Physical foundations of quantum electronics

Abstract

Introducing the readers to the most general concepts, rules, and theoretical methods. The main focus is on the three directions in physical optics that appeared after the advent of lasers: nonstationary interactions between light and matter (Chapter 5), optical anharmonicity of matter (Chapter 6) and quantum properties of light (Chapter 7). Basic methods for describing the interaction of optical radiation with matter are considered, based on quantum transition probabilities (Chapter 2), the density matrix formalism (Chapter 3), and the linear dielectric susceptibility of matter (Chapter 4).