Quantum States of Light
This book explains what quantum states of light look like. Of special interest, a single photon state is explained by using a wave picture, showing that it corresponds to the complementarity of a quantum. Also explained is how light waves are created by photons, again corresponding to the complement...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Tokyo
Springer Japan
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Mathematical Physics
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book explains what quantum states of light look like. Of special interest, a single photon state is explained by using a wave picture, showing that it corresponds to the complementarity of a quantum. Also explained is how light waves are created by photons, again corresponding to the complementarity of a quantum. The author shows how an optical wave is created by superposition of a "vacuum" and a single photon as a typical example. Moreover, squeezed states of light are explained as "longitudinal" waves of light and Schrödinger's cat states as macroscopic superposition states |
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| Physical Description: | IX, 104 p. 92 illus., 30 illus. in color online resource |
| ISBN: | 9784431559603 |