Remarkable recent developments in the field of quantum communications and quantum information processing include the achievement of quantum teleportation, quantum communication channels based on entangled states, and the discovery of quantum computing algorithms. The present book addresses the physical foundations of the subject, as well as the technological problems, discussing such aspects as photonics, quantum imaging, engineered entanglement in atomic and other physical systems, Bose-Einstein condensation, and decoherence. Indispensable reading for graduates and Ph.D. students in departments of physics, electrical and electronic engineering, mathematics, and computer science seeking both an orientation as well as advanced training in the field.

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Preface. Contributing Authors. Introduction. Schmidt-mode Analysis of Entanglement for Quantum Information Studies; J.H. Eberly, K.W. Chan, C.K. Law. Quantum Metrology and Quantum Information Processing with Hyper-entangled Quantum States; A.V. Sergienko, G.S. Jaeger, G. di Giuseppe, B.E.A. Saleh, M.C. Teich. Optimal Manipulations with Quantum Information: Universal Quantum Machines; V. Buzek. An Introduction to Quantum Imaging; L.A. Lugiato, A. Gatti, E. Brambilla. Lecture Notes on Quantum-nondemolition Measurements in Optics; V.V. Kozlov. Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics with Single Atoms; H. Walther. Multipole Radiation in Quantum Domain; A.S. Schumovsky, M.A. Can, Ö. Soykal. Theory of Atomic Hyperfine Structure; A.V. Andreev. Interaction of Mesoscopic Devices with Non-classical Electromagnetic Fields; A. Vourdas. Resonance Quantum Optics of Photonic Crystals; V.I. Rupasov. Photonic Crystals for Communications; T.F. Krauss. Physics and Applications of Defect Structures in Photonic Crystals; E. Ozbay, M. Bayinder. Coherence and Superfluidity of Atomic Gases; M.P. Tosi. Different Scattering Regimes in Two-dimensional Bose-Einstein Condensates; B. Tanatar. An Information-theoretic Analysis of Grover's Algorithm; E. Arikan. Index.