Quantum Optics:

Syllabus

Notes: 0, Introduction 1, Review of QM 2, Radiation 3, Squeezed 4, QDT 5, atom-field 6, Fluorescence 7, Cavity-QED 8, Lasers 9, q-nlin 10, QND 11, q-pulse 12, QIP

Course Information:

Course Description:

The field of quantum optics has made a revolution on modern physics, from laser, precise measurement, Bose-Einstein condensates, quantum information process, to the fundamental issues in quantum mechanics.

Through this course, I want to provide an in-depth and wide-ranging introduction to the fundamental concepts for quantum optics, including physical concepts, mathematical methods, simulation techniques, basic principles and applications.

Current researches on non-classical state generation, quantum noise measurement, nonlinear quantum pulse propagation, quantum interference, quantum information science, Bose-Einstein condensates, and atom optics would also be stressed.

Background requirements: Basics of quantum mechanics, electromagnetic theory, and nonlinear optics.