6.453 Quantum Optical Communication, Fall 2008

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Shapiro, Jeffrey
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Quantum Optical Communication
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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.
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2008-12
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107407
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6.453-Fall2008
local: 6.453
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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.
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