Prerequisites
6.011 and 18.06
Subject Organization
There will be no text. Supplementary references for lecture material are provided in the readings section. There will be regular problem sets, and an in-class mid-term quiz, but there will not be a final examination. A term paper will be required. To assist in choosing term paper topics, a list of possibilities (with references) is provided in the projects section.
Subject Outline
I. Quantum Optics
Dirac-Notation Quantum Mechanics
Harmonic Oscillator Quantization
Number States, Coherent States, and Squeezed States
P-representation and Classical Fields
II. Single-Mode and Two-Mode Quantum Systems
Direct, Homodyne, and Heterodyne Detection
Linear Propagation Loss
Phase Insensitive and Phase Sensitive Amplifiers
Entanglement and Teleportation
III. Multi-Mode Quantum Systems
Field Quantization
Quantum Photodetection
IV. Nonlinear Optics
Phase-matched Interactions
Optical Parametric Amplifiers
Generation of Squeezed States, Photon-twin Beams, Non-classical Fourth-order Interference, and Polarization Entanglement
V. Quantum Systems Theory