The Quantum Theory of Light

Prof. Dr. Giovanna Morigi

ACHTUNG: Am 24.01.2024 findet die Vorlesung einmalig in Raum 1.06 (Geb E2.6) statt.

Vorlesung

• Mittwochs 16:00-18:00, Hörsaal E04 (Geb E2.6)
• Donnerstags 16:00-18:00 Hörsaal 2.21 (Geb. E2.6)

Vorlesungsbeginn: Mittwoch, 15. November

Prüfung: mündlich

Inhalt der Vorlesung

• The quantum electromagnetic field
• The quantum vacuum
• Atom-Photon Interactions in the electric-dipole approximation
• Open quantum systems: the master equation for spontaneous emission
• The quantum jumps and the quantum Monte-Carlo Wavefunction method
• Cavity quantum electrodynamics: Purcell effect, Jaynes-Cummings model
• Quantum nonlinear optics
• Electromagnetically-Induced Transparency
• Basics of quantum reservoir engineering

Literatur

• C. Cohen-Tannoudij, et al, Atom-Photon Interactions, Wiley Ed (1998)
• P.W. Milonni, The quantum vacuum, Academic Press Ed. (1994)
• C.W. Gardiner, P. Zoller, Quantum noise, Springer (2004)
• M. O. Scully, M. S. Zubairy, Quantum Optics, Cambridge University Press (1977)