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1 | Why to quantize light? Canonical quantization. |
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2 | Quantization of harmonic oscillator – reminder. Quantization of the electromagnetic field. Observables. | |
3 | Number or Fock states, photons. Vacuum fluctuations, Spontaneous emission, Casimir effect, Lamb shift. Coherent state. Poisson distribution of photons. Homodyne detection. Field quadratures, uncertainty |
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4 | One photon state in a single mode: particle-like behavior. One photon interference: Wave-Particle duality. |
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5 | Multi-mode quantized radiation. Heterodyne detection. Incoherent multimode radiation; Classical vs quantum light. Implications to Quantum information. |
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6 | One photon sources. Basics of non-linear optics in the context of quantum optics. Parametric down conversion. |
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7 | Wave-particle duality for a single photon. Anti-correlation for a one-photon wave-packet on a beam-splitter |
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8 | One-photon based quantum technologies. Second quantum revolution. Qubits, no-cloning theorem. |
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9 | Squeezed light. Beating the Standard Quantum Limit. Detecting gravitational waves with interferometer. |
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10 | Entanglement. Bell's inequalities tests. EPR. |
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11 | Entanglement based quantum technologies. Quantum key distribution for cryptography. |
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Name | Day | Hours | Building/Room | |
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Dr. Eugene Frumker | By appointment | - | 54/213 | efrumker@bgu.ac.il |
Group | What? | Name | Day | Hours | Building/Room |
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1 | Lecture | Dr. Eugene Frumker | Thursday | 10:00-13:00 | Zoom |
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