Fundamentals Of Quantum Optics And Quantum Information - 2007.pdf

Peter Lambropoulos · David Petrosyan
Fundamentals of Quantum Optics
and Quantum Information
Peter Lambropoulos
David Petrosyan
Fundamentals
of Quantum Optics
and Quantum Information
With 95 Figures
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Prof. Dr. Peter Lambropoulos
Foundation for Research
and Technology Hellas (FORTH)
IESL and University of Crete
. B ox 1 5 27
711 10 Heraklion, Crete
Greece
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Dr. David Petrosyan
Foundation for Research
and Technology Hellas (FORTH)
IESL
. B ox 1 5 27
711 10 Heraklion, Crete
Greece
e-mail: ******@
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ISBN-13 978-3-540-34571-8 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York
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Preface
Another book on Quantum Optics? or Quantum Information? Well, no