Lecture: Quantum Optics
WS 24/25
Lecturer: Dr. Johannes Zeiher, Prof. Monika Aidelsburger
This is a course within the Master's Program Quantum Science & Technology.
It is open to all Physics Master students from TU and LMU, as well as IMPRS-QST students. Interested Bachelor students are also welcome to join the course.
2h Lecture + Tutorials, 6 ECTS points (LMU system)
Teaching assistants
Johannes Arceri
Johannes Obermeyer
Content
We will give an introduction to the wide field of quantum optics from the very beginning. Subjects will include: from ray to wave optics, Gaussian beams, field quantization, Fock states, coherent states, squeezed states, thermal states, two level systems, Jaynes-Cummings and dressed atoms as well as measurable consequences of the electromagnetic vacuum. We will discuss aspects of correlations and photon statistics and, if time permits, topics on quantum information such as teleportation and quantum cryptography.
To access the material & participate in the course, please visit our moodle website
Time & Place
- Monday 12:00 - 14:00 c.t. in N020 Kleiner Physiksaal
- Wednesday 12:00 - 14:00 c.t. in H030, Schellingstr. 4
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
Literature:
The Quantum Theory of Light, R. Loudon, Oxford University Press 2000
Quantum Optics: An Introduction, M. Fox, Oxford University Press 2006
Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics, L. Mandel & E. Wolf, Cambridge University Press 2014
Quantum Optics, M.O.Scully & M.S.Zubairy, Cambridge University Press 1997
Quantum Electronics, A.Yariv, Wiley & Sons 1988
Fundamentals of Photoncs, B.E.A.Saleh & M.C.Teich, Wiley & Sons 1991.