| Course Name | Introduction to Quantum Optics |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PHYS 410 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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| Course Language | English | ||||||||
| Course Type | Elective | ||||||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | ||||||||
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to describe the interaction of light and matter at microscopic scales using the laws of semi-classical and quantum physics. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The discussions in this course will cover the subjects of second quantization in quantum mechanics, quantization of the electromagnetic field, coherent states, coherence functions, beam splitters and interferometers, squeezed states, atom and electromagnetic field interactions, the Rabi model, the Jaynes-Cummings model and its generalizations. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Quantum Mechanics and Second Quantization | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 2) |
| 2 | Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 2) |
| 3 | Quantum States of Minimum Uncertainty | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 3) |
| 4 | Coherent States and Their Properties | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 3) |
| 5 | Coherence Functions | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 5) |
| 6 | Beam Splitters and Interferometers | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 6) |
| 7 | Squeezed States | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 7) |
| 8 | Review of the First Half of the Course | |
| 9 | Atom-Field Interactions | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 4.1) |
| 10 | Atom-Classical Field Interaction | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 4.2) |
| 11 | Atom-Classical Field Interaction | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 4.3) |
| 12 | Rabi Model | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 4.4) |
| 13 | Jaynes-Cummings Model | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 4.5) |
| 14 | Generalizations of Jaynes-Cummings Model | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge (Chapter 4.9) |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Introductory Quantum Optics, C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Cambridge |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Introduction to Quantum Optics: From the Semi-classical Approach to Quantized Light, G. Grynberg, A. Aspect, C. Fabre, Cambridge |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
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| Homework / Assignments | 5 | 20 |
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 7 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
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| Homework / Assignments | 2 | ||
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| Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 24 | |
| Total | 140 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications, | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method, | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions, | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably, | X | ||||
| 5 | To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License, | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in, | |||||
| 7 | To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance, | |||||
| 8 | To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results, | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life, | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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