ENGLISH

Measuring the quantum state of light

By Ulf Leonhardt

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1997
ISBN
9780521497305, 0521497302
LCC
QC449.5 .L46 1997
Open Library ID
OL1004671M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1756395 bytes)
Series
Cambridge studies in modern optics
Edition
1
Pages
203\203
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
200
Time added
2009-12-04 00:34:26
Физика;Квантовая физика;Квантовая оптика

Description

Quantum mechanics sets fundamental limits on the amount of information one can extract from a system with a single set of measurements. Recent results of new theoretical analyses and optical experiments have given rise to a more complete knowledge of the quantum properties of light. This book gives the first detailed description of this fascinating branch of quantum optics. The author describes some key results and tools from quantum optics and then discusses the quantum mechanical description of simple optical instruments before giving a detailed treatment of quantum tomography. The book concludes with a chapter devoted to the problem of the simultaneous measurement of position and momentum. This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in quantum optics as well as anyone interested in the foundations of quantum mechanics or more general problems of quantum measurement.

Similar books