The following topics will be covered during the lecture:

• Types of atom - light interaction
• Principles of lasers
• Quantum states of radiation
• Interaction of an atom with quantized electromagnetic field
• Cavity quantum electrodynamics
• Photonic crystals

1. G. Grynberg, A. Aspect and C. Fabre, ”Introduction to Quantum Optics”, Cambridge University Press 2010
2. H.-A. Bachor, T.C. Ralph, "A Guide to Experiments in Quantum Optics", 2ed., Wiley-VCH, 2004
3. M Fox, "Quantum Optics - An Introduction", Oxford University Press 2006