Quantum interference and coherence : theory and experiments /

Quantum interference and coherence : theory and experiments /

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Author / Creator:	Ficek, Zbigniew.
Imprint:	New York : Springer, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 418 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	Springer series in optical sciences, 0342-4111 Springer series in optical sciences.
Subject:	Quantum interference. Coherent states. Interference (Light) Coherence (Nuclear physics) Quantum theory. Coherence (Nuclear physics) Coherent states. Interference (Light) Quantum interference. Quantum theory.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11065739

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Other authors / contributors:	Swain, Stuart.
ISBN:	0387229655 9780387229652 0387258353 9780387258355
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-411) and index.
Summary:	"For the first time, this book assembles in a single volume accounts of many phenomena involving quantum interference in optical fields and atomic systems. It provides detailed theoretical treatments and experimental analyses of such phenomena as quantum erasure, quantum lithography, multi-atom entanglement, quantum beats, control of decoherence, phase control of quantum interference, coherent population trapping, electromagnetically induced transparency and absorption, lasing without inversion, subluminal and superluminal light propagation, storage of photons, quantum interference in phase space, interference and diffraction of cold atoms, and interference between Bose-Einstein condensates. This book fills a gap in the literature and will be useful to both experimentalists and theoreticians."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Ficek, Zbigniew. Quantum interference and coherence. New York : Springer, ©2005 0387229655

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Summary:	The ?eld that encompasses the term "quantum interference" combines a number of separate concepts, and has a variety of manifestations in d- ferent areas of physics. In the sense considered here, quantum interference is concerned with coherence and correlation phenomena in radiation ?elds and between their sources. It is intimately connected with the phenomenon of non-separability (or entanglement) in quantum mechanics. On account of this, it is obvious that quantum interference may be regarded as a com- nent of quantum information theory, which investigates the ability of the electromagnetic ?eld to transfer information between correlated (entangled) systems. Since it is important to transfer information with the minimum of corruption, the theory of quantum interference is naturally related to the theory of quantum ?uctuations and decoherence. Since the early days of quantum mechanics, interference has been - scribed as the real quantum mystery. Feynman, in his famous introduction to the lectures on the single particle superposition principle, referred in the following way to the phenomenon of interference: "it has in it the heart of quantum mechanics", and it is really 'the only mystery' of quantum mech- ics. With the development of experimental techniques, it has been possible to carry out many of the early Gedanken experiments that played an important role in developing our understanding of the fundamentals of quantum int- ference and entanglement. Despite its long history, quantum interference still challenges our understanding, and continues to excite our imagination.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xv, 418 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-411) and index.
ISBN:	0387229655 9780387229652 0387258353 9780387258355
ISSN:	0342-4111