The quantum theory of light

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’.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  Philosophical Transactions

• Publication date

  2024-12-24

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Physics

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1098/rsta.2023.0349PMID 39717986PMCID 11667579
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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