Quantum Optics of Confined Systems

Basics of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics.- 1. The Atom-Field System.- 2. Spontaneous Emission in a Cavity.- 3. Atom-Field Entanglement.- 4. Mie Resonances of Dielectric Microspheres.- 5. Conclusion.- References.- Photon Statistics, Non-Classical Light and Quantum Interference.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Photon statistics.- 3. Quantum Interference.- 4. Two-Photon Interference.- 5. Conclusion and Perspective.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Nonlinear Optics in Micro-Meter Sized Droplets.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Cavity Resonances.- 3. Dye lasing.- 4. Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS).- 5. SRS in a Fluorescent and Lasing Media.- 6. Third-Order Sum Frequency Generation (TSFG).- 7. Conclusion.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Photonic Band Structures.- 1. Introduction.- 2. One Dimension.- 3. Two Dimensions.- 4. Three Dimensions.- 5. A Novel Numerical Approach.- 6. Nonlinear Electrodynamics in Photonic Band Structures.- 7. Summary.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Solid State Physics: Basic and Optical Properties.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Electronic Band Structures of Crystals.- 3. The Effective Mass Equation (The Envelope Function Method).- 4. Optical Properties of Excitons.- 5. Polaritons.- References.- Semiconductor Quantum Wells.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Confinement Effects and Optical Absorption in Quantum Wells.- 3. Excitons.- 4. Extensions.- 5. Relaxation.- 6. Photoluminescence.- 7. Conclusion.- References.- Squeezing and Cavity QED in Semiconductors.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Squeezed State Generation by Semiconductor Lasers “Teaching Noisy Photons to Follow Quiet Electrons”.- 3. Shot Noise Suppression in Mesoscopic Transport and Tunneling: “Dissipation Enhances Squeezing for Fermi Particles (Electrons)”.- 4. Semiconductor Cavity QED in Low-Q Regime: “Squeezing VacuumFluctuations in Frequency and Space”.- 5. Semiconductor Cavity QED in High-Q Regime: “Dressing Excitons with Electromagnetic Vacuum”.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Physics of Semiconductor Lasers.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Interaction of Electrons and Photons in Semiconductors.- 3. Edge Emitting Laser Diodes.- 4. Vertical Cavity Laser Diodes.- 5. Conclusion.- References.- Near Field Optics and Scanning Near Field Optical Microscopy.- Abstract.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Near Field Imaging.- 3. The Characteristic Components of a Near Field Optical Microscope.- 4. New Probe Concepts.- 5. Scanning Near Field Optical Microscopy with the Tetrahedral Tip.- Conclusion.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Laser Resonance Photoelectron Spectromicroscopy with a Subwavelength Spatial Resolution.- Abstract.- 1. Wave and Corpuscular Microscopy.- 2. Principle of the Laser Photoelectron (Photoion) Spectromicroscopy.- 3. Laser Resonance Photoionization of Absorbing Centers on a Surface.- 4. Laser Photoelectron Projection Microscope.- 5. Towards Laser Photoion Microscopy.- References.- Reflection of Light from Vapor Boundaries.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Emission by Plane Layers of Dielectric Polarization.- 3. Selective Reflection Spectroscopy.- 4. Transmission Spectroscopy.- 5. Magneto-Optical Effects in Reflection.- 6. Final Remarks.- References.- Light Induced Atom Desorption: a Photo-Atomic Effect.- Abstract.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Gas-Surface Interaction: Alkali Atoms on Organic Coatings.- 3. Light Induced Atom Desorption (LIAD).- 4. Discussion and Applications.- Acknowledgement.- References.- Atoms in Nanocavities.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Liquid and Solid Helium.- 3. Excess Charges in Liquid and Solid 4He.- 4. Atoms in Helium Matrix.- 5. Optical Spectra.- 6. Comparison with Experiment.- 7.Further Development of the Model.- 8. Summary and Outlook.- Acknowledgements.- References.