一、課程說明(Course Description)
The field of quantum optics has made a revolution on modern physics, from laser, precise measurement,
Bose-Einstein condensates, quantum information process, to the fundamental issues in quantum
mechanics.

Through this course, I want to provide an in-depth and wide-ranging introduction to the fundamental
concepts for quantum optics, including physical concepts, mathematical methods, simulation techniques,
basic principles and applications.

Current researches on non-classical state generation, quantum noise measurement, nonlinear quantum
pulse propagation, quantum interference, quantum information science, Bose-Einstein condensates, and
atom optics would also be stressed.

Background requirements: Basics of quantum mechanics, electromagnetic theory, and nonlinear optics.


二、指定用書(Text Books)
None

三、參考書籍(References)
C. Cohen-Tannoudji, J. Dupont-Rc, and G. Grynberg, "Photons & Atoms", John Wiley & Sons (1989).
C. Cohen-Tannoudji, J. Dupont-Rc, and G. Grynberg, "Atom-Photon Ineractions", John Wiley & Sons (1992).
Marlan O. Scully, and M. Suhail Zubairy, "Quantum Optics", Cambridge (1997).
Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Atac Imamoglu, "Mesoscopic Quantum Optics", Wiley (1999).
D.F. Walls, G.J. Milburn, "Quantum Optics", 2nd Ed. Springer (2008).


四、教學方式(Teaching Method)
in-class lectures with discussion and project studies.

五、教學進度(Syllabus)
1, Introduction,
2, Quantization of EM fields
3, Photon Statistics,
4, Cohernet and Squeezed States,
5, Resonant Light-Atom Interactions,
6, Atoms in Cavities,
7, Quantum optics with nonlinear crystals,
8, Quantum information processing.

六、成績考核(Evaluation)
Homework, Course Project, and Semester Oral Report.

七、可連結之網頁位址
http://mx.nthu.edu.tw/~rklee/qo.html