Directions in Quantum Optics: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to the Memory of Dan Walls Including Papers Presented at the TAMU-ONR Workshop Held at Jackson, Wyoming, USA, 26–30 July 1999

Martin Fliesser, Robert Graham (auth.), Howard J. Carmichael, Roy J. Glauber, Marlan O. Scully (eds.)3540411879, 9783540411871

This collection of papers written by leading researchers reflects the forefront of research in the dynamic field of quantum optics. Topics covered include BEC, atomic optics, quantum information, cavity QED and quantum noise processes. This volume forms an indispensable reference source for all those who want to keep up with the latest developments in this area.

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Table of contents :
Density Oscillations in Trapped Bose Condensates at Finite Temperature….Pages 3-17
Coherent Vortex Dynamics in Two- and Three-Dimensional Bose-Einstein Condensates….Pages 18-27
Quasicondensate Droplet Formation in Hydrogen….Pages 28-40
Polarization Decay in a BCS Paired Fermi Gas….Pages 41-49
A Model of a Pumped Continuous Atom Laser….Pages 50-59
The BEC Near a Feshbach Resonance: A Superfluid of Mutually Coherent Condensates….Pages 60-69
Collisional and Collapse Dynamics of a Twin Bose-Einstein Condensate with Negative Scattering Length….Pages 70-76
Schrödinger Cat State of a Bose—Einstein Condensate in a Double-Well Potential….Pages 77-87
A Historical Perspective on Lasing Without Inversion….Pages 91-106
The Coherent-Path Approach to Forward Scattering of Recoil-Free Resonant Gamma Radiation….Pages 107-115
Parametric Amplification of Coupled Atomic and Optical Fields….Pages 116-125
Quantum and QED Effects on Reflection from an Atomic Mirror….Pages 126-135
Atom Wave Lithography via Adiabatic Passage in Multilevel Systems….Pages 136-145
Qudit Entanglement….Pages 149-164
Grover’s Algorithm for Multiobject Search in Quantum Computing….Pages 165-175
New Tests of Macroscopic Local Realism….Pages 176-186
Teleportation Criteria: Form and Significance….Pages 187-192
Quantum Information Processing Based on Cavity QED with Mesoscopic Systems….Pages 193-203
Quantum State Protection Using All-Optical Feedback….Pages 204-213
Single-Photon Nonlinear Optics and Quantum Control….Pages 217-229
Normal-Mode Coupling of Excitons and Photons in Laterally Confined Nanocavities — Toward the Quantum Statistical Limit….Pages 230-237
Cavity QED with Many Atoms….Pages 238-249
The Photonic Band Gap Laser: The Role of Spontaneous Emission in the Theory of Solid-State Lasers and LEDs….Pages 250-260
Superradiant and Subradiant Behavior of the Overdamped Many-Atom Micromaser….Pages 261-270
Bifurcations to Cooperative States in Arrays of Coupled Nonlinear Optical Oscillators….Pages 271-279
Nonlinear Quantum Fluctuations in the Parametric Amplifier….Pages 283-302
Quantum Phase Transitions in a Linear Ion Trap….Pages 303-312
Quantum Noise Transfer Functions: A Practical Tool in Quantum Optics….Pages 313-332
Self-Consistency of Thermal Jump Trajectories….Pages 333-346
Complementarity in Spontaneous Emission: Quantum Jumps, Staggers and Slides….Pages 347-357
Ergodicity of Quantum Trajectory Detection Records….Pages 358-369