation and Entangled States.- 7.5 Transformation of Coherent States.- 7.6 Characteristic Functions and Probability Distributions.- 7.6.1 Coherent State.- 7.6.2 Bose-Einstein Distribution.- 7.7 Two-Dimensional Characteristic Functions and the Wigner Distribution.- 7.8 The Schrödinger Cat State and Its Wigner Distribution.- 7.9 Passive and Active Multiports.- 7.10 Optimum Noise Measure of a Quantum Network.- 7.11 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 8. Detection.- 8.1 Classical Description of Shot Noise and Heterodyne Detection.- 8.2 Balanced Detection.- 8.3 Quantum Description of Direct Detection.- 8.4 Quantum Theory of Balanced Heterodyne Detection.- 8.5 Linearized Analysis of Heterodyne Detection.- 8.6 Heterodyne Detection of a Multimodal Signal.- 8.7 Heterodyne Detection with Finite Response Time of Detector.- 8.8 The Noise Penalty of a Simultaneous Measurement of Two Noncommuting Observables.- 8.9 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 9. Photon Probability Distributions and Bit-Error Rate of a Channel with Optical Preamplification.- 9.1 Moment Generating Functions.- 9.1.1 Poisson Distribution.- 9.1.2 Bose-Einstein Distribution.- 9.1.3 Composite Processes.- 9.2 Statistics of Attenuation.- 9.3 Statistics of Optical Preamplification with Perfect Inversion.- 9.4 Statistics of Optical Preamplification with Incomplete Inversion.- 9.5 Bit-Error Rate with Optical Preamplification.- 9.5.1 Narrow-Band Filter, Polarized Signal, and Noise.- 9.5.2 Broadband Filter, Unpolarized Signal.- 9.6 Negentropy and Information.- 9.7 The Noise Figure of Optical Amplifiers.- 9.8 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 10. Solitons and Long-Distance Fiber Communications.- 10.1 The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation.- 10.2 The First-Order Soliton.- 10.3 Properties of Solitons.- 10.4 Perturbation Theory of Solitons.- 10.5 Amplifier Noise and the Gordon-Haus Effect.- 10.6 Control Filters.- 10.7 Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers and the Effect of Lumped Gain.- 10.8 Polarization.- 10.9 Continuum Generation by Soliton Perturbation.- 10.10 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 11. Phase-Sensitive Amplification and Squeezing.- 11.1 Classical Analysis of Parametric Amplification.- 11.2 Quantum Analysis of Parametric Amplification.- 11.3 The Nondegenerate Parametric Amplifier as a Model of a Linear Phase-Insensitive Amplifier.- 11.4 Classical Analysis of Degenerate Parametric Amplifier.- 11.5 Quantum Analysis of Degenerate Parametric Amplifier.- 11.6 Squeezed Vacuum and Its Homodyne Detection.- 11.7 Phase Measurement with Squeezed Vacuum.- 11.8 The Laser Resonator Above Threshold.- 11.9 The Fluctuations of the Photon Number.- 11.10 The Schawlow-Townes Linewidth.- 11.11 Squeezed Radiation from an Ideal Laser.- 11.12 Summary.- Problems.- Solutions.- 12. Squeezing…