Lecture II-P - course description

General information

Course name	Lecture II-P
Course ID	13.2-WF-FiAP-W-II-P- 18
Faculty	Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Field of study	Physics and Astronom
Education profile	academic
Level of studies	PhD studies
Beginning semester	winter term 2018/2019

Course information

Semester	1
ECTS credits to win	3
Course type	obligatory
Teaching language	english
Author of syllabus	prof. dr hab. Wiesław Leoński

Classes forms

The class form	Hours per semester (full-time)	Hours per week (full-time)	Hours per semester (part-time)	Hours per week (part-time)	Form of assignment
Lecture	30	2	-	-	Exam

Aim of the course

Acquaint students with the basics of modern quantum optics.

Prerequisites

Mathematical (algebra and math. analysis) skills and knowledge in the field of electromagnetism gained during previous studying (during the study of the physics and astronomy of the first and second degree).

Scope

Giving the students basic knowledge in the field of contemporary quantum optics.

Topics:

Interference and coherence of light, correlation functions.
Electromagnetic (EM) field in a resonator, quantization of EM field, multimode fields.
n-photon states, coherent states, and their properties,
Intelligent states.
Uncertainty principle and squeezed states of light,
The Caves' diagrams – description of the quantum state of light.
Thermal light, Planck and Wien equations, Rayleigh-Jeans law, Wien displacement law, Stefan-Boltzmann law.
Elements of nonlinear quantum optics – some examples of optical processes.

Teaching methods

Lecture (classical form).

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Passed exam.

Notes

none

Modified by dr Joanna Kalaga (last modification: 29-08-2018 12:42)

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