Mesoscopic Quantum Optics

This new work presents an eclectic treatment of quantum optics, quantum measurements, and mesoscopic physics. Beginning with the fundamentals of quantum optics, the book then provides scientists and engineers with the latest experimental work in the area of optical measurements.Ein unentbehrlicher Leitfaden für jeden, der auf dem Gebiet der Quantenoptik, der Quantenmessung und der mesoskopischen Physik arbeitet! Ausgehend von den Grundlagen der Quantenoptik (Kapitel 1) werden Experimente und Anwendungen der Optik auf mesoskopischem Niveau übersichtlich dargestellt. (11/99) Basic Concepts.

Canonical Quantization.

Quantum States of the Electromagnetic Fields.

Coherence of the Electromagnetic Fields.

Quantum States of Atoms.

Interaction between Atoms and Fields.

Mathematical Methods for System-Reservoir Interaction.

Stochastic Wavefunction Methods.

Quantum Nondemolition Measurements.

Semiconductor Bloch Equations.

Excitons and Polaritons.

Coulomb Blockade and Squeezing.

Current Noise in Mesoscopic and Macroscopic Conductors.

Nonequilibrium Green's Function Formalism.

Quantum Statistical Properties of a Laser.

Index.

Professor Yoshihisa Yamamoto has performed his research at Tokyo University, MIT, Stanford and other prestigious institutions before he became professor at Stanford. He teaches various courses on quantum optics and has published more than 350 papers and two books.

Atac Imamoglu is the author of Mesoscopic Quantum Optics, published by Wiley.