Fundamentals of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information

• Main Authors: Lambropoulos, Peter (Author), Petrosyan, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Physics.; Computer science.; Mathematics.; Visualization.; Optics.; Electrodynamics.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Phase transformations (Statistical physics).; Condensed materials.; Condensed matter.; Quantum optics.; Quantum Optics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Optics and Electrodynamics.; Quantum Gases and Condensates.; Computer Science, general.

This book is an introduction to the two closely related subjects of quantum optics and quantum information. Essentially, the physical aspects of quantum information processing have now become an integral part of quantum optics. The book gives a simple, self-contained introduction to both subjects, w...

Table of Contents:

• Quantum Optics
• Quantum Mechanical Background
• Quantum Theory of Radiation
• Atom in an External Radiation Field
• System-Reservoir Interaction
• Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
• Field Propagation in Atomic Media
• Quantum Information
• Elements of Classical Computation
• Fundamentals of Quantum Information
• Principles of Quantum Computation
• Physical Implementations of Quantum Computation.