Subsections
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- Introduction to fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, quantum
superposition, quantum en-tanglement, EPR paradox. Quantization of
electromagnetic field, concept of photon, vacuum field, zero point energy,
Casimir effect, coherent states of light, squeezed states, phase space
representation of quantum states of light, classical analogy of a coherent
state.
- Beam splitter quantum mechanics, first and second order interference,
Mandel-Ou effect, Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HBT) effect, HBT effect for classical
and quantum light, photIntroduction to fundamental principles of quantum
mechanics, quantum superposition, quantum en-tanglement, EPR paradox.
Quantization of electromagnetic field, concept of photon, vacuum field, zero
point energy, Casimir effect, coherent states of light, squeezed states, phase
space representation of quantum states of light, classical analogy of a
coherent state. Beam splitter quantum mechanics, first and second order
interference, Mandel-Ou effect, Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HBT) effect, HBT effect
for classical and quantum light, photon bunching and anti-bunching, higher
order coherence. Single photon interference experiments, type-I and type -II
down conversion, generation of entangledphotons, polarization entangled
photons, experiments based on entangled photons, quantum erasure, wheeler s
delayed choice thought experiment, delayed choice quantum erasure. Atom-light
interaction, semi-classical model, population oscillations, quantum model of
atom-photoninteraction, collapse and revival of population, dressed state
picture of atom-light interaction, atom-photon entanglement. Introduction to
laser cooling, optical molasses, magneto optical trap, sisyphus cooling,
trapping ofneutral atoms, evaporative cooling, Bose Einstein condensation. on
bunching and anti-bunching, higher order coherence.
- Single photon interference experiments, type-I and type -II down
conversion, generation of entangledphotons, polarization entangled photons,
experiments based on entangled photons, quantum erasure,
- wheeler s delayed choice thought experiment, delayed choice quantum
erasure.
- Atom-light interaction, semi-classical model, population oscillations, quantum model of atom-photoninteraction, collapse and revival of population, dressed state picture of atom-light interaction, atom-photon entanglement.
- Introduction to laser cooling, optical molasses, magneto optical trap, sisyphus cooling, trapping ofneutral atoms, evaporative cooling, Bose Einstein condensation.
- J. J. Sakurai, Modern Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education, Inc.
- C. Gerry, P. Knight,Introductory Quantum Optics, Cambridge University Press.
- M. O. Scully & M. S. Zubairy, Quantum Optics, Cambridge University Press.
- D. Bouwmeester, A. Ekert & A. Zeilinger (Eds), The Physics of Quantum Information
