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Quantum Phononics, 1st ed. 2019
Introduction to Ultrafast Dynamics of Optical Phonons
Springer Tracts in Modern Physics Series, Vol. 282
Author: Nakamura Kazutaka
Language: EnglishSubject for Quantum Phononics:
Publication date: 08-2020
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 03-2019
142 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm · Hardback
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This book presents quantum phononics as an exciting new field of research, and introduces readers to the quantum nature of phonons and their application to quantum technologies. Both the theory of and recent experiments in ?quantum phononics,? involving e.g. coherent phonons, phonon squeezing, coherent control, and phonon quantum technologies, are presented. The theoretical background of the generation and detection of phonons is described in a way that will be easy to understand for graduate students and experimental scientists who are newcomers to the field.
Moreover, the book focuses on coherent phonons produced by ultrafast laser pulses, which can be used for the coherent control of atomic motions in solids and phase transformation. The laser-matter interaction is treated using a density matrix formalism of the time-dependent Schröedinger equation. In addition, the third-order nonlinear optical response of condensed matter is also described.
1. Introduction
2. Phonons
2.1. Classical description of lattice vibration2.2. Harmonic oscillator (creation and annihilation operators, coherent states, squeezed states)
2.3. Quantum description of phonons
3. Coherent phonons
3.1. Generation mechanism of coherent phonons (Theory)
3.2. Detection mechanism (Theory) (optical detection, diffraction detection)
3.3. Experimental Examples (semimetals, semiconductors, super conductors, Topological insulators and other new functional materials)
4. Phonon squeezing4.1. Squeezed state of phonons
4.2. Two-phonon squeezing
5. Coherent control of phonons5.1. Introduction to coherent control
5.2. Theory of coherent control of phonons
5.3. Single-mode control5.4. Multi-model control
6. Phonon quantum technology
6.1. Phonon quantum memory
6.2. Entanglement of phonons
7. Optomechanics
8. Phonon assisted phenomena
Explains the quantum nature of phonons as classical vibrations
Addresses applications to quantum technologies
Presents both the theory of and recent experiments involving phonons, e.g. coherent phonons, coherent control, and phonon quantum technologies