Phys 222 U0330
Introduction to Quantum Optics
Hours: Thu. 6-8
Classroom: CCMS (凝態中心) Rm 304

Instructor: Guin-Dar Lin
Office: CCMS Rm 508
Email: guindarl@phys.ntu.edu.tw
Office Hours: Mon. 2-3pm
T.A.: N/A

Prerequisite: Quantum Mechanics 1

Course website: http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~guindarlin/course2014spring_quantoptics.html

Textbooks:
There are no specific textbooks but if you need a book to follow through, you may check
[1] Meystre and Sargent, Elements of Quantum Optics
[2] Berman and Malinovsky, Principles of Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Optics
[3] Scully and Zubairy, Quantum Optics
[4] Walls and Milburn, Quantum Optics
[5] Cohen-Tannoudji, Dupont-Roc, and Grynberg, Atom-Photon Interactions

There are also open resources on the Internet. Here are some examples: (but links might be removed!)
[1] Quantum and Atom Optics course by Daniel Steck, University of Oregon
      (available at http://atomoptics.uoregon.edu/~dsteck/teaching/quantum-optics/)
[2] Quantum Optics and Quantum Dynamics course by Michael Hartmann at Technische Universität München
      (available at http://einrichtungen.physik.tu-muenchen.de/quantumdynamics/teaching.html)
[3] Modern Atomic and Optical Physics course by Mikhail Lukin, Harvard University
      (available at http://lukin.physics.harvard.edu/teaching/)


Grading:
Homework: 25%
Mid-term: 35%
Final reports and Oral: 40%

Class plan:
Week 01:    Introduction -- Review of Quantum Mechanics, Two-level systems, Three pictures.
Week 02:    Second quantization of electromagnetic field
*Week 03:    Density matrix and master equation formulation
Week 04:    Nonclassical properties of light: Fock state, Coherent and Squeezed state, thermal state
Week 05:    Atom-field interaction: Jaynes-Cummings model, Spontaneous emission
*Week 06:    Propagation of light in a resonant medium
Week 07:    (Spring Break)
Week 08:    Coherence in multi-level systems -- Dressed state, Electromagnetically induced transparency, etc..
Week 09:    (Mid-term)
Week 10:    Term project preview. Other coherent phenomena.
*Week 11:    Open quantum systems and noise.
Week 12:    Laser cooling and trapping
Week 13:    Special topics I -- Cold atom systems, Optical lattices, etc..
Week 14:    Special topics II.
Week 15:    Special topics III.
Week 16:    Special topics IV.
Week 17:    Final in-class mini-oral presentation.

-- No final exam!
-- Homework problem sets will be assigned on weeks with '*' and due one week after.
-- Week 17 is reserved for students' in-class final presentation. If necessary (e.g. insufficiency of time), part of Week 16 lecturing time will be borrowed for final presentation as well.
-- Final reports are also due on Week 17.