Fundamentals Of Photon Physics
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Fundamentals of Photon Physics
The photon, an abstract concept belonging to a global vacuum, only manifests itself during interaction with matter. Fundamentals of Photon Physics describes the richly faceted basic theory of photon-matter interaction, selecting a wide number of topics. Together with the authors book Light - The Physics of the Photon (CRC, 2014), both written on a scholarly level, the reader is given a comprehensive exposition of photon wave mechanics, quantum optics and quantum electrodynamics (QED). Divided into ten parts the book begins with exploring the relation between photon wave mechanics and quantum field theory. It then describes the theories of zero- and one-photon states and that of bi-photons. After discussing conservation laws, Lagrangian formulations, geometric phase and topology, the author turns towards the theory of photon scattering, emphasizing a density matrix operator approach and the role of microscopic extinction theorems. He, next focuses on mesoscopic QED, devoting in particular attention to collective jellium excitations and photon-spin interactions. He also takes a closer look at the basics of the photon-magnon interaction and nonlinear superconductor electrodynamics, devoting special attention to the nonlinear Meissner rectification phenomenon, before studying the theory of transverse photons tied to (dressing) massive particles, e.g. the surface plasmariton quasiparticle The last three parts take the reader on a journey to topics usually not treated in books on photon-matter interaction. Beginning with photons in curved space-time structures and in spatially curved media, e.g. Möbius bands, the author discusses the extension of QED to the electro-weak interaction at an introductory level. The final part of the book presents a detailed account of magnetic monopole theory from Dirac's epoch-making attached string approach, over photon wave mechanics to the double-potential theory, the springboard for upholding the Minimal Coupling Principle in extended QED. The book is finished with the establishment of the set of isovector Maxwell equations in non-Abelian SO(3) gauge theory, leading e.g. to the celebrated hedgehog monopole model
Confined Photon Systems
This set of lecture notes provides a detailed and up-to-date description of a field undergoing explosive growth, that of confined photon systems in the shape of microcavities or photonic crystals. Bringing together world leaders in the field, it provides all the basic tools needed to master a subject which will have both major impact in fundamental studies and widescale applications. Confined photon systems enable the study of low-dimensional photonic systems, modified light-matter interaction, e.g. between excitons and photons in all-solid-state semiconductor microcavities, and of many phenomena of quantum optics, including single photon generation, squeezed light, quantum state entanglement, non-local quantum measurements, and, potentially, quantum computation. They are also on the verge of yielding new, high performance optical devices for large-scale industries such as telecommunications and display technology.
Fundamentals of Quantum Optics
Author: John R. Klauder
language: en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date: 2006-01-01
This graduate-level text surveys the fundamentals of quantum optics, including the quantum theory of partial coherence and the nature of the relations between classical and quantum theories of coherence.1968 edition.