Quantum optics
By: J.C. Garrison and R.Y. Chiao
Contributors: Chiao, Raymond Y.
Series: Oxford graduate texts; Oxford graduate texts
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 716
Subjects: Quantum optics
Description: This text develops the theoretical and experimental basis of quantum optics, i.e. the interaction of individual particles of light (photons) with matter, starting from elementary quantum theory. The self-contained exposition will be useful to graduate students in physics, engineering, chemistry, and senior undergraduates in physics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.