Lectures on Light: Nonlinear and Quantum Optics using the Density Matrix
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 1 March 2015
- ISBN 9780198716730
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 246x171 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 94 b/w line illustrations 0
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Short description:
This book bridges a gap between introductory optics texts and the vanguard of optical science, where light is used as a tool to probe the properties of new materials. A single mathematical tool is introduced that enables readers to understand laser tweezers, laser cooling, optical magnetism, squeezed light, and many other advanced topics.
MoreLong description:
This book attempts to bridge in one step the enormous gap between introductory quantum mechanics and the research front of modern optics and scientific fields that make use of light. Hence, while it is suitable as a reference for the specialist in quantum optics, it will also be useful to the non-specialists from other disciplines who need to understand light and its uses in research. With a unique approach it introduces a single analytic tool, namely the density
matrix, to analyze complex optical phenomena encountered in traditional as well as cross-disciplinary research. It moves swiftly in a tight sequence from elementary to sophisticated topics in quantum optics, including laser tweezers, laser cooling, coherent population transfer, optical magnetism,
electromagnetically induced transparency, squeezed light, and cavity quantum electrodynamics. A systematic approach is used that starts with the simplest systems - stationary two-level atoms - then introduces atomic motion, adds more energy levels, and moves on to discuss first-, second-, and third-order coherence effects that are the basis for analyzing new optical phenomena in incompletely characterized systems.
Unconventional examples and original problems are used to engage even seasoned researchers in exploring a mathematical methodology with which they can tackle virtually any new problem involving light. An extensive bibliography makes connections with mathematical techniques and subject areas which can extend the benefit readers gain from each section.
A textbook which thoroughly introduces the density matrix formalism and applies it to a range of topics of current interest constitutes a 'missing link' among quantum optics textbooks.
Table of Contents:
Basic Classical Concepts
Basic Quantum Mechanics
Atom-Field Interactions
Transient Optical Response
Coherent Interactions of Fields and Atoms
Quantized Fields and Coherent States
Selected Topics and Applications
Appendices
A. Expectation Values
B. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
C. The Classical Hamiltonian of Electromagnetic Interactions
D. Stationary and Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory
E. Second Quantization of Fermions
F. Frequency Shifts and Decay due to Reservoir Coupling
G. Solving for Off-diagonal Density Matrix Elements
H. Irreducible Tensor Operators and Wigner-Eckart (W-E) Theorem
I. Derivation of Effective Hamiltonians
