One Hundred Years of Light Quanta (Nobel Lecture)

One Hundred Years of Light Quanta (Nobel Lecture)

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005 falls in the realm of light (see picture; a) classical and b) quantum physics observation of light), and it is awarded to three scientists: Roy Glauber, John Hall and Theodor Hänsch. Roy Glauber succeeded in describing a general method for observing photons. He formul...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chemphyschem 2006-08, Vol.7 (8), p.1618-1639
1. Verfasser: Glauber, Roy J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
electrodynamics
Nobel lecture
optical coherence
photons
quantum optics
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Zusammenfassung:The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005 falls in the realm of light (see picture; a) classical and b) quantum physics observation of light), and it is awarded to three scientists: Roy Glauber, John Hall and Theodor Hänsch. Roy Glauber succeeded in describing a general method for observing photons. He formulated a theory that gives optics a quantum‐mechanical basis.
ISSN:1439-4235
1439-7641
DOI:10.1002/cphc.200600329