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This book presents quantum phononics as an exciting new field of research, and introduces readers to the quantum nature of phonons and their application to quantum technologies. Both the theory of and recent experiments in “quantum phononics,” involving e.g. coherent phonons, phonon squeezing, coherent control, and phonon quantum technologies, are presented. The theoretical background of the generation and detection of phonons is described in a way that will be easy to understand for graduate students and experimental scientists who are newcomers to the field. Moreover, the book focuses on coherent phonons produced by ultrafast laser pulses, which can be used for the coherent control of atomic motions in solids and phase transformation. The laser-matter interaction is treated using a density matrix formalism of the time-dependent Schröedinger equation. In addition, the third-order nonlinear optical response of condensed matter is also described.

Microwaves. --- Engineering. --- Quantum Optics. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering. --- Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics. --- Nanotechnology and Microengineering. --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Hertzian waves --- Electric waves --- Electromagnetic waves --- Geomagnetic micropulsations --- Radio waves --- Shortwave radio --- Phonons --- Quantum theory. --- Quasiparticles (Physics) --- Lattice dynamics --- Quantum optics. --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- Optical engineering. --- Quantum computers. --- Spintronics. --- Nanotechnology. --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Fluxtronics --- Magnetoelectronics --- Spin electronics --- Spinelectronics --- Microelectronics --- Nanotechnology --- Computers --- Mechanical engineering --- Optics --- Photons --- Quantum theory --- New optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators