6.453 Quantum Optical Communication, Fall 2008
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Author(s)
Shapiro, Jeffrey
Alternative Title
Quantum Optical Communication
Date Issued
December 2008
Abstract
This course is offered to graduate students and covers topics in five major areas of quantum optical communication: quantum optics, single-mode and two-mode quantum systems, multi-mode quantum systems, nonlinear optics, and quantum systems theory. Specific topics include the following: Dirac notation quantum mechanics; harmonic oscillator quantization; number states, coherent states, and squeezed states; P-representation and classical fields; direct, homodyne, and heterodyne detection; linear propagation loss; phase insensitive and phase sensitive amplifiers; entanglement and teleportation; field quantization; quantum photodetection; phase-matched interactions; optical parametric amplifiers; generation of squeezed states, photon-twin beams, non-classical fourth-order interference, and polarization entanglement; optimum binary detection; quantum precision measurements; and quantum cryptography.
Subjects
Quantum optics: Dirac notation quantum mechanics
harmonic oscillator quantization
number states
coherent states
and squeezed states
radiation field quantization and quantum field propagation
P-representation and classical fields. Linear loss and linear amplification: commutator preservation and the Uncertainty Principle
beam splitters
phase-insensitive and phase-sensitive amplifiers. Quantum photodetection: direct detection
heterodyne detection
and homodyne detection. Second-order nonlinear optics: phasematched interactions
optical parametric amplifiers
generation of squeezed states
photon-twin beams
non-classical fourth-order interference
and polarization entanglement. Quantum systems theory: optimum binary detection
quantum precision measurements
quantum cryptography
and quantum teleportation.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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