一、課程說明(Course Description)
<br>The field of quantum optics has made a revolution on modern physics, from laser, precise measurement, 
<br>Bose-Einstein condensates, quantum information process, to the fundamental issues in quantum 
<br>mechanics.
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<br>Through this course, I want to provide an in-depth and wide-ranging introduction to the fundamental 
<br>concepts for quantum optics, including physical concepts, mathematical methods, simulation techniques, 
<br>basic principles and applications.
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<br>Current researches on non-classical state generation, quantum noise measurement, nonlinear quantum 
<br>pulse propagation, quantum interference, quantum information science, Bose-Einstein condensates, and 
<br>atom optics would also be stressed.
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<br>Background requirements: Basics of quantum mechanics, electromagnetic theory, and nonlinear optics.
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<br>二、指定用書(Text Books)
<br>None
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<br>三、參考書籍(References)
<br>C. Cohen-Tannoudji, J. Dupont-Rc, and G. Grynberg, "Photons & Atoms", John Wiley & Sons (1989).
<br>C. Cohen-Tannoudji, J. Dupont-Rc, and G. Grynberg, "Atom-Photon Ineractions", John Wiley & Sons (1992).
<br>Marlan O. Scully, and M. Suhail Zubairy, "Quantum Optics", Cambridge (1997).
<br>Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Atac Imamoglu, "Mesoscopic Quantum Optics", Wiley (1999).
<br>D.F. Walls, G.J. Milburn, "Quantum Optics", 2nd Ed. Springer (2008).
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<br>四、教學方式(Teaching Method)
<br>in-class lectures with discussion and project studies.
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<br>五、教學進度(Syllabus)
<br>1, Introduction,
<br>2, Quantization of EM fields
<br>3, Photon Statistics,
<br>4, Cohernet and Squeezed States,
<br>5, Resonant Light-Atom Interactions, 
<br>6, Atoms in Cavities,
<br>7, Quantum optics with nonlinear crystals,
<br>8, Quantum information processing.
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<br>六、成績考核(Evaluation)
<br>Homework, Course Project, and Semester Oral Report.
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<br>七、可連結之網頁位址
<br>http://mx.nthu.edu.tw/~rklee/qo.html