6.453 Quantum Optical Communication, Fall 2008

6.453 Quantum Optical Communication, Fall 2008

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 notatio...

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Main Author: Shapiro, Jeffrey
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Format: Learning Object
Language:en-US
Published: 2008
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.
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107407

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