Quantum Photonics: Quantum non-Locality at Work (Graduate Texts in Physics)

This book employs a pedagogical approach that facilitates access to the fundamentals of quantum photonics.Beginning with a review of the quantum properties of photons and electrons, this book then introduces the concept of non-locality at the quantum level.It presents a determination of electronic band structure using the pseudopotential method, enabling the student to directly compute the band structures of most group IV, group III-V, and group II-VI semiconductors.This book devotes further in-depth discussion of second quantization of the electromagnetic field that describes spontaneous and stimulated emission of photons, quantum entanglement and introduces the topic of quantum cascade lasers, showing how electrons and photons interact in a quantum environment to create a practical photonic device. This extensively updated third edition introduces major new material on squeezing and parametric amplification, offering a unified view of classical and non-classical optics.It presents a