A guide to experiments in quantum optics

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This fully revised and expanded edition of a well-established textbook on quantum optics experiments covers new concepts, results, procedures, and developments in cutting-edge research. It begins with the foundational ideas and building blocks of quantum optics and progresses to detailed procedures and innovative techniques for various experiments. Emphasizing metrology, communications, and quantum logic, the edition highlights single photon technology and hybrid detection. It includes end-of-chapter summaries and comprehensive problem sets. The text introduces classical and quantum models of light, basic optical components, lasers, amplifiers, and contemporary photodetection techniques. It explores quantum noise, squeezing experiments, applications of squeezed light, and fundamental tests of quantum mechanics. The book concludes with a section on quantum information, summarizing the content and providing an outlook on the field's future. Key features include updates on quantum optics, detailed coverage of models and experiments, and a focus on significant goals like metrology and quantum logic. It presents fundamental tests of quantum mechanics, introduces the density function, and discusses new trends in photodetection, quantum gates, cluster states, and quantum control. This edition is ideal for professionals and graduate students in physics and engineering science.