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In this chapter we review the most important experiments performed in quantum optics supporting quantum theory. We deal with one-photon as well as two-photon experiments, resonance fluorescence experiments, experiments in cavity quantum electrodynamics, experiments with various feedbacks, and experiments with squeezed light and sub-Poisson light generated in various nonlinear optical processes, such as optical parametric processes, particularly frequency down conversion, four-wave mixing, phase conjugation, optical Kerr effect as well as Raman scattering. In particular the process of the interaction of single atoms with light can provide effective tests of quantum behaviour. Some experiments related to violation of classical inequalities, Bell’s inequalities and quantum “nonlocality” were discussed in Chap. 7.
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Peřina, J., Hradil, Z., Jurčo, B. (1994). Quantum optical experiments supporting quantum theory. In: Quantum Optics and Fundamentals of Physics. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 63. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0932-1_8
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