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Table of contents
Classical and Quantum Optics
From electromagnetic foundations to modern photonics and quantum light
Read each section in order. Every title can be opened as a TheoryTrace document.
- Cover1
- Copyright2
- How to read this book3
- Introduction4
- Chapter 1: Light as an Electromagnetic Field5
- Chapter 2: Plane Waves, Wave Packets, and Optical Media6
- Chapter 3: Reflection, Refraction, and Interfaces7
- Chapter 4: Polarization and Anisotropic Optics8
- Chapter 5: Geometrical Optics and Optical Instruments9
- Chapter 6: Interference and Coherence in Classical Optics10
- Chapter 7: Diffraction and Fourier Optics11
- Chapter 8: Gaussian Beams and Resonators12
- Chapter 9: Lasers and Optical Amplification13
- Chapter 10: Light in Waveguides and Fibers14
- Chapter 11: Nonlinear Optics15
- Chapter 12: Light–Matter Interaction in the Semi-Classical Picture16
- Chapter 13: Foundations of Quantum Theory for Optics17
- Chapter 14: Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field18
- Chapter 15: Quantum States of Light19
- Chapter 16: Photon Statistics and Quantum Coherence20
- Chapter 17: Quantum Detection and Measurement of Light21
- Chapter 18: Beam Splitters, Interferometers, and Single Photons22
- Chapter 19: Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics23
- Chapter 20: Open Quantum Optical Systems24
- Chapter 21: Quantum Nonlinear Optics and Parametric Processes25
- Chapter 22: Quantum Information with Light26
- Chapter 23: Modern Photonics and Nanophotonics27
- Chapter 24: Frontier Research in Optical Science28
- Conclusion29