I Single-mode field quantization Hamiltonian

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I'm having some trouble on understanding how the Hamiltonian of the e-m field in the single mode field quantization is obtained in the formalism proposed by Gerry-Knight in the book "Introductory Quantum Optics".
(see, http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic820704.files/Lec11_Gerry_Knight.pdf )

The electric and magnetic field are:
E(z,t) = \hat{x} q(t) \sqrt{\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}sin(kz)
B(z,t) = \hat{y} \frac{1}{c^2 k} p(t) \sqrt{\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}cos(kz)

and the Hamiltonian corresponding to the electromagnetic energy density is:
H=\frac{1}{2}\int_V dV [\epsilon_0 E^2 + \frac{B^2}{\mu_0}]

Therefore I can write:
H=\frac{1}{2}\int_V dV [\epsilon_0 q^2(t) {\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}sin^2(kz) + \frac{\frac{1}{c^4 k^2} p(t)^2 {\frac{2\omega^2}{\epsilon_0 V}}cos^2(kz)}{\mu_0}]
Which becomes:
H=\omega^2 q^2 \int_v \frac{1}{V}sin^2(kz) dV + p^2 \int_v \frac{1}{V}cos^2(kz) dV

Now, the final result should be
H=\frac{1}{2} (p^2+\omega^2q^2)

But I son't really understand how this is obtained since when I calculate the hamiltonian a get stucked in the following integral:
\int_v\frac{1}{V}sin^2(kz) dV

which brings me a sin factor I'm not sure how to remove.

Does anyone have calculated the Hamiltonian following this formalism and help me to solve my problem?
 
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Use Fourier transforms and work in frequency/momentum space then everything simplifies a lot!
 
You might substitute kz for an angle and integrate over 0 to pi. You will need the formula for the cosine of a double angle to elimate the sin squared term. This introduces the factor of 1/2.
 
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