Universität Wien

260100 VO Klassische- und Quantenoptik (2021S)

4.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 26 - Physik
Moodle

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Details

Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 04.03. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 09.03. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 11.03. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 16.03. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 18.03. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 23.03. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 25.03. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 13.04. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 15.04. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 20.04. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 22.04. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 27.04. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 29.04. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 04.05. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 06.05. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 11.05. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 18.05. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 20.05. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Donnerstag 27.05. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 01.06. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 08.06. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 10.06. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 15.06. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 17.06. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 22.06. 10:00 - 11:00 Digital
  • Donnerstag 24.06. 11:00 - 12:15 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The aim of the course is to obtain an understanding of the classical and quantum properties of light. The course will provide an introduction into the experimental foundations of quantum optics, the key experiments and the basic theoretical principles. Depending on current CoViD restrictions: either standard lecture format with mixed blackboard/Powerpoint presentation or online ZOOM lectures.

Content:
Classical Properties of Light:
The wave nature of light
Polarization properties
Optical elements: beamsplitters and waveplates
Spatial properties
Spectral & Coherence properties
Statistical properties
Mechanical effects of light

Light-Matter Interaction:
Nonlinear Optics
Light-Atom interaction
Blackbody Radiation
The Laser
Atomic Clocks
The Frequency Comb

Quantum Properties of Light:
Quantization of light
Fock states: properties, generation, detection
Coherent states: properties, generation, detection
The Standard Quantum Limit
Squeezed states: properties, generation, detection
Wave-particle duality / delayed choice
2-photon interference;
Nonclassical and Entangled states of light
The incompatibility of semiclassical theories of radiation: EPR, Bell, GHZ
Decoherence
The photon as a fundamental particle
The photon in quantum information
Modern trends in quantum optics

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Finale Leistungskontrolle als Moodle-basierte Prüfung.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Grades in final exam according to percentage of achieved points:

(4 ): 50% - 62%
(3): 63% - 75%
(2 ): 76% - 88%
(1): 89% - 100%.

Prüfungsstoff

Full lecture content as provided in "contents" above

Literatur

The course is based on elements of:

(*) Books on Classical Optics:
J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics
B. Saleh & M. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics
M. Born & E. Wolf, Principles of Optics
G. R. Fowles, Introduction to Modern Optics
D. Meschede, Optik, Licht und Laser

(*) Books on Quantum Optics:
R. Loudon, The Quantum Theory of Light
H. Bachor & T. Ralph, A Guide to Experiments in Quantum Optics
G. Grynberg, A. Aspect & C. Fabre, Introduction to Quantum Optics
U. Leonhardt, Essential Quantum Optics
S. Haroche & J.-M. Raymond, Exploring the Quantum
W. Schleich, Quantum Optics in Phase Space
P. Meystre, Elements of Quantum Optics

(*) Specialized Literature:
P. Mandel, Nonlinear Optics
C. Santori, D. Fattal, Y. Yamamoto, Single-photon Devices and Applications
J.-W. Pan et al., Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry, Rev. Mod. Phys. 84, 777 (2012)
S. Braunstein, Quantum information with continuous variables, Rev. Mod. Phys. 77, 513 (2005)
L. Davidovich, Sup-Poissonian processes in quantum optics, Rev. Mod. Phys. 68, 127 (1996)

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

WPF 2, MF 6, UF MA PHYS 01a, UF MA PHYS 01b

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:21