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Physics 404 and Physics 690-03
Introductionto
Atomic Physicsand
Quantum Optics
[images courtesy of Thywissen group, U of T]
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Prof. Seth AubinOffice: room 245, Millington Hall, tel: 1-3545Lab: room 15, Small Hall, tel: 1-3532
e-mail: [email protected]: http://www.physics.wm.edu/~saubin/index.html
Jim FieldOffice: rooms 123/121-T, Millington Halle-mail: [email protected]
Office hours:Monday: 4:30-5:30 pm (Field)Thursday: 5-6 pm (Aubin)
InstructorsInstructors
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Course Objectives (I)Course Objectives (I)Introduce the basic physics, theory, current research topics, and
applications of Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics.
Topics:
- Classical and quantum coherence.
- 2-level atoms, atom-light interactions, Bloch sphere.
- Spontaneous emission, decoherence.
- Schrödinger equation, density matrix , quantum Monte Carlo.
- Angular momentum of light and atoms.
- Multi-level quantum systems, diatomic molecules.
- Laser cooling and trapping.
- Quantum theory of light, dressed atoms, squeezing.
- Entanglement, Quantum information, Bell inequalities, EPR paradox.
- Quantum gases: Bose-Einstein condensation, degenerate Fermi gases.
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Course Objectives (II)Course Objectives (II)Experimental DemonstrationsSeeing is believing … Demonstration topics:
- Research lab visits.
- laser cooling and trapping.
- Doppler broadening.
- Saturation spectroscopy.
- Spatial and temporal coherence.
- Particle behavior of light.
etc ...
Scientific Articles and PresentationsPractice reading and writing scientific articles and making science presentation.
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Course WorkCourse Work
Problem sets: weekly, extra problems for graduate students.
Participation: class attendance, classroom discussion.
Midterm (before spring break).
Undergraduate students (work done in teams of two):- Final paper (4 pages, single space, Phys. Rev. Lett. format).- Oral presentation on the same subject matter.
Graduate students: Final exam (May 10, 2-5pm)
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Undergraduate GradingUndergraduate Grading
Problem sets 40 %
Participation 10 %
Midterm 15 %
Final paper 20 %
Oral presentation 15 %
Total 100 %
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Graduate GradingGraduate Grading
Problem sets 50 %
Participation 10 %
Midterm 15 %
Final Exam 25 %
Total 100 %
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ReferencesReferences
Text: About half of the course materials and almost all of the problem sets will be taken from the following required text for the course:
Elements of Quantum Optics by P. Meystre and M. Sargent III[Springer, 4th ed., 2007]
The rest of the course materials will be taken from original physics papers and the following texts:Quantum Mechanics (non-relativistic theory), Landau and Lifshitz.
Laser Cooling and Trapping, Metcalf and van der Straten
Quantum Theory of Light, Loudon
Optical Coherence and Quantum Optics, Mandel and Wolf
Atomic Physics, Foot
Bose-Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases, Pethick and Smith
Quantum Mechanics, by Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu, Laloë
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Schedule (I)Schedule (I)Week 0: 1/20-22 Intro to Atomic PhysicsIntroduction to atom-light interactions, semi-classical atomic physics.
Week 1: 1/25-29 CoherenceInterference, first and second order coherence, correlation functions.
Week 2: 2/1-5 Quantum atomic physics: 2-level atoms2-level systems, Rabi Flopping, Bloch sphere.
Week 3: 2/8-12 AC Stark ShiftDressed atom picture, optical dipole trapping, optical tweezers.
Week 4: 2/15-19 Density MatrixDecoherence, spontaneous emission, optical Bloch equations.
Week 5: 2/22-26 Monte Carlo numerical methodsClassical Monte Carlo, Quantum Monte Carlo.
Week 6: 3/1-5 Multi-level atomsSelection rules, fine and hyperfine structure, 3-level systems.
-------------------------------- Spring Break ---------------------------------
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Schedule (II)Schedule (II)Week 7: 3/15-19 Laser Cooling and TrappingDoppler cooling, Sysiphus cooling, magnetic trapping.
Week 8: 3/22-26 Photons: Quantization of the Electromagnetic FieldSimple introduction to quantum field theory.
Week 9: 3/29-4/2 Quantum Theory of Atom-Photon InteractionsStimulated emission and absorption, spontaneous emission, squeezing.
Week 10: 4/5-9 Quantum EntanglementEPR paradox, Quantum computing and Shor's Algorithm, Bell's Inequalities.
Week 11: 4/12-16 Atomic Quantum OpticsAtom-atom interactions, Bose-Einstein Condensation, degenerate Fermi gases.
Week 12: 4/19-23 Oral PresentationsFinal papers due on 4/26. Undergraduate oral presentations.
