"Principles of Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Optics" is an
essential textbook for graduate students studying the interaction
of optical fields with atoms. It also serves as an ideal reference
text for researchers working in the fields of laser spectroscopy
and quantum optics.
The book provides a rigorous introduction to the prototypical
problems of radiation fields interacting with two- and three-level
atomic systems. It examines the interaction of radiation with both
atomic vapors and condensed matter systems, the density matrix and
the Bloch vector, and applications involving linear absorption and
saturation spectroscopy. Other topics include hole burning, dark
states, slow light, and coherent transient spectroscopy, as well as
atom optics and atom interferometry. In the second half of the
text, the authors consider applications in which the radiation
field is quantized. Topics include spontaneous decay, optical
pumping, sub-Doppler laser cooling, the Heisenberg equations of
motion for atomic and field operators, and light scattering by
atoms in both weak and strong external fields. The concluding
chapter offers methods for creating entangled and spin-squeezed
states of matter.
Instructors can create a one-semester course based on this book
by combining the introductory chapters with a selection of the more
advanced material. A solutions manual is available to
teachers.Rigorous introduction to the interaction of optical fields
with atoms Applications include linear and nonlinear spectroscopy,
dark states, and slow light Extensive chapter on atom optics and
atom interferometry Conclusion explores entangled and spin-squeezed
states of matter Solutions manual (available only to teachers)
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2011 |
First published: |
2011 |
Authors: |
Paul R. Berman
• Vladimir S. Malinovsky
|
Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 37mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
544 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-14056-8 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-691-14056-1 |
Barcode: |
9780691140568 |
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