Physical foundations of quantum electronics / by David Klyshko ; editors, Maria Chekhova, Sergey Kulik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klyshko, D. N. (David Nikolaevich)

Contributor:

Chekhova, Maria.

Kulik, Sergey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum electronics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 p.)

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This concise textbook introduces a graduate student to the various fields of physics related to the interaction between radiation and matter. The scope of the book is very broad, ranging from nonlinear to quantum optics and from quantum transitions in atoms to the dispersion of polaritons in continuous media. The author, Professor David Klyshko (1929-2000), is one of the founders of modern quantum optics, renowned for his theory of Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion (SPDC) and its applications in quantum metrology and the optics of nonclassical light. Most parts of the book contain the lec

Contents:

Preface; Foreword; List of Notation and Acronyms; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Basic notions of quantum electronics; 1.1.1 Stimulated emission; 1.1.2 Population inversion; 1.1.3 Feedback and the lasing condition; 1.1.4 Saturation and relaxation; 1.2 History of quantum electronics; 1.2.1 First steps; 1.2.2 Radio spectroscopy; 1.2.3 Masers; 1.2.4 Lasers; 1.3 Recent progress in quantum electronics (added by the Editors); 1.3.1 Physics of lasers; 1.3.2 Laser physics; 1.3.3 New trends in nonlinear optics; 1.3.4 Atom optics; 1.3.5 Optics of nonclassical light; 2. Stimulated Quantum Transitions

2.1 Amplitude and probability of a transition2.1.1 Unperturbed atom; 2.1.2 Atom in an alternating field; 2.1.3 Perturbation theory; 2.1.4 Linear approximation; 2.1.5 Probability of a single-quantum transition; 2.2 Transitions in monochromatic field; 2.2.1 Dipole approximation; 2.2.2 Transition probability; 2.2.3 Finite level widths; 2.3 Absorption cross-section and coefficient; 2.3.1 Relation between intensity and field amplitude; 2.3.2 Cross-section of resonance interaction; 2.3.3 Population kinetics; 2.3.4 Photon kinetics; 2.3.5 Coefficient of resonance absorption

2.3.6 Amplification bandwidth2.3.7 Degeneracy of the levels; 2.4 Stimulated transitions in a random field; 2.4.1 Correlation functions; 2.4.2 Transition rate; 2.4.3 Einstein's B coefficient; 2.4.4 Spectral field density; 2.5 Field as a thermostat; 2.5.1 Spontaneous transitions; 2.5.2 Natural bandwidth; 2.5.3 Number of photons, spectral brightness, and brightness temperature; 2.5.4 Relaxation time; 3. Density Matrix, Populations, and Relaxation; 3.1 Definition and properties of the density matrix; 3.1.1 Observables; 3.1.2 Density matrix of a pure state; 3.1.3 Mixed states

3.1.4 More general definition of the density matrix3.1.5 Properties of the density matrix; 3.1.6 Density matrix and entropy; 3.1.7 Density matrix of an atom; 3.2 Populations of levels; 3.2.1 Equilibrium populations; 3.2.2 Two-level system and the negative temperature; 3.2.3 Populations in semiconductors; 3.2.4 Inversion in semiconductors; 3.3 Evolution of the density matrix; 3.3.1 Non-equilibrium systems; 3.3.2 Von Neumann equation; 3.3.3 Interaction with the thermostat; 3.3.4 Evolution of a closed system; 3.3.5 Transverse and longitudinal relaxation; 3.3.6 Interaction picture

3.3.7 Perturbation theory4. The Susceptibility of Matter; 4.1 Definition and general properties of susceptibility; 4.1.1 Symmetry; 4.1.2 The role of causality; 4.1.3 Absorption of a given field; 4.1.4 Susceptibility of the vacuum; 4.1.5 Thermodynamic approach; 4.2 Dispersion theory; 4.2.1 Dispersion law; 4.2.2 The effect of absorption; 4.2.3 Classical theory of dispersion; 4.2.4 Quantum theory of dispersion; 4.2.5 Oscillator strength; 4.2.6 Isolated resonance; 4.2.7 Polaritons; 4.3 Two-level model and saturation; 4.3.1 Applicability of the model; 4.3.2 Kinetic equations; 4.3.3 Saturation

4.3.4 Lineshape in the presence of saturation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613234766

9781283234764

1283234769

9789814324519

9814324515

OCLC:

756783841