Week 13: 4/26-30 Special Topics (or catch-up week)Quantum simulations, nuclear physics and parity violation, diatomic molecules.
May 10, 2010, 2-5pm Final Exam (graduate students only)
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Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics,
Atoms, and PhotonsAtoms, and Photons
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Review and QuestionsReview and Questions
1. What do you know about light and photons?
2. What do you know about atoms?
3. How was Quantum Mechanics discovered?
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Light waves diffract as they go through the slits
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Also works for single photons !!!Also works for single photons !!!
[A. L. Weiss and T. L. Dimitrova, Swiss Physics Society, 2009.]
Experiment uses a CCD camera (i.e. sensor in your digital camera).
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AtomsAtoms
Cobalt atoms on a copper surface (scanning tunneling
microscope image)[image from www.nist.gov]
Single Rb atom(laser cooled and trapped)
[image from Grangier group, www.optique-quantique.u-psud.fr ]
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Matter is also a
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Quantum Version of AtomsQuantum Version of Atoms
[Figure from wikimedia.org]
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How wasHow wasquantum mechanicsquantum mechanics
discovered?discovered?
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Atomic Emission and Absorption SpectraAtomic Emission and Absorption Spectra
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Blackbody Radiation: RayleighBlackbody Radiation: Rayleigh--Jeans vs. PlanckJeans vs. Planck
(Rayleigh-Jeans)
Planck’s theory
Experiment vs. Theory(Coblentz data, 1916)
[figures adapted from Quantum Physics by Eisberg and Resnick, 1985.]
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Blackbody Radiation: RayleighBlackbody Radiation: Rayleigh--Jeans vs. PlanckJeans vs. Planck
(Rayleigh-Jeans)
Planck’s theory
Experiment vs. Theory(Coblentz data, 1916)
[figures adapted from Quantum Physics by Eisberg and Resnick, 1985.]
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PhotoPhoto--Electric EffectElectric Effect
Millikan’s photo-electric data for sodium
[figure adapted from Quantum Physics by Eisberg and Resnick, 1985.]
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PhotoPhoto--Electric EffectElectric Effect
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[figure adapted from Quantum Physics by Eisberg and Resnick, 1985.]
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PhotonsPhotons
Essential to the discovery of Quantum Mechanics
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PhotonsPhotons
Essential to the discovery of Quantum Mechanics
What is the Hamiltonian of a Photon?
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PhotonsPhotons
Essential to the discovery of Quantum Mechanics
What is the Hamiltonian of a Photon?How do you calculate the wavefunction of a Photon?
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PhotonsPhotons
Essential to the discovery of Quantum Mechanics
What is the Hamiltonian of a Photon?How do you calculate the wavefunction of a Photon?
Photons are different from electrons, protons, and atoms:
Bosons.
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PhotonsPhotons
Essential to the discovery of Quantum Mechanics
What is the Hamiltonian of a Photon?How do you calculate the wavefunction of a Photon?
Photons are different from electrons, protons, and atoms:
Bosons.
They can appear and dissappear.[QM treatment ?]
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PhotonsPhotons
Essential to the discovery of Quantum Mechanics
What is the Hamiltonian of a Photon?How do you calculate the wavefunction of a Photon?
Photons are different from electrons, protons, and atoms:
Bosons.
They can appear and dissappear.[QM treatment ?]
How do you treat the phase of a photon(s)?
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PhotonsPhotons
Essential to the discovery of Quantum Mechanics
What is the Hamiltonian of a Photon?How do you calculate the wavefunction of a Photon?
Photons are different from electrons, protons, and atoms:
Bosons.
They can appear and dissappear.[QM treatment ?]
How do you treat the phase of a photon(s)?
Do photons obey the Heisenberg uncertainty relations?
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WhatWhat’’s special about AMO Physics?s special about AMO Physics?AMO Physics = Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics.
Test bed for Quantum Mechanics.
Energy resolution of internal levels at the 1 part per 109 – 1014.
100+ years of spectroscopy.
Frequency measurements at 103-1015 Hz.
Ab initio calculable internal structure.
Precision tests of QED to 9-digits (measurement to 12-digits)
Electron’s g-factor: ge = 2.002 319 304
Test bed for Quantum Mechanics.
Energy resolution of internal levels at the 1 part per 109 – 1014.
100+ years of spectroscopy.
Frequency measurements at 103-1015 Hz.
Ab initio calculable internal structure.
Precision tests of QED to 9-digits (measurement to 12-digits)
Electron’s g-factor: ge = 2.002 319 304
Applications
Inertial navigation, force sensing.
Astronomy, nuclear, particle, and condensed matter physics.
GPS, telecommunications, data storage.
Applications
Inertial navigation, force sensing.
Astronomy, nuclear, particle, and condensed matter physics.
GPS, telecommunications, data storage.