In the third fully revised and expanded edition of this well established textbook the authors
present new concepts results techniques and the latest experiments in the field of quantum
optics. They begin with the basic building blocks and concepts before moving on to detailed
procedures and novel techniques. The focus is on metrology communications and quantum logic
with a special emphasis on single photon technology as well as hybrid detection. A new feature
to this edition are the end-of-chapter summaries and full problems sets throughout.
