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This is a quantum optics reading course based on the textbook by Vogel/Welsch/Wallentowitz. We will meet weekly to discuss the reading and assignments. We will shorten the reading material and announce the material for each discussion meeting at the previous meeting.
Time: Tuesday, 9:00 to 11:00 AM, starting May 2nd
Place: BFG 2125 Prerequisite: Permission from Instructors
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- Elements of QED (modes, running modes, Quantization)
- Elements of QED (minimal coupling Hamiltonian, approximate interaction Hamiltonian)
- Quantum States of bosonic systems (number states, coherent states)
- Quantum States of bosonic systems (squeezed states, quadrature eigenstates)
- Phase space representations (characteristic functions, quasi-probabilities)
- Quantum theory of damping (Langevin and Master equation)
- Quantum theory of damping (damped harmonic oscillator, damped two-level system, quantum regression theorem)
- Photodection (photon counting, spectral detection, homodyne detection)
- Non-classical states (anti-bunching, sub-Poissonian light, squeezing, interference, entanglement)
- Resonance fluorescence (dynamics, spectrum, driven multi-level systems)
- Resonance fluorescence (driven multi-level systems)
- A single atom in a high-Q cavity (Jaynes-Cummings model)
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Chapter 1, Introduction, p. 13-22 (GW,NL)
Chapter 2, 2 to 2.3.1, Elements of QED, p. 25-41 (GW), Assignment 1
Chapter 2, 2.5, Approximate Hamiltonians (GW,NL)
Chapter 3, 3.1-3.2 Number states, coherent states (GW)
Chapter 3, 3.2.1-3.4 Squeezed states, Quadrature states (NL)
No meeting!
Chapter 4, Phase space representations, quasi-probabilities (GW)
Chapter 5, 5.1-5.2 Quantum theory of damping, Langevin and Master euqations(GW,NL)
Chapter 5, 5.3-5.4 Examples of damped quantum systems (GW,NL)
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