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Quantum Optics, 2023
About course - General
Topic outline
Topics
Syllabus Quantum Optics
# Topics 1 Why to quantize light? Canonical quantization.
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
4 One photon state in a single mode: particle-like behavior. One photon interference: Wave-Particle duality.
5 Multi-mode quantized radiation. Heterodyne detection. Incoherent multimode radiation; Classical vs quantum light. Implications to Quantum information.
6 One photon sources. Basics of non-linear optics in the context of quantum optics. Parametric down conversion.
7 Wave-particle duality for a single photon. Anti-correlation for a one-photon wave-packet on a beam-splitter
8 One-photon based quantum technologies. Second quantum revolution. Qubits, no-cloning theorem.
9 Squeezed light. Beating the Standard Quantum Limit. Detecting gravitational waves with interferometer.
10 Entanglement. Bell's inequalities tests. EPR.
11 Entanglement based quantum technologies. Quantum key distribution for cryptography.
Textbooks
There is no single textbook in the course. Some of the books, which are relevant to the course are listed below.
- Scully, Zubairy - Quantum Optics
- Fox - Quantum Optics An Introduction
- Mandel, Wolf- Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics
- Grynbert, Aspect, Fabre - Introduction to Quantum Optics
- Paul - Introduction To Quantum Optics - From Light Quanta To Quantum Teleportation
- Meystre, Sargent - Elements of Quantum Optics
Lecture, Tutorial and office hours
Office hours
Name Day Hours Building/Room E-mail Dr. Eugene Frumker By appointment - 54/213 efrumker@bgu.ac.il Lecture/Tutorial
Group What? Name Day Hours Building/Room 1 Lecture Dr. Eugene Frumker Thursday 10:00-13:00 Zoom Class exercises
Course policy
Grading
Exam: Home exam. May include an oral exam.
Home work: 20%, Magen
Students MUST submit all homeworks to take final exam
LATE OR SLOPPY SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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