Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics

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Emil Wolf Leonard MandelCambridge University PressEdition: 1st Edition, 10/26/1995EAN 9780521417112, ISBN10: 0521417112Hardcover, 1194 pages, 25.9 x 18.6 x 5 cmLanguage: EnglishThi s book presents a systematic account of optical coherence theory within the framework of classical optics, as applied to such topics as radiation from sources of different states of coherence, foundations of radiometry, effects of source coherence on the spectra of radiated fields, coherence theory of laser modes, and scattering of partially coherent light by random media. The book starts with a full mathematical introduction to the subject area and each chapter concludes with a set of exercises. The authors are renowned scientists and have made substantial contributions to many of the topics treated in the book. Much of the book is based on courses given by them at universities, scientific meetings and laboratories throughout the world. This book will undoubtedly become an indispensable aid to scientists and engineers concerned with modern optics, as well as to teachers and graduate students of physics and engineering.Preface1. Elements of probability theory2. Random (or stochastic) processes3. Some useful mathematical techniques4. Second-order coherence theory of scalar wavefields5. Radiation from sources of any state of coherence6. Second-order coherence theory of vector electromagnetic fields7. Some applications of second-order coherence theory8. Higher-order correlations in optical fields9. Semiclassical theory of photoelectric detection of light10. Quantization of the free electromagnetic field11. Coherent states of the electromagnetic field12. Quantum correlations and photon statistics13. Radiation from thermal equilibrium sources14. Quantum theory of photoelectric detection of light15. Interaction between light and a two-level atom16. Collective atomic interactions17. Some general techniques for treating interacting systems18. The single-mode laser19. The two-mode ring laser20. The linnear light amplifier21. Squeezed states of light22. Some quantum effects in nonlinear opticsReferencesAuthor indexSubject index. Show more