The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005

Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall, Theodor W. Hänsch

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2005


			Roy Glauber – the father of quantum optics The challenge that Roy Glauber took up was to formulate a theory that gave optics a quantum-mechanical explanation too. He succeeded in describing a general method for observing photons which gave a correct picture of, for example, the difference between light from a laser and from an ordinary light bulb.

	Roy J. Glauber Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

	Contents: \| Introduction - The two faces of light \| Using light as a tool \| Are the fundamental constants really constant? \| Quantum mechanics – what is it? \| Guaranteed secure cryptography \| Roy Glauber – the father of quantum optics \| Further reading \| Credits \|
	Nobel Poster from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, web adapted by Nobel Web AB.

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