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020			_a9780198501763
082			_a535.15 _bLOU
100			_aLoudon, Rodney
245			_aThe quantum theory of light _cRodney Loudon.
250			_a3rd
260			_aOxford ; New York : _bOxford University Press, _c2000.
300			_aix, 438 pages
505			_t1. Planck's radiation law and the Einstein coefficients -- _t2. Quantum mechanics of the atom-radiation interaction -- _t3. Classical theory of optical fluctuations and coherence -- _t4. Quantization of the radiation field -- _t5. Single-mode quantum optics -- _t6. Multimode and continuous-mode quantum optics -- _t7. Optical generation, attenuation and amplification -- _t8. Resonance fluorescence and light scattering -- _t9. Nonlinear quantum optics.
520			_aThe 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
942			_2ddc _cBK