Quantum mechanics of B.Sc. - a must Quantum mechanics I of M.Sc. - preferable
The course will be divided to 4 parts: 1) Quantum entanglement and non-classical states 2) Quantum description of light 3) Non-classical light 4) Quantum description of light-matter interactions
Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to: [1] Use the fundamental concepts and analytic description of quantized light - from classical light (coherent states) to non classical light such as single photons, entangled photons and squeezed vacuum. Understand and be able to use the concepts of coherence, 2nd order coherence, and multi-photon interference. [2] Understand and be able to quantify entangled states of light and matter, and be familiar the most common non-classicallity tests such as Bell inequality and anti-bunching. [3] Be familiar with the fundamental concepts and analytic description of light-matter interactions, both at the classical regime (e.g. the Bloch sphere and Rabi oscillations) and at the quantum regime (dressed states, Mollow triplet, and the Jaynes-Cummings model). [4] Be familiar with the state-of-the-art experimental demonstrations in the field of Quantum Optics - from entangled photons / squeezed light / cavity-QED
Introductory Quantum Optics by Gerry and Knight (Cambridge)