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Physics 746 Quantum Electronics

fall semester 2009

T, Th 2:30-3:45 in 1339 Sterling,

Final Exam 10:05 AM Sunday December 20 2009 in 2108 Chamberlin

Office hours:MW 2 pm, or by appointment, or just stop by.

Mark Saffman
Department of Physics
office: 5330 Chamberlin
tlf: 265 5601
email: msaffman@wisc.edu
web: hexagon.physics.wisc.edu

Course listing in UW timetable.

Course description:

Syllabus (updated 18.November)

The course textbook is C. Gerry and P. L. Knight, Introductory Quantum Optics

errata and more errata

Books on quantum optics (updated 2009.august.24)

Homework assignments and solutions are available from the physics library course reserves.

Homework is an important part of the course and accounts for a large fraction of your grade. Working problems is part of learning physics, and will also give you practice in applying mathematical methods. You are encouraged to use the math resources provided in the notes and links below.

You are welcome to work together on homework, however you must turn in your own solutions - not a Xerox copy of someone else's. Late homework will not be accepted unless prior approval has been given. Solutions will be posted on the course reserves.

Notes on various topics:

Mathematical formulae (version 1.34 updated 2009.february.10)

short refresher on Dirac notation

Compendium of operator algebra formulae due to C. M. Caves

Summary of phase-space distribution functions

Tutorial on Fourier transforms

Physical constants (updated 2008.september.2) if you want all the details here are the CODATA 2006 recommended values

Conversion between Gaussian and SI units (version 1.1 updated 2009.january.20)

Some interesting papers related to the course:

Entanglement:

EPR PR 1935

Quantum cakes 2000