The quantum theory of light /
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| Author / Creator: | Loudon, Rodney |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1983. |
| Description: | xiv, 393 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford science publications Oxford science publications |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/544197 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The photon
- 1. Planck's radiation law and the Einstein coefficients
- 1.1. Density of field modes in a cavity
- 1.2. Quantization of the field energy
- 1.3. Planck's law
- 1.4. Fluctuations in photon number
- 1.5. Einstein's A and B coefficients
- 1.6. Characteristics of the three Einstein transitions
- 1.7. Optical excitation of two-level atoms
- 1.8. Theory of optical attenuation
- 1.9. Population inversion: optical amplification
- 1.10. The laser
- 1.11. Radiation pressure
- References
- 2. Quantum mechanics of the atom-radiation interaction
- 2.1. Time-dependent quantum mechanics
- 2.2. Form of the interaction Hamiltonian
- 2.3. Expressions for the Einstein coefficients
- 2.4. The Dirac delta-function and Fermi's golden rule
- 2.5. Radiative broadening and linear susceptibility
- 2.6. Doppler broadening and composite lineshape
- 2.7. The optical Bloch equations
- 2.8. Power broadening
- 2.9. Collision broadening
- 2.10. Bloch equations and rate equations
- References
- 3. Classical theory of optical fluctuations and coherence
- 3.1. Models of chaotic light sources
- 3.2. The lossless optical beam-splitter
- 3.3. The Mach-Zehnder interferometer
- 3.4. Degree of first-order coherence
- 3.5. Interference fringes and frequency spectra
- 3.6. Intensity fluctuations of chaotic light
- 3.7. Degree of second-order coherence
- 3.8. The Brown-Twiss interferometer
- 3.9. Semiclassical theory of optical detection
- References
- 4. Quantization of the radiation field
- 4.1. Potential theory for the classical electromagnetic field
- 4.2. The free classical field
- 4.3. The quantum-mechanical harmonic oscillator
- 4.4. Quantization of the electromagnetic field
- 4.5. Canonical commutation relation
- 4.6. Pure states and statistical mixtures
- 4.7. Time development of quantum-optical systems
- 4.8. Interaction of the quantized field with atoms
- 4.9. Second quantization of the atomic Hamiltonian
- 4.10. Photon absorption and emission rates
- 4.11. The photon intensity operator
- 4.12. Quantum degrees of first and second-order coherence
- References
- 5. Single-mode quantum optics
- 5.1. Single-mode field operators
- 5.2. Number states
- 5.3. Coherent states
- 5.4. Chaotic light
- 5.5. The squeezed vacuum
- 5.6. Squeezed coherent states
- 5.7. Beam-splitter input-output relations
- 5.8. Single-photon input
- 5.9. Arbitrary single-arm input
- 5.10. Nonclassical light
- References
- 6. Multimode and continuous-mode quantum optics
- 6.1. Multimode states
- 6.2. Continuous-mode field operators
- 6.3. Number states
- 6.4. Coherent states
- 6.5. Chaotic light: photon bunching and antibunching
- 6.6. The Mach-Zehnder interferometer
- 6.7. Photon pair states
- 6.8. Two-photon interference
- 6.9. Squeezed light
- 6.10. Quantum theory of direct detection
- 6.11. Homodyne detection
- 6.12. The electromagnetic vacuum
- References
- 7. Optical generation, attenuation and amplification
- 7.1. Single-mode photon rate equations
- 7.2. Solutions for fixed atomic populations
- 7.3. Single-mode laser theory
- 7.4. Fluctuations in laser light
- 7.5. Travelling-wave attenuation
- 7.6. Travelling-wave amplification
- 7.7. Dynamics of the atom-radiation system
- 7.8. The source-field expression
- 7.9. Emission by a driven atom
- References
- 8. Resonance fluorescence and light scattering
- 8.1. The scattering cross-section
- 8.2. Resonance fluorescence
- 8.3. Weak incident beam
- 8.4. Single-atom resonance fluorescence
- 8.5. Quantum jumps
- 8.6. Two-photon cascade emission
- 8.7. The Kramers-Heisenberg formula
- 8.8. Elastic Rayleigh scattering
- 8.9. Inelastic Raman scattering
- References
- 9. Nonlinear quantum optics
- 9.1. The nonlinear susceptibility
- 9.2. Electromagnetic field quantization in media
- 9.3. Second-harmonic generation
- 9.4. Parametric down-conversion
- 9.5. Parametric amplification
- 9.6. Self-phase modulation
- 9.7. Single-beam two-photon absorption
- 9.8. Conclusion
- References
- Index
