Theoretical Optics
An Introduction
1. Edition November 2004
XIV, 361 Pages, Hardcover
90 Pictures
6 tables
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Starting from basic electrodynamics, this volume provides a solid, yet very concise introduction to theoretical optics including such topics as quantum optics, the interaction between light and matter or nonlinear phenomena.
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Starting from basic electrodynamics, this volume provides a solid, yet concise introduction to theoretical optics, containing topics such as nonlinear optics, light-matter interaction, and modern topics in quantum optics, including entanglement, cryptography, and quantum computation.
The author, with many years of experience in teaching and research, goes way beyond the scope of traditional lectures, enabling readers to keep up with the current state of knowledge. Both content and presentation make it essential reading for graduate and phD students as well as a valuable reference for researchers.
- Linear waves in homogeneous media
- Crystal optics
- Electro-, magneto- and elastooptical phenomena
- Foundations of nonlinear optics
- Short-wave asymptotics
- Geometrical optics
- Geometric theory of caustics
- Diffraction theory
- Holography
- Coherence theory
- Quantum States of the Electromagnetic Field
- Detection of Radiation Fields
- Interaction of Radiation and Matter
- Quantum Optics and Fundamental Quantum Theory
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