Quantum Theory of Light

by Rodney Loudon

This third edition, like its two predecessors, provides a detailed account of the basic theory needed to understand the properties of light and its interactions with atoms, in particular the many nonclassical effects that have now been observed in quantum-optical experiments. The earlier chapters describe the quantum mechanics of various optical processes, leading from the classical representation of the electromagnetic field to the quantum theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198511493
• ISBN13: 9780198511496
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.