Optical Coherence and Quantum OpticsThis book presents a systematic account of optical coherence theory within the framework of classical optics, as applied to such topics as radiation from sources of different states of coherence, foundations of radiometry, effects of source coherence on the spectra of radiated fields, coherence theory of laser modes, and scattering of partially coherent light by random media. The book starts with a full mathematical introduction to the subject area and each chapter concludes with a set of exercises. The authors are renowned scientists and have made substantial contributions to many of the topics treated in the book. Much of the book is based on courses given by them at universities, scientific meetings and laboratories throughout the world. This book will undoubtedly become an indispensable aid to scientists and engineers concerned with modern optics, as well as to teachers and graduate students of physics and engineering. |
Contents
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Problems | 88 |
Problems | 144 |
1 The kernel R of the integral transform representation | 223 |
Radiation from sources of any state of coherence | 229 |
radiant intensity | 250 |
quasihomogeneous sources | 318 |
1 Derivation of the asymptotic approximation 5 7103 | 332 |
Problems | 657 |
Problems | 681 |
Problems | 739 |
Problems | 803 |
Problems | 858 |
The singlemode laser | 900 |
Problems | 974 |
coupling 1 | 1011 |
Secondorder coherence theory of vector electromagnetic fields | 340 |
Problems | 373 |
Higherorder correlations in optical fields | 422 |
Semiclassical theory of photoelectric detection of light | 438 |
Quantization of the free electromagnetic field | 465 |
Problems | 520 |
Problems | 570 |
The linear light amplifier | 1021 |
Squeezed states of light | 1034 |
Problems | 1068 |
Problems | 1107 |
Author index | 1140 |
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