Quantum Acoustical Imaging

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This book highlights the theories and applications of quantum acoustical imaging which can be considered as a part of quantum technology. It starts with the theories and background principles of this new field  in depth.The examples of some present forms of available acoustical imaging which can be considered as quantum acoustical imaging are given such as  ultrasonics in the terahertz range with the use of  optical transducers  for producing terahertz ultrasound and the theory of sound amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (SASER) and principles based on terahertz ultrasound. The SASER transducer is described, followed by the applications of SASER.Other examples of  quantum acoustical imaging are the atomic force acoustic microscope (AFAM) and the ultrasonic  force microscope.  The author’s personal inventions of quantum acoustical imaging are  a system based on phonons entanglement based on the quantum property of phonons entanglement and the quantum ultrasound diffraction tomography system.The advantage of quantum acoustical imaging is the defeat of the classical Rayleigh image resolution limit.  An unique feature of this book is that it has gone in depth into the quantum theories of acoustical imaging such as phonons entanglement,,superposition principle and the application of  transport theory.Quantum microphones and quantum transducers are also introduced with a final chapter on quantum image processing. Preface Contents About the Author 1 Quantum Theory 1.1 Mathematical Formulation 1.2 Properties of Quantum Theory 1.2.1 Uncertainty Principle 1.2.2 Entanglement 1.3 Applications References 2 Entanglement 2.1 History of Quantum Entanglement 2.2 Meaning of Entanglement 2.3 The EPR Paradox 2.4 Mathematical Formulation of Quantum Entanglement 2.5 Applications of Quantum Entanglement References 3 Application of Transport Theory to Quantum Acoustical Imaging 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Transport Phenomena 3.3 Transport Theory 3.4 Electrons, Phonons, Electron-Phonon Interaction References 4 Quantum Technologies—Quantum Sensors and Quantum Imaging Systems 4.1 Introduction to Quantum Technologies 4.2 Quantum Acoustic Microphones 4.3 Quantum Ultrasound Transducer 4.4 Quantum Microscopy References 5 Ultrasonic Force Microscope 5.1 The Principle of Ultrasonic Force Microscope 5.2 The Mechanical Diode Effect 5.3 Experimental Implementation of the Ultrasonic Force Microscope 5.4 Studies of the Ultrasonic Force Microscope Data 5.5 The Ultrasonic Force Images 5.6 Application of Ultrasonic Force Microscope to Nanofabrication References 6 Sasers 6.1 SASER as a Form of Quantum Acoustical Imaging 6.2 Generation and Amplification of Terahertz Acoustic Waves 6.3 Theory of Electron Inversion and Phonon Amplification Produced in the Active SL by Optical Pumping References 7 Nanoultrasound 7.1 Generation of Nanoacoustic Waves—Optical Piezoelectric Transducer (OPT) 7.2 Optical Detection of Nanoacoustic Waves 7.3 Quantum Acoustical Imaging/Nanoimaging References 8 Atomic Force Acoustics Microscope 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Scanning Probe Technique and Nanoindentation 8.3 Vibration Modes of AFM Cantilevers 8.4 Linear Contact-Resonance Spectroscopy Using Flexural Modes 8.5 Flexural Vibration of Clamped-Free Beams 8.6 Contact Forces as Linear Springs and Dashpots 8.7 Imaging and Contrast Inversion References 9 Quantum Acoustical Imaging Based on Phonons Entanglement 9.1 Phonons Entanglement for Quantum Acoustical Imaging 9.2 Method of Generation of Entangled Phonons References 10 Superposition Principle 10.1 The General Principle 10.2 The History of Superposition Principle 10.3 Fourier Analysis and Superposition Principle 10.4 Superposition Principle and Boundary Value Problems 10.5 Some Examples of the Applications of the Superposition Principle 10.6 Interference and Superposition Principle 10.7 The Quantum Version of the Rayleigh Resolution Limit References 11 Phonons Entanglement 11.1 Generation of Coherent Phonons Fields Using Impulsive Stimulated Raman Scattering (ISRS) 11.2 Experimental Results References 12 Quantum Ultrasound Diffraction Tomography 12.1 Classical Ultrasound Diffraction Tomography 12.2 Quantum Concept of Tomography 12.3 Extension to Quantum Ultrasound Diffraction Tomography 12.3.1 Mathematical Formulation of Quantum Diffraction Tomography 12.4 Conclusions References 13 Quantum Image Processing 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Quantum Image Models 13.3 Quantum Fourier Transform (QFT) 13.4 Conclusions References