Meystre P., Sargent M. Elements of Quantum Optics

4th Edition. – Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2007. – 507 p. – ISBN: 9783540742098Elements of Quantum Optics gives a self-contained and broad coverage of the basic elements necessary to understand and carry out research in laser physics and quantum optics, including a review of basic quantum mechanics and pedagogical introductions to system-reservoir interactions and to second quantization. The text reveals the close connection between many seemingly unrelated topics, such as probe absorption, four-wave mixing, optical instabilities, resonance fluorescence and squeezing. It also comprises discussions of cavity quantum electrodynamics and atom optics. The 4th edition includes a new chapter on quantum entanglement and quantum information, as well as added discussions of the quantum beam splitter, electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light, and the input-output formalism needed to understand many problems in quantum optics. It also provides an expanded treatment of the minimum-coupling Hamiltonian and a simple derivation of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation, an important gateway to research in ultracold atoms and molecules.Classical Electromagnetic Fields
Classical Nonlinear Optics
Quantum Mechanical Background
Mixtures and the Density Operator
CW Field Interactions
Mechanical Effects of Light
Introduction to Laser Theory
Optical Bistability
Saturation Spectroscopy
Three and Four Wave Mixing
Time-Varying Phenomena in Cavities
Coherent Transients
Field Quantization
Interaction Between Atoms and Quantized Fields
System-Reservoir Interactions
Resonance Fluorescence
Squeezed States of Light
Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
Quantum Theory of a Laser
Entanglement, Bell Inequalities and Quantum Information