An Introduction to Quantum Optics

Acknowledgments

I would first like to thank my wonderful teachers Carroll O. Alley, David N. Klyshko, Morton H. Rubin, and John A. Wheeler, not only for teaching me physics but also for passing the ethos of physicists to me: seeking for the truth and only the truth. My thanks also go to my students, postdocs, and coworkers for their impressive experimental and theoretical research works, which have provided great support to this book. At the same time, my apologies to them for not having cited their research findings due to limited space and time. Only those experiments and theories that directly support the contents and discussion points have been selected. I would also like to apologize to all other researchers in the field of quantum optics, ...