Quantum Optics in Phase Space

"Quantum Optics in Phase Space" Provides a Concise Introduction to the Rapidly Moving Field of Quantum Optics From the Point of View of Phase Space. Modern in Style and Didactically Skillful, "Quantum Optics in Phase Space" Prepares Students for Their Own Research by Presenting Detailed Derivations, Many Illustrations and a Large Set of Workable Problems at the End of Each Chapter. Often, the Theoretical Treatments Are Accompanied by the Corresponding Experiments. an Exhaustive List of References Provides a Guide to the Literature. "Quantum Optics in Phase Space" Also Serves Advanced Researchers As a Comprehensive Reference Book. Starting With an Extensive Review of the Experiments That Define Quantum Optics and a Brief Summary of the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, the Author Wolfgang P. Schleich Illustrates the Properties of Quantum States With the Help of the Wigner Phase Space Distribution Function. His Description of Waves Ala Wkb Connects Semi-Classical Phase Space With the Ber