Introduction to optical quantum information processing / Pieter Kok and Brendon W. Lovett.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Quantum Optics and Quantum Information:
1. The quantum theory of light;
2. Quantum information processing;
3. Figures of merit;

Part II. Quantum Information in Photons and Atoms:
4. Photon sources and detectors;
5. Quantum communication with single photons;
6. Quantum computation with single photons;
7. Atomic quantum information carriers;

Part III. Quantum Information in Many-Body Systems:
8. Quantum communication with continuous variables;
9. Quantum computation with continuous variables;
10. Atomic ensembles in quantum information processing;
11. Solid state quantum information carriers;
12. Decoherence of solid state qubits;
13. Quantum metrology; Appendices;
References;
Index.

This book describes the techniques that are likely to be used in implementing optical quantum information processors. After developing the fundamental concepts in quantum optics and quantum information theory, the book shows how optical systems can be used to build quantum computers according to the most recent ideas. It discusses implementations based on single photons and linear optics, optically controlled atoms and solid-state systems, atomic ensembles, and optical continuous variables.This book is ideal for graduate students beginning research in optical quantum information processing. It presents the most important techniques of the field using worked examples and over 120 exercises.