Duration
20h Th, 10h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in physics, research focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in physics, teaching focus | 4 crédits | |||
| Master in physics, professional focus in medical radiophysics | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is devoted to the quantum theory of the electromagnetic field.
Covered topics :
- quantization of the electromagnetic field in interaction with charged particles
- the free quantum field (Fock states, coherent states, squeezed states, Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometry, ...)
- atom-field interaction (spontaneous emission, stimulated emission, scattering, Jaynes-Cummings model, ...)
- topics of current interest in quantum optics
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After completion of this course, the student will be able to understand the theory of quantum electrodynamics and some related phenomena.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic and advanced quantum physics (see PHYS3033-1 and PHYS3021-1)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Thorough reading of scientific articles and books, and programming (see assessment methods)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Course materials and recommended or required readings
A pdf version of the slides will be available on myULiege. Lecture notes (in french) are distributed at the beginning of the course.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Further information:
In consultation with the students, the written examination will consist of answering one or more open questions on the subject covered in the theory course or a personal assignment and report on a quantum optics phenomenon. Personal work may include numerical simulations carried out in Julia using the QuantumOptics.jl library. A list of topics will be provided to students.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
John Martin
Physics Department,
I.P.N.A.S., Bât. B15, Sart Tilman
Tel: +32 4 366 28 64 - Fax: +32 4 366 28 84
e-mail: jmartin@uliege.be