TY  - BOOK
AU  - Loudon, Rodney
TI  - The quantum theory of light
SN  - 9780198501763
U1  - 535.15 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - Oxford ; New York : 
PB  - Oxford University Press, 
N1  - 1. Planck's radiation law and the Einstein coefficients --
; 2. Quantum mechanics of the atom-radiation interaction --
; 3. Classical theory of optical fluctuations and coherence --
; 4. Quantization of the radiation field --
; 5. Single-mode quantum optics --
; 6. Multimode and continuous-mode quantum optics --
; 7. Optical generation, attenuation and amplification --
; 8. Resonance fluorescence and light scattering --
; 9. Nonlinear quantum optics
N2  - The book is written as a textbook, with the treatment as a whole appropriate for graduate or postgraduate students, while earlier chapters are also suitable for final-year undergraduates. Over 100 problems help to reinforce the understanding of the material presented
ER  -