Lecture Notes for SP2014 are posted on course website:
http://www.physics.purdue.edu/academic-programs/courses/course_detail.php?c=phys522 (see Lectures folder)

Link to Quantum Journal Club schedule:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0944adad2ba1f94-spring

Lecture Date
Lecture ppt
Topics
Reading (notes+the
following contents of book)
1/12

course overview;
basic concept of light-matter interaction
FQ1
FS1
1/14

review of classical optics
FQ2
FS1.1-1.3
FS-appendix A
1/19

review of quantum mechanics &
basic atomic/molecular physics
FQ3
FS-Appendix C
1/21

review of basic solid state physics;
overview optical materials;
FS-Appendix D
FS-1.4-1.6
1/26

general crystal properties;
optical materials; classical oscillator model;
dispersion; anisotropy
FS 1; FS2
1/28

Radiative transitions in atoms & molecules
FQ 4
2/2

Interband absorption in insulators/semiconductors
FS 3;
HW2 posted
2/4

Excitons
FS 4
2/9

Excitons (cont.);
Luminescence
FS 5;
HW2 due;
2/11

line broadening; light source & detectors:
LEDs, lasers; photodetectors
(given by Prof. Tongcang Li); FS 5;
2/16

2-level system and Bloch sphere
given by David Blasing;
c.f. FQ 9
2/18

Overview of 2-level system light matter interaction, Rabi oscillation
FQ9
2/23

Low dimensional/quantum confined structures
FS 6
2/25

Low dimensional/quantum confined structures (cont.); 2D TMDCs
FS6
3/1

Free electrons, metals
FS7
3/3

metals and doped semiconductors, plasmonics
FS7
3/8

Molecules and (Organic) Molecular materials
FS8
3/22
in-class exam1
in-class exam1

3/24

Luminescence Centers
FS9
3/29

Phonons
FS10
3/31

Inelastic light scattering; Raman in graphene; photon statistics
FS10
4/5

Photon Statistics
FQ5
4/7

Photon Statistics;
Quantum Communication;
FQ5;
FQ12
4/12

Quantum Communication;
Photon Coherence and Correlation
FQ12;
FQ6
4/14



4/19

Quantum Optics: Coherent, Squeezed and Number States
FQ7-8
4/21

Coherent/Squeezed/Number States (cont.);
Basic Nonlinear Optics;
Intro Quantum Computing;
FQ7-8;
FS11;
FQ13
4/26

Generation and Detection of Squeezed States (cont.)
Basics of Quantum Computing
FQ7-8;
FQ13
4/28

Entanglement; strong light-matter coupling (cQED); cold atom and atom optics
FQ14, 10, 11
5/2
Exam 2
Exam 2 (Time: Monday 5/1, 7-9pm in PHYS 338)

5/6
course paper due
course paper due (email to Prof. Chen) by 11:59pm



Below are Older Spring 2014 lecture notes and course materials

Student assigned to write up the lecture notes (tutorial/review article style) [up to Lec. #26] should upload within 2 weeks from the lecture (& before end of course) to share with class (further revisions/additions accepted till end of course)

When uploading file, upload both your doc/tex file and pdf file.

Lecture/Date
Lecture Slides (Prof. Chen)
Topics
Student "Noter" & Lecture Notes
Comments/additional information
Lec 1 (1/13)

Course Overview
N/A

Lec 2 (1/15)

Review (classical) optics
Brian Fields

Lec 3 (1/27)

Review quantum mechanics (we covered till the slide
Bohao
Liu

Lec 4 (1/29)

Review quantum (AMO & solid state), begin quantum cryptography
Clayton Deveaut
by 2/12
can work with Bo
Lec 5 (2/3)

Quantum Communication/Cryptography
Darryl Masson

Lec 6 (2/10)

Light matter interaction, Part 1A: classical oscillators
George Toh

Lec 7 (2/12)

Light matter interaction, part 1B: radiative transitions in atom/molecules
Harvey Kaplan
by 2/26
Lec 8 (2/17)

Light matter interaction, part 1C: interband transition in solids (esp. semiconductors)
Ian Stevenson

Lec 9 (2/19)

Line shape & broadening;
Lasers
Jose Jaramillo

Lec S1 (2/24)
(Special Lecture on NV Center)
Special Seminar by Chimnay Belthangady (BRK 1001; 9:30am)
Joseph Lukens
by 3/11
Lec10

Photon Statistics (Sup/Sub/Poissonian)
Jungo Choi
by 3/13

Lec 11

Photon Statistics and Correlation (By Prof. Dan Elliott)
Matt Arnolds

Lec 12

Light-atom interaction Part 2 (by David Blasing)
Matt Eiles

Lec 13

Photodetectors
Naresh


Lec14


Nathan


Lec S2
(3/24)
(Special Lecture/Seminar on quantum photonics with defects/spins in semiconductors)
Special Seminar by Abram Falk in BRK 1001, starting 9:30am
Ogaga Odele

Lec 15 (3/26)

Quantum Entanglement (by Jose Jaramillo and Joseph Lukens)
Poolad Imany

Lec 16
(3/31)

Photon Number State
Zak

Lec 17
(4/2)

Quantum Computing Basics
Rohit

Lec S3
(4/7)

Special Seminar by M. Rechtsman in BRK 1001, 9:30am
Roman

Lec18
(4/9)

Quantum Entanglement & Teleportation (of Photons); Student Presentation: Boson Sampling
Zhou Fang

Lec 19
(4/14)

2level QM: Rabi, Bloch, NMR/spin, dressed state
Nick G

Lec 20
(4/16)

Using cavity and other photonic structures to engineer light-matter interaction
Mikhail Shalaginov

Lec S4
(4/21)

Special Seminar by Prof. Ken Shih (UT Austin) in BRK 1001, starting 9:30am


Lec 21
(4/23)

Excitons; student presentations on NV center and on coherent control


Lec 22
(4/28)

Luminescence


Lec 23
(4/30)

Laser cooling; student presentation: trapped ions
Jungu Choi











Chapter 9 Solutions:

Rest of HW 5: