Quantum Electronics. Instructor: Professor K. Thyagarajan, Department of Physics, IIT Delhi. This course explores the various nonlinear optical phenomena and the quantum nature of light.
1166 years, 6 months
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Media behave in a nonlinear fashion when the light intensities are high and this leads to the generation of new frequencies through second harmonic generation and parametric processes. Nonlinear effects such as self phase modulation etc. have also become very important in the field of optical fibre communications. The course will address the basic physics and applications of such nonlinear phenomena.
Although most optical effects can be explained using classical Maxwell's equations, there are many phenomena, which need the complete quantum mechanical description of light which will be discussed in the course. Quantum nature of light is playing a very important role in the field of quantum information science with applications in quantum cryptography, quantum computing etc. and the basics learned in the course should be of interest to students wishing to pursue the field of quantum information. (from nptel.ac.in)
Course Currilcum
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- Lecture 01 – Introduction Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Anisotropic Media Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Anisotropic Media (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Anisotropic Media (cont.) Unlimited
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- Lecture 05 – Nonlinear Optical Effects and Optical Polarization Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Nonlinear Optics: Second Harmonic Generation Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Nonlinear Optics: Bi-refringence Phase Matching Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Nonlinear Optics: Nonlinear Polarization Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Nonlinear Optics: Quasi Phase Matching Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Nonlinear Optics: Quasi Phase Matching Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – Nonlinear Optics: Periodically Poled Substrates, Second Harmonic Generation Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Nonlinear Optics: Amplification Process, Phase Matching Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – Nonlinear Optics: Three Wave Interaction Process Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – Nonlinear Optics: Parametric Amplification Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – Nonlinear Optics: Parametric Amplifier Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Nonlinear Optics: Tuning, Quasi Phase Matching Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Nonlinear Optics: Quasi Phase Matching, Optical Parametric Oscillators Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Nonlinear Optics: Singly Resonant Oscillator (SRO) Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Nonlinear Optics: Doubly Resonant Oscillator (DRO) Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – Review of Quantum Mechanics Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Review of Quantum Mechanics (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 26 – Review of Quantum Mechanics (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 27 – Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field Unlimited
- Lecture 28 – Quantization of EM Field (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 29 – Quantization of EM Field (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 30 – Quantum States of EM Field Unlimited
- Lecture 31 – Quantum States of EM Field (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 32 – Quantization of EM Field (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 33 – Quantization of EM Field (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 34 – Quantization of EM Field (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 35 – Quantization of EM Field (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 36 – Quantization of EM Field (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 37 – Beam Splitter Unlimited
- Lecture 38 – Beam Splitter (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 39 – Beam Splitter and Balanced Homodyning Unlimited
- Lecture 40 – Balanced Homodyning Unlimited
- Lecture 41 – Quantum Picture of Parametric Down Conversion Unlimited
- Lecture 42 – Questions Unlimited
