Quantum States of Light
Download or Read eBook Quantum States of Light PDF written by Akira Furusawa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Akira Furusawa |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 110 |
| Release | : 2015-12-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9784431559603 |
| ISBN-13 | : 4431559604 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Quantum States of Light by : Akira Furusawa
Book excerpt: 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.
