Quantum Interferometry in Phase Space : Theory and Applications

**Quantum Interferometry in Phase Space** is primarily concerned with quantum-mechanical distribution functions and their applications in quantum optics and neutron interferometry. In the first part of the book, the author describes the phase-space representation of quantum optical phenomena such as coherent and squeezed states. Applications to interferometry, e.g. in beam splitters and fiber networks, are also presented. In the second part of the book, the theoretical formalism is applied to neutron interferometry, including the dynamical theory of diffraction, coherence properties of superposed beams, and dephasing effects. Deals with quantum-mechanical distribution functions and their applications in quantum optics and neutron interferometry. This book describes the phase-space representation of quantum optical phenomena, such as coherent and squeezed states. It also presents applications to interferometry, such as in beam splitters and fiber networks front-matter......Page 1 1......Page 13 2......Page 18 3......Page 45 4......Page 77 5......Page 81 6......Page 96 7......Page 101 8......Page 122 9......Page 142 10......Page 158 11......Page 176 back-matter......Page 177 M. Suda. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [177]-179) And Index.