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Author:   Krishna Thyagarajan
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:  

9783031857270

ISBN 10:   3031857275
Pages:   809
Publication Date:   19 September 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Quick Recall of Basic Electromagnetics.- 3 Quantum Mechanics.- 4 Modes in Optical Waveguides.- 5 The Optical Directional Coupler.- 6 Electro Optic Effect in Optical Waveguides.- 7 Waveguide Y splitters and Mach-Zehnder Interferometer.- 8 Optical Ring Resonators and Arrayed Waveguide Grating.- 9 Periodic Interactions in Waveguides.- 10 Nonlinear Optical Polarization.- 11 Second Harmonic Generation.- 12 Sum and Difference Frequency Generation.- 13 Optical Parametric Amplification.- 14 Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field and the Concept of Photon.- 15 Single Mode Photon States.- 16 Multimode Photon States.- 17 Entangled Photon States.- 18 Squeezed Photon States.- 19 Beam Splitter.- 20 Optical Homodyning.- 21 Schrödinger, Heisenberg and Interaction Pictures.- 22 Quantum Treatment of Parametric Processes.- 23 Entangled Photon Pair Generation.- 24 Some Interesting Experiments in Quantum Photonics.- 25 Some Applications of Quantum Photonic Technology.

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Prof. Thyagarajan is a multicultural educator with more than four decades of experience as a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) and then at Bennett University (Times Media Group). He has played multiple roles across teaching, research, and administration, as a professor, Head of the Department and the Officiating Director (IITD). Prof. Thyagarajan has germinated novel ideas and demonstrated high impact scientific results in the fields of fiber optics, optical telecommunication, quantum optics and integrated optoelectronics, in projects funded both by federal (Asia, Europe, USA) and commercial sources. During his career, he has held numerous prestigious visiting scientist positions across the globe including in USA, France, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, and Poland, and has been decorated by multiple governments (India, France, USA) and industrial organizations for his outstanding contributions to science and education. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America and the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is also a recipient of the Officier dans L’ordre des Palmes académiques from the French Government. He has held key positions in national and international federal committees overseeing funding allocations and scientific work in the areas of quantum optics, optical telecommunication, and integrated photonics. With more than 175 research papers, several patents, authorship of 10 internationally acclaimed textbooks, and creating 73 nationally acclaimed physics education videos on Quantum Electronics and Electromagnetics to his name, Prof. Thyagarajan strives to bridge cutting-edge scientific research and STEM education to motivate future generations of scientists to pursue their passion in science and technology.

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