Barnett Stephen M, Jeffers John
School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, John Anderson Building, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2024 Dec 30;382(2287):20230349. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2023.0349. Epub 2024 Dec 24.
We present a brief introduction to the quantum theory of light as it is understood in the field of quantum optics. Our aim is not to review the topic, which would require a very extensive article (or even a book of several volumes) but rather to provide sufficient background to set the ideas in the following papers in their correct context.This article is part of the theme issue 'The quantum theory of light'.
我们简要介绍一下量子光学领域所理解的光量子理论。我们的目的不是对这个主题进行全面回顾，因为那需要一篇非常冗长的文章（甚至是几卷本的书籍），而是提供足够的背景知识，以便将后续论文中的观点置于正确的背景中。本文是“光量子理论”主题特刊的一部分。
