| Lec # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Problem set 1 out |
| 2 | Fundamentals of Dirac-Notation Quantum Mechanics | |
| 3 | Fundamentals of Dirac-Notation Quantum Mechanics (cont.) | Problem set 1 due Problem set 2 out |
| 4 | Quantum Harmonic Oscillator | |
| 5 | Quantum Harmonic Oscillator (cont.) | Problem set 2 due Problem set 3 out |
| 6 | Quantum Harmonic Oscillator (cont.) | |
| 7 | Quantum Harmonic Oscillator (cont.) | Problem set 3 due Problem set 4 out |
| 8 | Quantum Harmonic Oscillator (cont.) Single-Mode Photodetection | |
| 9 | Single-Mode Photodetection (cont.) | Problem set 4 due Problem set 5 out |
| 10 | Single-Mode Photodetection (cont.) | Problem set 5 due Problem set 6 out |
| 11 | Single-Mode Photodetection (cont.) Single-Mode Linear Systems | |
| 12 | Single-Mode and Two-Mode Linear Systems | Problem set 6 due Problem set 7 out Term paper guidelines |
| 13 | Two Mode Linear Systems (cont.) Four-Mode Quantum Systems | |
| 14 | Teleportation | Problem set 7 due Problem set 8 out |
| 15 | Teleportation (cont.) | |
| 16 | Quantum Cryptography | Problem set 8 due Term paper proposals due |
| Midterm Exam | ||
| 17 | Quantization of the Electromagnetic Field | |
| 18 | Continuous-Time Photodetection | Reading list 1 out |
| 19 | Continuous-Time Photodetection (cont.) | |
| 20 | Continuous-Time Photodetection (cont.) Nonlinear Optics of X(2) Interactions | |
| 21 | Nonlinear Optics of X(2) Interactions (cont.) | Reading list 2 out |
| 22 | Quantum Signatures from Parametric Interactions | |
| 23 | More Quantum Optical Applications | Reading list 3 out Term papers due |