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General information
The
course follows the book Introduction to Quantum Optics by G. Grynberg, A. Aspect, and C.
Fabre (Cambridge University Press, 2010). It is aimed for
PhD students.
Teaching is based on regular
seminars (now twice a week for Sept-Dec 2019), where the
participants present a section of the book and/or related material.
All students shall regularly hand in their own summary for the material
discussed.
Kursplan: Svenska, English
Organisation of Hand-ins: The author sends his/her hand-in to the student (reviewer) following the list provided. The reviewer reads the hand-in and writes some feedback (A few sentences, maybe marking issues on the text). This feedback is send (together with the hand-in) both to the author and to the course responsible (Andreas). For the feedback, please use the Subject line
"Name_of_author, n-th summary", so that Andreas can quickly identify it.
Schedule and dates (Fall 2019)
We meet Wednesday and Thursday 10:15 (from November ) in the seminar room of mathematical physics C368, unless stated otherwise
1. The evolution of interacting quantum systems (41 pages)
- 10. September: Anna Olofsson
2. The semi-classical approach: atoms interacting with a
classical electromagnetic field (145 pages)
- 11. September 2.1-3 (45-79) : Björn Andersson
- 17. September 2.4-2.7 (80-104) and 2E (179-189) : David Gustavsson
First summary due at 24. September
- 18. September 2A and 2B (105-139): Jasper Peschel
- 24. September 2C and 2D (140-178): Zhengjun Wang
Second summary due at 1. October
3. Principles of lasers (107 pages)
- 25. September 3.1 and 3A-C: Lana Neoricic
- 1. October 3.2-3 and 3D-E: Ekin Önder
- 2. October 3.4-5 and 3F-G: Edmond Febrinicko Armay
Third summary due at 8. October
4. Quantization of free radiation (40 pages)
- 8. October 4.1-3 and 4.A-B: Vassily Kornienko
- 9. October 4.4-7 and 4.C, see also an alternative approach: Abdullah Shehata
5. Free quantum radiation (116 pages)
- 15. October New time 10:15 5.1-5.3.4, see also a recent Nature article: Mattias Bertolino
- 16. October 5.3.5-5.3.7 and 5.A New Room B307: Alireza Honarfar
Forth summary due at 22. October
- 22. October 5.4-5.7 and 5.B: Hafsa Syed
- 23. October 5.C: Vassily Kornienko
- 29. October 5.D Room B307: Hafsa Syed
- 30. October 5.E, see also recent PRL: Björn Andersson
Fifth Summary due at 5. November
6. Interaction of an atom with the quantized electromagnetic
field (69 pages)
- 6. November, 10:15 6.1-3 and 6A: Zhengjun Wang
- 7. November, 10:15 6.4-6.6: Mattias Bertolino
- 13. November, 10:15 6B+6C: Anna Olofsson
Sixth Summary due at 20. November
7. Nonlinear optics 529-598 (70 pages)
- 14. November, 10:15: 7.1-3 and 7A.1-2: Jasper Peschel
- 20. November, 10:15: 7.4-7.5 and 7A.3-4, see also recent PRL: Ekin Önder
- 21. November, 10:15: 7B: Lana Neorici
seventh summary due at 28. November
8. Laser manipulation of atoms (62 pages)
- 27. November, 10:15: 8.1-2: David Gustavsson
- 28. November, 10:15: 8.3 + 8A (briefly): Abdullah Shehata
- 4. December, 10:15: 8.4: Edmond Febrinicko Armay and Alireza Honarfar
eighth summary due at 11. December
In case you should be late with a summary: The absolute last deadline is end of 2019 (including review). I will send the results to Ladok early January.
Requirements and examination
- Regular participation and continuous reading of the current
sections.
- 2 Presentations of a specific part of the book
after schedule.
- 8 Hand-in summaries (according to
schedule), each about 3-4 pages. They should cover the most important topics of the book, while some side issues can be skipped. The students are encouraged to focus on issues, which they consider particularly interesting. These will be reviewed by your fellow students.
Literature
Course Literature:
G. Grynberg, A. Aspect,
and C. Fabre:
Introduction to Quantum Optics (Cambridge University Press,
2010)
Related Literature: tba
Course responsible
Andreas
Wacker,
phone 046-2223012, Andreas.Wacker@fysik.lu.se
Publisher: Andreas Wacker
Updated September 25, 2019
