260103 VU Advanced Methods in quantum optomechanics: from atoms to solids (2024S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 05.02.2024 08:00 to Tu 27.02.2024 07:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 22.03.2024 23:59
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Thursday 07.03. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 14.03. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 21.03. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 11.04. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 18.04. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 25.04. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 02.05. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 16.05. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 23.05. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 06.06. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 13.06. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
- Thursday 20.06. 10:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum Physik Sensengasse 8 EG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Maximum number of points is 100. The final grade will be formed based on several independent evaluations of the student’s participation:
- Homework assignments will be provided during the semester. A new problem set will be announced in the lecture and the deadline will be set for two (lecture) weeks from that moment. One week into the deadline (at the lecture a week after the problem set was posted) there will be an opportunity to discuss the problems and resolve any issues regarding solutions. Students are expected to submit their solutions via Moodle before the deadline. Homework assignments will in total carry 50 points (out of 100). Note: a week without a lecture (due to public or University holidays) will not count toward the two-week countdown.
- Student conference is organized for 22.06.2023: Students will choose one scientific publication from a list provided on Moodle. Students must convey their choice to the lecturer via email at least two weeks before the student conference. Students have to prepare a 12-minute talk (10-minute talk, 2 minutes of questions) and present it at the student conference. Students are encouraged to ask questions; each question about a colleague’s talk will be rewarded with 2 bonus points. The presentation will carry 50 points (out of 100).
- Homework assignments will be provided during the semester. A new problem set will be announced in the lecture and the deadline will be set for two (lecture) weeks from that moment. One week into the deadline (at the lecture a week after the problem set was posted) there will be an opportunity to discuss the problems and resolve any issues regarding solutions. Students are expected to submit their solutions via Moodle before the deadline. Homework assignments will in total carry 50 points (out of 100). Note: a week without a lecture (due to public or University holidays) will not count toward the two-week countdown.
- Student conference is organized for 22.06.2023: Students will choose one scientific publication from a list provided on Moodle. Students must convey their choice to the lecturer via email at least two weeks before the student conference. Students have to prepare a 12-minute talk (10-minute talk, 2 minutes of questions) and present it at the student conference. Students are encouraged to ask questions; each question about a colleague’s talk will be rewarded with 2 bonus points. The presentation will carry 50 points (out of 100).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students have to obtain at least 50% of points in each category to pass the exam. The final grade will be calculated based on the following grading scheme:
[87.5-100]: 1
[75-87.5): 2
[62.5-75): 3
[50-62.5): 4
[0-50): you shall not pass
[87.5-100]: 1
[75-87.5): 2
[62.5-75): 3
[50-62.5): 4
[0-50): you shall not pass
Examination topics
Topics covered in the lectures and exercises.
Reading list
Will be continuously updated on Moodle during the course.
Association in the course directory
M-VAF A 2, M-VAF B
Last modified: We 13.03.2024 15:06
We will cover the following topics in the lectures:
1 Optical trapping: optical tweezers, gradient, and scattering force on dielectric nanoparticles and atoms
2 Semi-classical dynamics of systems interacting with light
3 Quantization of harmonic oscillators: input-output formalism in quantum optics, thermal bath model for quantum harmonic oscillator, decoherence
4 Quantum description of light-matter interaction
5 Optomechanics with atoms and levitated nanoparticles
6 Multimode systems: reciprocal and non-reciprocal coupling, non-Hermitian physics
7 Hybrid optomechanical systems: spins and motion
8 Quantum correlations: entanglement, squeezing, sub-SQL detection
9 Force sensing and exploring fundamental physics: dark matter sensing, gravitational wave detectors, etc.Method: Lectures and exercises will require active participation. Lectures will be organized mostly as a knowledge transfer and occasionally as a flipped classroom. Materials will be made available to students on Moodle.Outcome: Students will learn about research methods and current trends in quantum optomechanics and AMO physics. The students will acquire a fundamental understanding of a broad set of topics: optical trapping, power spectral densities (evaluation of system properties in frequency/Fourier domain), (quantum) harmonic oscillator and dissipation, light-matter interaction, and entanglement.