Introductory Quantum Optics

Christopher Gerry, Peter Knight052152735X, 9780521527354, 0521820359, 9780521820356

This elementary introduction to the subject of quantum optics, the study of the quantum mechanical nature of light and its interaction with matter, is almost entirely concerned with the quantized electromagnetic field. The text is designed for upper-level undergraduates taking courses in quantum optics who have already taken a course in quantum mechanics, and for first- and second- year graduate students.