Along with the book recommendations there are some reading assignments for the course.
Book Recommendations
Text: There was no textbook. The course was based on several books and original publications.
The book most relevant to the course was:
Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Atom-Photon-Interactions: Basic Processes and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 1998. ISBN: 9780471293361.
Some additional materials used were:
Loudon, Rodney. The Quantum Theory of Light. Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780198501763.
Weissbluth, Mitchel. Photon-Atom Interactions. Academic Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780127436609.
Proceeding of the Summer School in Les Houches 1990: Fundamental Systems in Quantum Optics. (Les Houches) Session LIII, 1990. Edited by J. Dalibard, J. M. Raimond, and J. Zinn-Justin. North Holland, 1993. ISBN: 9780444897367.
Arimondo, E., W. D. Phillips, and F. Strumia, eds. Proceeding of the summer school in Varenna 1991: "Enrico Fermi." In Laser Manipulation of Atoms and Ions, Proceedings of the International School of Physics Course CXVIII. North-Holland, 1993. ISBN: 9780444899934.
Further books used to prepare the courses 8.421 and 8.422:
Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude. Atoms in Electromagnetic Fields. World Scientific, 2005. (Selected Original Papers of C. -T.) ISBN: 9789812389428.
Recommended
Allen, L., and J. H. Eberly. Optical Resonance and Two-level Atoms. Dover Publication, 1987. ISBN: 9780486655338. [Preview with Google Books]
Covers some more special topics very well: Bloch Equations, Pulse Propagation, Echoes, Superradiance.
Demtröder, W. Laser Spectroscopy. Springer, 2002. ISBN: 9783540652250. [Preview with Google Books]
Almost encyclopedic book on lasers, spectroscopic instruments and techniques, and all relevant methods of spectroscopy - lots of references, very useful.
Svelto, O. Principle of Lasers. Springer, 2009. ISBN: 9780306457487.
Mainly on lasers (Basic Principles, Resonators, Types of Lasers), but nice short discussions of coherence and other concepts.
Svanberg, S. Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy: Basic Aspects and Practical Applications. Springer, 2003. ISBN: 9783540203827.
A lot of similar topics as Demtröder's book, but less detailed. A longer chapter on applications of laser spectroscopy.
Corney, A. Atomic and Laser Spectroscopy. Oxford University Press, 1987. ISBN: 9780198511489.
This book is on atoms, discusses hyperfine structure, selection rules and other effects in detail, and gives many examples of techniques and experiments. Gives a very good impression of the state of experimental atomic physics in the '70s.
Thorne, A. P. Spectrophysics. Springer, 1988. ISBN: 9780412274701.
Nice book on spectroscopy, with some emphasis on classical methods and plasma spectroscopy. Long chapter on line widths and shapes.
Scully, M. O., and M. S. Zubairy. Quantum Optics. Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780521434584. [Preview with Google Books]
The theory of quantum optics! Detailed treatment of coherence and electromagnetically induced transparency, laser theory.
Suter, D. The Physics of Laser-Atom Interactions. Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780521462396. [Preview with Google Books]
Detailed discussion of three-level systems and coherent effects.
Reading Assignments
| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recent advances in AMO physics | No Readings |
| 2 | The QED Hamiltonian |
Weissbluth, Mitchel. Photon Atom Interactions. Academic Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780127436609. [Preview with Google Books] Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. "A 500-page derivation and discussion of the basic equations of QED." In Photons and Atoms - Introduction to Quantum Electrodynamics. Wiley-VCH, 1997. ISBN: 9780471184331. |
| 3 | Quantum description of light |
Loudon, Rodney. "Chaotic Light." Chapter 3 in The Quantum Theory of Light. 3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780198501763. Weissbluth, Mitchel. "The Radiation Field up to Squeezing." Chapter 4.4–4.8 in Photon Atom Interactions. Academic Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780127436609. Vučković, Jelena, David Fattal, et al. "Enhanced Single-Photon Emission from a Quantum Dot in a Micropost Microcavity." Applied Physics Letters 82, no. 21 (2003): 3596. Kuhn, Axel, Markus Hennrich, et al. "Deterministic Single-Photon Source for Distributed Quantum Networking." Physcial Review Letters 89, no. 6 (2002): 067901 (4 pages). Group Papers (Example of Single Photon g(2)(tau) meas.) |
| 4 | Non-classical light |
