Quantum Photonics

• Main Author: Pearsall, Thomas P. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Graduate Texts in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Quantum Optics.; Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

This textbook employs a pedagogical approach that facilitates access to the fundamentals of Quantum Photonics. It contains an introductory description of the quantum properties of photons through the second quantization of the electromagnetic field, introducing stimulated and spontaneous emission of...