Optical Generation and Control of Quantum Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures - Couverture rigide

 
9783642124907: Optical Generation and Control of Quantum Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures

Synopsis

The fundamental concept of quantum coherence plays a central role in quantum physics, cutting across disciplines of quantum optics, atomic and condensed matter physics. Quantum coherence represents a universal property of the quantum s- tems that applies both to light and matter thereby tying together materials and p- nomena. Moreover, the optical coherence can be transferred to the medium through the light-matter interactions. Since the early days of quantum mechanics there has been a desire to control dynamics of quantum systems. The generation and c- trol of quantum coherence in matter by optical means, in particular, represents a viable way to achieve this longstanding goal and semiconductor nanostructures are the most promising candidates for controllable quantum systems. Optical generation and control of coherent light-matter states in semiconductor quantum nanostructures is precisely the scope of the present book. Recently, there has been a great deal of interest in the subject of quantum coh- ence. We are currently witnessing parallel growth of activities in different physical systems that are all built around the central concept of manipulation of quantum coherence. The burgeoning activities in solid-state systems, and semiconductors in particular, have been strongly driven by the unprecedented control of coherence that previously has been demonstrated in quantum optics of atoms and molecules, and is now taking advantage of the remarkable advances in semiconductor fabrication technologies. A recent impetus to exploit the coherent quantum phenomena comes from the emergence of the quantum information paradigm.

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e-mail address (g.slavcheva@imperial.ac.uk) and url: http: //www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/g.slavcheva at Imperial

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9783642263828: Optical Generation and Control of Quantum Coherence in Semiconductor Nanostructures

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ISBN 10 :  3642263828 ISBN 13 :  9783642263828
Editeur : Springer, 2012
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