David Nikolaevich Klyshko (Давид Николаевич Клышко), (1929—2000) was a Russian
physicist
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and
professor
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. A highly regarded Physics professor at
Moscow State University
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, was known for his imperative approach for
Quantum Optics
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understanding. His most known contributions were in the field of
quantum electronics
Quantum optics is a branch of atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum chemistry that studies the behavior of photons (individual quanta of light). It includes the study of the particle-like properties of photons and their interaction w ...
and
quantum information science
Quantum information science is a field that combines the principles of quantum mechanics with information theory to study the processing, analysis, and transmission of information. It covers both theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum phys ...
.
His Habilitation
thesis
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on the topic of
spontaneous parametric down-conversion
Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (also known as SPDC, parametric fluorescence or parametric scattering) is a nonlinear instant optical process that converts one photon of higher energy (namely, a ''pump'' photon) into a pair of photons (name ...
, "''Multi-quantum and multi-particle transitions in
radio spectroscopy
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and
quantum radiophysics''," was published in 1972. Upon release, the thesis was widely recognized as a breakthrough in multi-particle transitions.
Throughout the 1970s, Klyshko presented several more important theoretical contributions including the development of
spontaneous parametric down-conversion
Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (also known as SPDC, parametric fluorescence or parametric scattering) is a nonlinear instant optical process that converts one photon of higher energy (namely, a ''pump'' photon) into a pair of photons (name ...
theory,
entanglement-based
quantum imaging Quantum imaging is a new sub-field of quantum optics that exploits quantum correlations such as quantum entanglement of the electromagnetic field in order to image objects with a resolution or other imaging criteria that is beyond what is possible ...
, nonlinear transformations in
quantum optics
Quantum optics is a branch of atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum chemistry that studies the behavior of photons (individual quanta of light). It includes the study of the particle-like properties of photons and their interaction ...
, and th
advanced wave modelfor describing correlations in
photon
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interference
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Communications
* Interference (communication), anything which alters, modifies, or disrupts a message
* Adjacent-channel interference, caused by extra ...
experiments.
External links
Department of Quantum Electronics Moscow State University
Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...
List of publicationsat Google Scholar
at
Moscow State University
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Fourth D.N.Klyshko seminar(17–19 May 2005)
(26–28 May 2003)
)27–28 May 2002_
(16–17 April 2001)
1929 births
2000 deaths
Russian physicists
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