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.

• Cover
• Copyright
• How to read this book
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Light as an Electromagnetic Field
• Chapter 2: Plane Waves, Wave Packets, and Optical Media
• Chapter 3: Reflection, Refraction, and Interfaces
• Chapter 4: Polarization and Anisotropic Optics
• Chapter 5: Geometrical Optics and Optical Instruments
• Chapter 6: Interference and Coherence in Classical Optics
• Chapter 7: Diffraction and Fourier Optics
• Chapter 8: Gaussian Beams and Resonators
• Chapter 9: Lasers and Optical Amplification
• Chapter 10: Light in Waveguides and Fibers
• Chapter 11: Nonlinear Optics
• Chapter 12: Light–Matter Interaction in the Semi-Classical Picture
• Chapter 13: Foundations of Quantum Theory for Optics
• Chapter 14: Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field
• Chapter 15: Quantum States of Light
• Chapter 16: Photon Statistics and Quantum Coherence
• Chapter 17: Quantum Detection and Measurement of Light
• Chapter 18: Beam Splitters, Interferometers, and Single Photons
• Chapter 19: Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
• Chapter 20: Open Quantum Optical Systems
• Chapter 21: Quantum Nonlinear Optics and Parametric Processes
• Chapter 22: Quantum Information with Light
• Chapter 23: Modern Photonics and Nanophotonics
• Chapter 24: Frontier Research in Optical Science
• Conclusion