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This third edition, like its two predecessors, provides a detailed account of the basic theory needed to understand the properties of light and its interactions with atoms, in particular the many nonclassical effects that have now been observed in quantum-optical experiments. The earlier chapters describe the quantum mechanics of various optical processes, leading from the classical representation of the electromagnetic field to the quantum theory of light. The later chapters develop the theoretical descriptions of some of the key experiments in quantum optics. Over half of the material in this third edition is new. It includes topics that have come into prominence over the last two decades, such as the beamsplitter theory, squeezed light, two-photon interference, balanced homodyne detection, travelling-wave attenuation and amplification, quantum jumps, and the ranges of nonlinear optical processes important in the generation of nonclassical light. The book is written as a textbook, with the treatment as a whole appropriate for graduate or postgraduate students, while earlier chapters are also suitable for final-year undergraduates. Over 100 problems help to intensify the understanding of the material presented.

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• Introduction: The photon(p. 1)
• 1 Planck's radiation law and the Einstein coefficients(p. 3)
• 1.1 Density of field modes in a cavity(p. 4)
• 1.2 Quantization of the field energy(p. 7)
• 1.3 Planck's law(p. 10)
• 1.4 Fluctuations in photon number(p. 13)
• 1.5 Einstein's A and B coefficients(p. 16)
• 1.6 Characteristics of the three Einstein transitions(p. 19)
• 1.7 Optical excitation of two-level atoms(p. 23)
• 1.8 Theory of optical attenuation(p. 27)
• 1.9 Population inversion: optical amplification(p. 31)
• 1.10 The laser(p. 35)
• 1.11 Radiation pressure(p. 40)
• References(p. 44)
• 2 Quantum mechanics of the atom-radiation interaction(p. 46)
• 2.1 Time-dependent quantum mechanics(p. 46)
• 2.2 Form of the interaction Hamiltonian(p. 49)
• 2.3 Expressions for the Einstein coefficients(p. 52)
• 2.4 The Dirac delta-function and Fermi's golden rule(p. 57)
• 2.5 Radiative broadening and linear susceptibility(p. 60)
• 2.6 Doppler broadening and composite lineshape(p. 65)
• 2.7 The optical Bloch equations(p. 68)
• 2.8 Power broadening(p. 72)
• 2.9 Collision broadening(p. 76)
• 2.10 Bloch equations and rate equations(p. 79)
• References(p. 81)
• 3 Classical theory of optical fluctuations and coherence(p. 82)
• 3.1 Models of chaotic light sources(p. 83)
• 3.2 The lossless optical beam-splitter(p. 88)
• 3.3 The Mach-Zehnder interferometer(p. 91)
• 3.4 Degree of first-order coherence(p. 94)
• 3.5 Interference fringes and frequency spectra(p. 100)
• 3.6 Intensity fluctuations of chaotic light(p. 103)
• 3.7 Degree of second-order coherence(p. 107)
• 3.8 The Brown-Twiss interferometer(p. 114)
• 3.9 Semiclassical theory of optical detection(p. 117)
• References(p. 123)
• 4 Quantization of the radiation field(p. 125)
• 4.1 Potential theory for the classical electromagnetic field(p. 126)
• 4.2 The free classical field(p. 130)
• 4.3 The quantum-mechanical harmonic oscillator(p. 133)
• 4.4 Quantization of the electromagnetic field(p. 139)
• 4.5 Canonical commutation relation(p. 144)
• 4.6 Pure states and statistical mixtures(p. 148)
• 4.7 Time development of quantum-optical systems(p. 153)
• 4.8 Interaction of the quantized field with atoms(p. 155)
• 4.9 Second quantization of the atomic Hamiltonian(p. 162)
• 4.10 Photon absorption and emission rates(p. 168)
• 4.11 The photon intensity operator(p. 173)
• 4.12 Quantum degrees of first and second-order coherence(p. 176)
• References(p. 178)
• 5 Single-mode quantum optics(p. 180)
• 5.1 Single-mode field operators(p. 181)
• 5.2 Number states(p. 184)
• 5.3 Coherent states(p. 190)
• 5.4 Chaotic light(p. 199)
• 5.5 The squeezed vacuum(p. 201)
• 5.6 Squeezed coherent states(p. 206)
• 5.7 Beam-splitter input-output relations(p. 212)
• 5.8 Single-photon input(p. 216)
• 5.9 Arbitrary single-arm input(p. 221)
• 5.10 Nonclassical light(p. 227)
• References(p. 231)
• 6 Multimode and continuous-mode quantum optics(p. 233)
• 6.1 Multimode states(p. 234)
• 6.2 Continuous-mode field operators(p. 237)
• 6.3 Number states(p. 242)
• 6.4 Coherent states(p. 245)
• 6.5 Chaotic light: photon bunching and antibunching(p. 248)
• 6.6 The Mach-Zehnder interferometer(p. 251)
• 6.7 Photon pair states(p. 253)
• 6.8 Two-photon interference(p. 260)
• 6.9 Squeezed light(p. 265)
• 6.10 Quantum theory of direct detection(p. 271)
• 6.11 Homodyne detection(p. 278)
• 6.12 The electromagnetic vacuum(p. 284)
• References(p. 286)
• 7 Optical generation, attenuation and amplification(p. 288)
• 7.1 Single-mode photon rate equations(p. 289)
• 7.2 Solutions for fixed atomic populations(p. 292)
• 7.3 Single-mode laser theory(p. 297)
• 7.4 Fluctuations in laser light(p. 304)
• 7.5 Travelling-wave attenuation(p. 310)
• 7.6 Travelling-wave amplification(p. 319)
• 7.7 Dynamics of the atom-radiation system(p. 324)
• 7.8 The source-field expression(p. 328)
• 7.9 Emission by a driven atom(p. 331)
• References(p. 337)
• 8 Resonance fluorescence and light scattering(p. 339)
• 8.1 The scattering cross-section(p. 340)
• 8.2 Resonance fluorescence(p. 344)
• 8.3 Weak incident beam(p. 348)
• 8.4 Single-atom resonance fluorescence(p. 352)
• 8.5 Quantum jumps(p. 360)
• 8.6 Two-photon cascade emission(p. 365)
• 8.7 The Kramers-Heisenberg formula(p. 371)
• 8.8 Elastic Rayleigh scattering(p. 374)
• 8.9 Inelastic Raman scattering(p. 378)
• References(p. 381)
• 9 Nonlinear quantum optics(p. 383)
• 9.1 The nonlinear susceptibility(p. 383)
• 9.2 Electromagnetic field quantization in media(p. 389)
• 9.3 Second-harmonic generation(p. 393)
• 9.4 Parametric down-conversion(p. 398)
• 9.5 Parametric amplification(p. 404)
• 9.6 Self-phase modulation(p. 411)
• 9.7 Single-beam two-photon absorption(p. 417)
• 9.8 Conclusion(p. 425)
• References(p. 426)
• Index(p. 429)

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