Measuring The Quantum State Of Light (cambridge Studies In Modern Optics)
by Ulf Leonhardt /
1997 / English / PDF
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Quantum mechanics sets fundamental limits on the amount of
information one can extract from a system with a single set of
measurements. Recent results of new theoretical analyses and
optical experiments have given rise to a more complete knowledge of
the quantum properties of light. This book gives the first detailed
description of this fascinating branch of quantum optics. The
author describes some key results and tools from quantum optics and
then discusses the quantum mechanical description of simple optical
instruments before giving a detailed treatment of quantum
tomography. The book concludes with a chapter devoted to the
problem of the simultaneous measurement of position and momentum.
This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in
quantum optics as well as anyone interested in the foundations of
quantum mechanics or more general problems of quantum measurement.
Quantum mechanics sets fundamental limits on the amount of
information one can extract from a system with a single set of
measurements. Recent results of new theoretical analyses and
optical experiments have given rise to a more complete knowledge of
the quantum properties of light. This book gives the first detailed
description of this fascinating branch of quantum optics. The
author describes some key results and tools from quantum optics and
then discusses the quantum mechanical description of simple optical
instruments before giving a detailed treatment of quantum
tomography. The book concludes with a chapter devoted to the
problem of the simultaneous measurement of position and momentum.
This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in
quantum optics as well as anyone interested in the foundations of
quantum mechanics or more general problems of quantum measurement.