Provides an elementary introduction to modern quantum optics Contains new chapters on quantum control, quantum opto-mechanics, quantum communication and computation Includes chapter intros and new exercises

Autorentext

Gerard J. Milburn obtained a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Waikato, New Zealand in 1982 and is a pioneer of the field of quantum optics and quantum technology. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, The American Physical Society and the Royal Society of London.

Inhalt

Quantisation of the Electromagnetic Field.- Quantum Theory of Optical Coherence.- Representations of the Electromagnetic Field.- Quantum Dynamics in Simple Nonlinear Optical Systems.- Open Quantum Systems.- Classical and Quantum Langevin Equations.- Quantum Measurement.- Nonlinear Quantum Dissipative Systems.- Interaction of Radiation with Atoms.- Quantum Theory of the Laser.- Quantum Optics at Microwave Frequencies.- Ion Traps.- Quantum Optics and Quantum Foundations.- Quantum Optical Communication.- Quantum Optical Computation.- Quantum Optical Sensors.