Theory of Nonclassical States of Light

V.V. Dodonov, V.I. Man'ko

376 pages, parution le 19/03/2003

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Résumé

The term 'nonclassical states' refers to the quantum states which cannot be produced in the 'usual' sources of light, such as lasers or lamps, rather than those requiring more sophisticated apparatus for their production. This book describes the current status of the theory of nonclassical states of light including many new and important results as well as introductory material and the history of the subject. The authors concentrate on the most important types of nonclassical states, namely squeezed, even/odd ('Schrodinger cat') and binomial states, including their generalisations. However, a review of other types of nonclassical is also given in the introduction, and methods for generating nonclassical states on various processes of light-matter interaction, their phase-space description, and the time evolution of nonclassical states in these processes is presented in separate chapters. This contributed volume contains all of the necessary formulae and references required to gain a good understanding of the principles and current status of the field. It will provide a valuable information resource for advanced students and researchers in quantum physics.

Contents

Part 1. 'Nonclassical' States in Quantum Physics: Brief Historical Review
Part 2. Squeezed States
Part 3. Parametric Excitation and Generation of Nonclassical States in Linear Media
Part 4. Even and Odd Coherent States and Tomographic Representation of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Optics
Part 5. The Binormial States of Light
Part 6. Nonclassical States in Kerr Media
Part 7. From the Jaynes-Cummings Model to Collective Interactions

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Taylor and Francis Books
Auteur(s)	V.V. Dodonov, V.I. Man'ko
Parution	19/03/2003
Nb. de pages	376
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	705g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780415284134
ISBN13	978-0-415-28413-4