Quantum-Enhanced Nonlinear Spectroscopy

• Main Author: Schlawin, Frank (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Quantum optics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Quantum Optics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory.; Quantum Physics.

This thesis focuses on nonlinear spectroscopy from a quantum optics perspective. First, it provides a detailed introduction to nonlinear optical signals; starting from Glauber’s photon counting formalism, it establishes the diagrammatic formulation, which forms the backbone of nonlinear molecular sp...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Background
• Nonlinear Optical Signals
• Excited State Distributions and Fluorescence Signals
• Pump-Probe Measurements with Entangled Photons
• Interferometric Setups
• Frequency Conversion
• Trapped Ion Spectroscopy
• Conclusions and Outlook.