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The Quantum Nature of Light

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This book provides an overview of quantum light phenomena and extends the traditional Quantum Optics, to include quantum fluids of light and the complete electromagnetic vacuum. A key aim of the bo...
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This book provides an overview of quantum light phenomena and extends the traditional Quantum Optics, to include quantum fluids of light and the complete electromagnetic vacuum.

The first part of the book includes basic electromagnetic field quantisation, the characterisation of quantum photon states and elementary photon-atom interactions. Secondly, quantum fluids of light are explored such as recent areas as Bose-Einstein condensation, light vortices and superfluid light. Finally, the last section of the book focusses on a more complete description of quantum vacuum, which includes electron-positron states. The book is intended to make the bridge between these three somewhat distinct aspects of the quantum states of light.

The main audiences for the book include researchers and advanced students in quantum technology including quantum optics, metrology and computing.

Key Features:

  • Up to date review of the field, including quantum fluids of light
  • Extensive coverage of the topic
  • Key and central theme for modern quantum science and technology
  • Written by a respected expert in the field
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Price: £99.00
Pages: 400
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
Imprint: Institute of Physics Publishing
Publication Date: 20 September 2022
ISBN: 9780750327862
Format: eBook
BISACs:

SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), SCIENCE / Physics / Optics & Light

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“An internationally renowned scientist with a wide knowledge”- Iacopo Carusotto, Universita' di Trento, Italy.

1 Introduction

PART I BASIC PHOTON STATES

2 Field Quantization

3 Coherence

4 Photon-atom interactions

5 Boundary Effects

PART II QUANTUM FLUIDS OF LIGHT

6 Laser

7 Bose-Einstein Condensates

8 Collective Atomic Emission

9 Light vortices

10 Superfluid Light

PART III QUANTUM VACUUM

11 Basic QED Concepts

12 Particle-Pair Creation

13 Nonlinear Vacuum

14 The Axions

A Elementary Quantum

B Lagrangians

C Photon Kinetic Equation

D Curved Spacetime