Quantum optics, i.e. the interaction of individual photons with
matter, began with the discoveries of Planck and Einstein, but in
recent years, it has expanded beyond pure physics to become an
important driving force for technological innovation. This book
serves the broader readership growing out of this development by
starting with an elementary description of the underlying physics
and then building up a more advanced treatment. The reader is led
from the quantum theory of the simple harmonic oscillator to the
application of entangled states to quantum information
processing.
An equally important feature of the text is a strong emphasis on
experimental methods. Primary photon detection, heterodyne and
homodyne techniques, spontaneous down-conversion, and quantum
tomography are discussed, together with important experiments.
These experimental and theoretical considerations come together in
the chapters describing quantum cryptography, quantum
communications, and quantum computing.
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