Optical Resonance and Two-Level Atoms

by L. Allen, Joseph H. Eberly

The authors present a clear and comprehensive account of the basic principles involved in all quantum optical resonance phenomena. The text is directed to graduate students and research physicists, and hailed in Contemporary Physics as "a valuable contribution to the literature of non-linear optics." 53 illustrations.

Genres: Physics

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1987

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is pretty awesome. Gives a good mathematical and intuitive description of two-level systems interacting with classical radiation, clearly indicating the approximations and validity each of each step. The ending of the book gives a terse description of quantized radiation and a few interesting features of quantum electrodynamics. This is a good book as a stepping stone for higher level studies of light-matter interactions.