Theory of Nonclassical States of Light (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	V.V. Dodonov • V.I. Man'ko
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	388
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-28413-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Optics (light) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > General
LSN:	0-415-28413-9
Barcode:	9780415284134

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