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In this chapter we recapitulate the classical and the quantum theories of the electromagnetic (em.) field. This is followed by a discussion of the concept of the field correlation functions and their role in characterizing the statistical and spectral properties of the field. We highlight some signatures of nonclassical features of the field carried by the correlation functions.
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Puri, R.R. (2001). The Electromagnetic Field. In: Mathematical Methods of Quantum Optics. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 79. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44953-9_6
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