Measuring the Quantum State of Light
Measuring the Quantum State of Light
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DOI：
10.1088/0957-0233/11/12/706
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发表时间：
2000
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
U Leonhardt
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作者：
U Leonhardt
这是一本写得很好的书；对于在其他领域工作的专家和物理学家来说，它使阅读变得简单而愉快。这本书几乎是独立的。它包括六章。在前三个中，作者介绍了主题，并涉及量子光学的基本结果和分析工具：光和准概率函数的量子理论。在第四章中，他讨论了简单光学仪器的量子力学描述。最后两章是本书的核心。他们致力于讨论量子断层扫描，位置和动量的关节测量以及量子光相。作者直接参与了该领域的发展，该领域保证了新的明确的博览会。同时，他为对该主题的一般（重新）制定了一般（重新）的开放努力，并为该地区的许多问题提供“经典”解决方案。总体而言，量子断层扫描的呈现是由个人观点来塑造的，但它足以说明文献中讨论的不同方法。我唯一的保留是介绍古典和量子断层扫描之间的联系方式。特别是，我发现一个明确的陈述，即不能直接应用经典的层析成像（反radtrytry transform）。这本书于1997年出版。从那时起，该领域一直在迅速而浮躁，这本书显示了其年龄。然而，对于活跃的研究人员来说，它仍然是一个有用的参考工具，也是进入该领域的（研究生）学生的出色介绍。值得注意的是，只有几本关于该主题的书。莱昂哈特（Leonhardt）的卷写得很好，要点。这本书专门介绍了莱昂哈特博士后论文的主管哈里·保罗，也是他在该地区大多数论文的合着者。巴黎
This is a well written book; it makes easy and pleasant reading for both experts and physicists working in other areas. The book is almost self-contained. It comprises six chapters. In the first three the author introduces the subject and deals with basic results and analytic tools from quantum optics: quantum theory of light and quasi-probability functions. In the fourth chapter he discusses the quantum-mechanical description of simple optical instruments. The last two chapters are the core of the book; they are devoted to a discussion of quantum tomography, joint measurement of position and momentum and the quantum-optical phase. The author was directly involved in the development of the field, which guarantees a fresh and clear exposition. At the same time he makes an open effort for a general (re)formulation of the subject and to present the `classic' solutions to a number of problems in the area. Overall, the presentation of quantum tomography is shaped by a personal view but it accounts sufficiently for the different approaches discussed in the literature. My only reservation is the way in which connections between classical and quantum tomography are presented. In particular, I find that an explicit statement that classical tomography (inverse Radon transform) cannot be straightforwardly applied to the quantum case should be made. The book was published in 1997. Since then the field has been growing rapidly and impetuously and the book shows its age. Nevertheless, it is still a useful reference tool for active researchers and a nice and valuable introduction for (graduate) students who are entering this area. It is worth noting that only a few books have been published on this subject; Leonhardt's volume is well written and to the point. The book is dedicated to Harry Paul, the supervisor of Leonhardt's postdoctoral thesis and the coauthor of most of his papers in the area. M G A Paris