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Subject
Advanced quantum optics
General details of the subject
- Mode
- Face-to-face degree course
- Language
- English
Teaching staff
| Name | Institution | Category | Doctor | Teaching profile | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLANCO PILLADO, JOSE JUAN | University of the Basque Country | Visitante Ikerbaske | Doctor | Not bilingual | Theoretical Physics | josejuan.blanco@ehu.eus |
| NOVOA FERNANDEZ, DAVID | University of the Basque Country | Visitante Ikerbaske | Doctor | Not bilingual | Theory of Signals and Communications | david.novoa@ehu.eus |
| PALMERO LAZCOZ, MIKEL | University of the Basque Country | Profesorado Adjunto (Ayudante Doctor/A) | Doctor | Bilingual | Applied Physics | mikel.palmero@ehu.eus |
| ZUBIA ZABALLA, JOSEBA ANDONI | University of the Basque Country | Profesorado Catedratico De Universidad | Doctor | Not bilingual | Theory of Signals and Communications | joseba.zubia@ehu.eus |
Competencies
| Name | Weight |
|---|---|
| Problem solving | 70.0 % |
| Understanding the topics and being able to present them | 15.0 % |
| To be able to present a topic not explicitly included in the syllabus | 15.0 % |
Study types
| Type | Face-to-face hours | Non face-to-face hours | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture-based | 24 | 32 | 56 |
| Seminar | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| Applied classroom-based groups | 8 | 16 | 24 |
Assessment systems
| Name | Minimum weighting | Maximum weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Oral examination | 50.0 % | 50.0 % |
| Practical tasks | 50.0 % | 50.0 % |
| Presentations | 15.0 % | 50.0 % |
| Questions to discuss | 15.0 % | 70.0 % |
Ordinary call: orientations and renunciation
In the event that the sanitary conditions prevent a face-to-face evaluation,an on-line evaluation will be activated and the students will be informed promptly.
Temary
- Quantum Coherence Functions. Classical coherence functions. Quantum coherence functions. Young’s interference. Higher-order coherence functions.- Nonclassical light. Quadrature squeezing. Generation of quadrature squeezed light. Detection of quadrature squeezed light. Amplitude (or number) squeezed states. Photon antibunching. Schrödinger cat states.
- Applications of entanglement. The entanglement advantage. Entanglement and interferometric measurements. Quantum teleportation. Cryptography. Private key crypto-systems. Public key crypto-systems. The quantum random number generator. Quantum cryptography.
- Introduction to light-matter interaction. Two-level atom + classical field: Rabi flopping. Damping mechanisms. Dressed states. Landau-Zener crossing. Bloch equations. Ramsey fringes, free induction decay, photon echo. Spectrum of resonance fluorescence...Three-level atom + classical field: Effective 2LA. Stimulated Raman transitions. Coherent population trapping.
- Advanced mathematical tools. Gaussian states and symplectic notation. Quantum Fisher information. Quantum parameter estimation. Codification of quantum information in photons.
- Quantum communication. Homodyne detection. Remote state preparation. Quantum teleportation (continuous & discrete variables). Satellite secure communication.
- Quantum computation with photonics. Discrete vs. continuous variables. Knill-Laflamme- Milburn protocol. Boson sampling.
- Quantum sensing. Heisenberg-limit interferometry. Quantum illumination and quantum radar.
Bibliography
Basic bibliography
Introduction to Quantum Optics, C.C. Gerry and P.L. Knight. Cambridge Univ. Press.Elements of Quantum Optics, P. Meystre and M. Sargent II. Springer.
Quantum Optics, D.F. Walls and G. J. Milburn. Springer.
Quantum and Atom Optics, D.A. Steck (notes).
Optical Resonance and Two-Level Atoms, L. Allen and J.H. Eberly. Wiley.
Lasers, J.H. Eberly and P. Milonni. Wiley.
Quantum Continuous Variables, A Primer of Theoretical Methods, A. Serafini. CRC Press, 2017.
Lectures on Quantum Information, D. Bruss and G. Leuch Eds., Wiley VCH Verlag, 2007.
The Quantum Illumination Story, J. H. Shapiro, ArXiv: 1910.12277 (2019).