An Introduction to Quantum Optics: An Open Systems Approach

ISBN-10: 0750317132
ISBN-13: 9780750317139
Category: Open systems (Physics)
Language: English
Published: 2020
Authors: Perry R. Rice, Yanhua Shih

Description

"This book provides a solid pedagogical background in the techniques used in quantum optics, with an emphasis on open quantum systems. Suitable for undergraduates as a second semester quantum mechanics course or first year graduate students, this book begins with a short summary of quantum mechanics and contains physics of open systems and their application to light/matter interactions. Written in a simplified manner and classroom tested, this book provides the fundamentals of quantum optics and includes recent developments in the field." -- Prové de l'editor.