Manipulating quantum structures using laser pulses / Bruce W. Shore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shore, Bruce W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear excitation.

Atomic structure.

Coherent states.

Perturbation (Quantum dynamics).

Laser interferometry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 572 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The use of laser pulses to alter the internal quantum structure of individual atoms and molecules has applications in quantum information processing, the coherent control of chemical reactions and in quantum-state engineering. This book presents the underlying theory of such quantum-state manipulation for researchers and graduate students. The book provides the equations, and approaches for their solution, which can be applied to complicated multilevel quantum systems. It also gives the background theory for application to isolated atoms or trapped ions, simple molecules and atoms embedded in solids. Particular attention is given to the ways in which quantum changes can be displayed graphically to help readers understand how quantum changes can be controlled.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Atoms as structured particles

3. Radiation

4. The laser-atom interaction

5. Picturing quantum structure and changes

6. Incoherence: rate equations

7. Coherence: the Schrödinger equation

8. Two-state coherent excitation

9. Weak pulse: perturbation theory

10. The vector model

11. Sequential pulses

12. Degeneracy

13. Three states

14. Raman processes

15. Multilevel excitation

16. Averages and the statistical matrix (density matrix)

17. Preparing superpositions

18. Measuring superpositions

19. Overall phase, interferometry and cyclic dynamics

20. Atoms affecting fields

21. Atoms in cavities

22. Control and optimization.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22477-2

1-283-34237-5

1-139-16028-1

9786613342379

1-139-15467-2

1-139-16128-8

1-139-15571-7

1-139-15923-2

1-139-15746-9

0-511-67571-2

OCLC:

763159199