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

Literatur

  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