Coherence and Quantum Optics : Proceedings of the Third Rochester Conference on Coherence and Quantum Optics Held at the University of Rochester, June 21–23, 1972

This volume presents the written versions of papers that were delivered at the Third Rochester Conference on Coherence and Quantum Optics, held on the campus of the University of Rochester during the three days of June 21-23, 1972. The Conference was a sequel to two earlier meetings devoted to the same field of modern physics, that were also held in Rochester in 1960 and in 1966. The scope of the Conference was largely confined to basic pro­ blems in the general area of optical coherence and quantum optics, and excluded engineering applications that are well covered by other meetings. Approximately 250 scientists from 9 countries participated, most of whom are active workers in the field. Alto­ gether 72 papers, including 26 invited papers, were presented in 17 sessions. The papers dealt mainly with the subjects of resonant pulse propagation, lasers, quantum electrodynamics and alternative theories, optical coherence, coherence effects in spontaneous emis­ sion, light scattering, optical correlation and fluctuation measure­ ments, coherent light interactions and quantum noise. The program was organized by a committee consisting of N. Bloembergen (Harvard University) J. H. Eberly (University of Rochester) E. L. Hahn (University of California at Berkeley) H. Haken (University of Stuttgart, Germany) M. Lax (City College of New York) B. J. Thompson (University of Rochester) L. Mandel (University of Rochester) }J'oint secretaries E. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Some Nonlinear Properties of Pulse Propagation....Pages 1-1 Self-Induced Transparency in the Broadline and Narrowline Limits, and Applications....Pages 3-3 Observation of Zero-Degree Pulse Propagation in a Resonant Medium....Pages 5-21 Higher Conservation Laws and Coherent Pulse Propagation....Pages 23-33 Survey of the Present Status of Neoclassical Radiation Theory....Pages 35-81 A Test of Jaynes’ Neoclassical Theory: Incoherent Resonance Fluorescence from a Coherently Excited State....Pages 83-109 Experimental Limitations to the Validity of Semiclassical Radiation Theories....Pages 111-112 Time Delay Statistics of Photoelectric Emissions: An Experimental Test of Classical Radiation Theory....Pages 113-119 Non-Linear Radiation Reaction....Pages 121-156 Master Equations in the Theory of Incoherent and Coherent Spontaneous Emission....Pages 157-182 Influence of Resonant Frequency Shifts on Superradiant Damping....Pages 183-186 Spontaneous Emission Rate in the Presence of a Mirror....Pages 187-190 Atomic Coherent States in Quantum Optics....Pages 191-215 Coherent States in Modern Physics....Pages 217-240 Debye Representation and Multipole Expansion of the Quantized Free Electromagnetic Field....Pages 241-257 Volume of Coherence....Pages 259-271 A Quantum Treatment of Spontaneous Emission Without Photons....Pages 273-288 Finite Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics....Pages 289-299 The Use of Classical Solutions in Quantum Optics....Pages 301-308 Raman Effect in Semiclassical Theory....Pages 309-317 Theory of Resonant Light Scattering Processes in Solids....Pages 319-337 A Generalized Extinction Theorem and Its Role in Scattering Theory....Pages 339-357 Mode Analysis and Mode Coupling of Electromagnetic Fields in Spatially Dispersive Media....Pages 359-367 Amplitude Stabilization of Pulses from a Q-Switched Ruby Laser by Means of Interaction with a Non-Linear Medium....Pages 369-377 Two-Photon Time Distributions in Mixed Light Beams....Pages 379-384 Photo-Counting Inversion in Presence of Dead Time Effects....Pages 385-386 Image Reconstruction from the Modulus of the Correlation Function: A Practical Approach to the Phase Problem of Coherence Theory....Pages 387-394 Photon-Correlation Spectroscopy....Pages 395-408 Multi-Time Intervals Distributions of Photoelectrons from Stationary Pseudo-Thermal Light with Gaussian Spectrum....Pages 409-414 Adventures in Green’s Land: Light Scattering in Anisotropic Media....Pages 415-445 Intensity Fluctuation Techniques in Light Scattering....Pages 447-447 Coherence Properties of Light through a Liquid Crystal....Pages 449-456 Non-Critical Rayleigh Scattering from Pure Liquids....Pages 457-464 Cooperative Effects in Spontaneous Emission....Pages 465-466 Amplified Spontaneous Emission....Pages 467-490 Non-Gaussian Statistics of Superradiant Radiation from Saturated Xenon 3.5μm Laser Amplifier....Pages 491-507 On the Theory of Radiating Electrons....Pages 509-521 Atomic & Molecular Spectroscopy by Saturation with Coherent Light....Pages 523-523 Response Functions for Strongly Driven Systems....Pages 525-532 Mechanism of Interaction of Picosecond Light Pulses with Matter Yielding Self-Trapping....Pages 533-535 Resonance Fluorescence Lineshapes with Intense Applied Fields....Pages 537-546 Electron Beams as Carriers of Optical Coherence....Pages 547-550 Detuned Single Mode Laser and Detailed Balance....Pages 551-565 Tunable Raman Lasers....Pages 567-593 Dye Lasers: Recent Advances in Tunable Systems....Pages 595-603 A Theory of Light without Photons: Implications from Fermis to Light Years....Pages 605-611 Black Body Heat Capacity and Action-at-a-Distance Electrodynamics....Pages 613-622 The Implications of Radiative Equilibrium in Jaynes’ Extension of Semiclassical Radiation Theory....Pages 623-633 A Quantum Electrodynamic Investigation of the Jaynes-Crisp-Stroud Approach to Spontaneous Emission....Pages 635-644 Critical Comments on Radiation Theory....Pages 645-645 Cooperative Phenomena in Resonant Propagation....Pages 647-648 Theory of Sub-Cooperation-Limit Optical Pulses in Resonant Absorbers....Pages 649-658 Multiple Pulse Chirping in Self-Induced Transparency....Pages 659-673 Coupled Superradiance Master Equations: Application to Fluctuations in Coherent Pulse Propagation in Resonant Media....Pages 675-690 The Laser-Phase Transition Analogy — Recent Developments....Pages 691-702 Multiple-Time-Scale Analysis of Coherent Radiation....Pages 703-707 Orthogonal Operators and Phase Space Distributions in Quantum Optics....Pages 709-738 Radiation by Many Excited Atoms Between Mirrors....Pages 739-752 Transient Coherent Emission....Pages 753-754 Superradiance from a System of 3-Level Particles....Pages 755-766 A Quantum Electrodynamic View of Superradiance as a Competition Between Stimulated and Spontaneous Atomic Decay....Pages 767-784 Third- and Higher-Order Intensity Correlations in Laser Light....Pages 785-803 Correlation Function of a Laser Beam Near Threshold....Pages 805-813 Localization of Photons....Pages 815-827 Adiabatic Following and the Self-Defocusing of Light in Rubidium Vapor....Pages 829-831 Experimental Evidence of an X-Ray Laser....Pages 833-833 Quantum Theory of Photodetection and Coherence Properties of Electrons....Pages 835-838 Statistics of Light Scattered by Non-Gaussian Fluctuations....Pages 839-850 Unified Thermodynamics of Dissipative Structures and Coherence in Nonlinear Optics....Pages 851-872 The Approach to Thermal Equilibrium in Systems of Coupled Quantum Oscillators Initially in a Generalized Gaussian State....Pages 873-877 Comparison between Incoherent and Chaotic Sources : Contribution to the Study of the Origin of Bunching Effect....Pages 879-883 Self-Pulsing in Laser Amplification of Broadband Noise....Pages 885-903 Back Matter....Pages 905-913