Quantum entanglement and information processing = Intrication quantique et traitement de l'information : École d'été de physique [théorique] des Houches, session LXXIX, 30 June-25 July 2003 : Euro Summer School, École thématique du CNRS / edited by Daniel Estève, Jean-Michel Raimond and Jean Dalibard.
Front Cover; Quantum Entanglement and Information Processing: Intrication Quantique Et Traitement De L'Information; Copyright Page; Lecturers; Participants; Preface; CONTENTS; Course 1. Principles of quantum computation; Course 2. Mesoscopic state superpositions and decoherence in quantum optics; Course 3. Cavity quantum electrodynamics; Course 4. Quantum optical implementation of quantum information processing; Course 5. Quantum information processing in ion traps I; Course 6. Quantum information processing in ion traps II; Course 7. Quantum cryptography with and without entanglement.
Summary
Presents the lecture notes of the Les Houches Summer School on Quantum entanglement and information processing. This book aims to establish connections between the communities of quantum optics and of quantum electronic devices working in the area of quantum computing. It is useful for graduate students with a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics.
