Quantum Optics
*** ANNOUNCEMENTS ***
*** Please note that there will be no discussion for the next problem set on Tuesday. However, paper presentations will take place as per the schedule.
Lecture
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Time
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Location
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Wed 08.45 - 10.30
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HPV G 5
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Fri 08.45 - 09.30
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HPV G 5
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Exercise
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Time
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Location
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Tue 8:45 - 9:45
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HPT B 71
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Thu 14:45 - 16:30
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HIT H 42
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HIT H 51
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Content
- Quantized light fields; coherent states, non-classical states
- Interaction between atoms and quantized fields
- Cavity quantum electrodynamics; Jaynes-Cummings Model
- Spontaneous emission
- Density operators and optical Bloch equations, e.g. electromagnetically induced transparency, adiabatic passage
- Coherence properties of quantized fields; resonance fluorescence, Rayleigh scattering
- Photon correlations; photon bunching and antibunching
- Quantum non-demolition measurements
- Entangled photons; Bell's inequality measurements
- Optical pumping
- Laser cooling of atoms
Suggested Reading
There is no required textbook for this course. In addition to the lecture notes, the following books serve as good references:
- Quantum Theory of Light - R. Loudon
- Photons and Atoms - C. Cohen-Tannoudji, J. Dupont-Roc and G. Grynberg
- Quantum Optics - M.O. Scully and M.S. Zubairy
- Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics - L. Mandel and E. Wolf
Paper Presentations
Problem Sets
Lecture Notes
