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Syllabus ( QST 514 )

   Basic information
Course title: Experimental Techniques in Quantum Optics
Course code: QST 514
Lecturer: Assist. Prof. S. Çiğdem YORULMAZ
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall and Spring
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: None
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: The aim of this course is to impart to students the fundamental theoretical principles of quantum optics by examining the quantum properties of light. It aims for students to be knowledgeable about the current experimental studies in quantum optics, which is a highly active research field today.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Being able to explain the quantization of the electromagnetic field.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Understanding and applying the principles of quantum mechanics to technological problems
    2. Accessing scientific knowledge
    3. Developing knowledge and skills to adapt to rapidly changing technological environments

    Method of assessment

    1. Homework assignment
    2. Seminar/presentation
  2. Being able to compare coherent and squeezed quantum states

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Understanding and applying the principles of quantum mechanics to technological problems
    2. Accessing scientific knowledge
    3. Developing knowledge and skills to adapt to rapidly changing technological environments

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  3. Being able to use Hong-Ou-Mandel and Mach-Zehnder interferometric techniques

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Understanding and applying the principles of quantum mechanics to technological problems
    2. Accessing scientific knowledge
    3. Developing knowledge and skills to adapt to rapidly changing technological environments

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
  4. Being aware of current quantum optics projects and being able to explain the applications of entangled photons

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Understanding and applying the principles of quantum mechanics to technological problems
    2. Accessing scientific knowledge
    3. Developing knowledge and skills to adapt to rapidly changing technological environments

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
   Contents Up
Week 1: Brief review of quantum mechanics
Week 2: Quantization of the electromagnetic field
Week 3: Thermal, coherent, and squeezed quantum states of light
Week 4: Nonlinear quantum optics: second harmonic generation, parametric down-conversion
Week 5: Nonlinear quantum optics: parametric amplification, single-beam two-photon absorption
Week 6: Quantum entanglement: polarization, time, orbital angular momentum, spatial entanglement
Week 7: Beam splitters: transformation of quantized light fields in beam splitters
Week 8: Beam splitters: single photons and photon pairs in beam splitters
Week 9: Generation of two-mode quantum states with interference
Week 10: Multifoton interference and quantum states
Week 11: Optical interferometry: Hong-Ou-Mandel and Mach-Zehnder interferometry
Week 12: Balanced homodyne interferometers
Week 13: Accuracy measurements of quantum states
Week 14: Recent advances in quantum technologies: quantum lidar and radar, quantum computers
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials: R. Loudon, The Quantum Theory of Light, Oxford University Press, 3rd ed. 2000.
G. S. Agarwal, Quantum Optics, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Recommended readings: R. Loudon, The Quantum Theory of Light, Oxford University Press, 3rd ed. 2000.
G. S. Agarwal, Quantum Optics, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 0
Other in-term studies: 15 60
Project: 0
Homework: 5,10 40
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 0
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 5 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 2 14
Term project: 2 14
Term project presentation: 1 14
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 0 0
Mid-term: 0 0
Personal studies for final exam: 0 0
Final exam: 0 0
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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