Subject
Advanced quantum optics
General details of the subject
- Mode
- Face-to-face degree course
- Language
- English
Description and contextualization of the subject
Advanced quantum optics will take on from the compulsory first term Quantum Optics subject, and apply the fundamentals learnt there to more specific applications. In this regard, this subject will focus more on the experimental aspects of quantum optics. Half of the subject (2 credits) will be of classroom lectures, revisiting a number of legacy experiments and learning the history of their lab implementations, difficulties, achieved feats, etcetera. The second half (2 credits), there will be lab practices of some of the learnt experiments using quTools company’s quED (QUantum Entanglement Demonstrator) machine, Thorlabs’ Quantum Optics Educational Kit, and Kwan-Tek’s KWANTEACH machine.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 | 0.0 % | 50.0 % |
| Practical tasks | 50.0 % | 50.0 % |
| Presentations | 50.0 % | 50.0 % |
| Questions to discuss | 0.0 % | 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
List of topics covered in the theoretical part:• Experimental Aspects of Interferometry. Single-photon Michelson interferometer (wave nature of the light), double Michelson interferometer, Hong-Ou-Mandel 2-photon interference, Franson Interference.
• Measurements and Entanglement. Violation of Bell’s inequality, Quantum Zeno effect, measurement of central wavelength, measurement of coherence length, interaction-free measurements.
• Quantum Tomography. Tomographic state reconstruction, single photon and entangled photon states, methods and application.
• Hanbury-Brown & Twiss. Particle nature of photons, wave-particle dualism (Michelson+HBT), HOM+HBT
• Experimental Aspects of Quantum Cryptography. Quantum key distribution, quantum random number generation, BB84 protocol, BBM92 protocol, Eckert protocol
List of potential experiments:
• Characterization of entanglement and quantum correlations using photon pairs
• Photon indistinguishability and Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometry
• Single-photon Michelson Interferometer
• Hanbury-Brown & Twiss effect
• BB84 cryptographic protocol
• Hands on optics: laser alignment and Mach-Zender and Michelson interferometry
• Time-resolved absorption spectroscopy
• Grangier-Roger-Aspect experiment with a with a fluorescent light source and a BBO pair source
• Hanbury-Brown & Twiss experiment with a strongly attenuated laser
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).