Further ReadingWeissbluth, Mitchel. "Section on Squeezed States." Chapter 4.9 in Photon Atom Interactions. Academic Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780127436609. [Preview with Google Books] Kimble, H. J. "Quantum Fluctuations in Quantum Optics." In Fundamental Systems in Quantum Optics. Edited by J. Dalibard, J. M. Raimond, and J. Zinn-Justin. Proceeding of the Summer School in Les Houches, Session LIII, 1990. Elsevier, 1992. ISBN: 9780444897367. Extensive and Advanced Treatment of Squeezed Light. Henry, R. W., and S. C. Glotzer. "A Squeezed-State Primer." American Journal of Physics 56, no. 4 (1988): 318. Teich, M. C., and B. E. A. Saleh. "Squeezed and AntiBunched Light." Physics Today 43, no. 6 (1990). Popular article on non-classical light. Generation of Squeezed States, Classical SqueezingDiFilippo, F., Vasant Natarajan, et al. "Classical Amplitude Squeezing for Precision Measurements." Physical Review Letters 68, no. 19 (1992): 2859–62. TeleportationFurusawa, A., J. L. Sørensen, et al. "Unconditional Quantum Teleportation." Science 282, no. 5389 (1998): 706–9. Beam Splitter and Homodyne Detection
Schumaker, B. L. ''Noise in Homodyne Detection." Optics Letters 9, no. 5 (1984): 189–91. Experiments with Squeezed LightWu, Ling-An, H. J. Kimble, et al. "Generation of Squeezed States by Parametric Down Conversion." Physical Review Letters 57, no. 20 (1986): 2520–23. Xiao, Min, Ling-An Wu, et al. "Precision Measurement beyond the Shot-Noise Limit." Physical Review Letters 59, no. 3 (1987): 278–81. Polzik, E. S., J. Carri, et al. "Spectroscopy with Squeezed Light." Physical Review Letters 68, no. 20 (1992): 302–23. |
| 5 | Single photons | No Readings |
| 6 | Entangled states |
EntanglementSackett, C. A., D. Kielpinski, et al. "Experimental Entanglement of Four Particles." Nature 404 (2000): 256–9. Nielsen, Michael A., and Isaac L. Chuang. "Schmidt Decomposition." In Quantum Computation and Quantum Information. Cambridge University Press, 2000, pp. 109–17. ISBN: 9780521635035. [Excerpts] |
| 7 | Metrology, shot noise and Heisenberg limit |
Gravitational Wave DetectionCaves, C. M. "Quantum-Mechanical Noise in an Interferometer." Physical Review D 23, no. 8 (1981): 1693–708. Heisenberg Limited InterferometryGiovannetti, Vittorio, Seth Lloyd, et al. "Quantum-Enhanced Measurements: Beating the Standard Quantum Limit." Science 306, no. 5700 (2004): 1330–6. preprint quant-ph/0412078 Proposal for Atom InterferometryBouyer, P., M. A. Kasevich. "Heisenberg-Limited Spectroscopy with Degenerate Bose-Einstein Gases." Physical Review A 56, no. 2 (1997): R1083–6. Creation of Correlated States with Bose-Einstein CondensatesVogels, J. M., J. K. Chin, et al. "Coherent Collisions Between Bose-Einstein Condensates." Physical Review Letters 90, no. 3 (2003): 030403 (4 pages). |
| 8 | g_2 for atoms and light |
Baym, Gordon. Lectures on Quantum Mechanics. W. A. Benjamin, 1973, pp. 430–5. ISBN: 9780805306644. Yasuda, Masami, and Fujio Shimizu. "Observation of Two-Atom Correlation of an Ultracold Neon Atomic Beam." Physical Review Letters 77, no. 15 (1996): 3090–93. Jeltes, T., J. M. McNamara, et al. "Comparison of the Hanbury Brown–Twiss Effect for Bosons and Fermions." Nature 445 (2007): 402–5. |
| 9 | Diagrams for light-atom interactions | Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 1998, pp. 15–21, and Complement A_I. ISBN: 9780471293361. |
| 10/11 | Van der Waals and Casimir interactions |
Van Der Waals InteractionCohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 1998, pp. 118-26. ISBN: 9780471293361.
Spruch, L. "Retarded, or Casmimir, Long-Range Potentials." Physics Today 39, no. 11 (1986): 37–45. Casimir InteractionsHaroche, S. "Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics." In Fundamental Systems in Quantum Optics. Proceeding of the Summer School in Les Houches, Session LIII, 1990. Edited by J. Dalibard, J. M. Raimond, and J. Zinn-Justin. Elsevier, 1992. ISBN: 9780444897367. Jaffe, R. L. "Casimir Effect and the Quantum Vacuum." Physical Review D 72, no. 2 (2005): 021301(R) (5 pages). |
| 12 | Resonant scattering and radiative corrections |
Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Chapter 3 in Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 1998. ISBN: 9780471293361. Further ReadingDalibard, J., J. Dupont-Roc, et al. "Vacuum Fluctuations and Radiation Reaction: Identification of Their Respective Contributions." Journal de Physique Archives 43, no. 11 (1982): 1617–38. |
| 13/14 | Derivation and solutions of Optical Bloch equations | Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 1998, pp. 257–333. ISBN: 9780471293361. And lecture notes. |
| 15 | Unraveling open quantum systems | Dalibard, Jean, and Yvan Castin. "Wave Function Approach Dissipative Processes in Quantum Optics." Physical Review Letters 68, no. 5 (1992): 580–3. |
| 16/17 | Light forces, dressed atom |
Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 1998, pp. 370-9. ISBN: 9780471293361. Chu, Steven, L. Hollberg, et al. "Three Demensional Viscous Confinement and Cooling of Atoms by Resonance Radiation Pressure." Physical Review Letters 55, no. 1 (1985): 48–51. Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude. "Atomic Motion in Laser Light." In Fundamental Systems in Quantum Optics (Les Houches), Session LIII, 1990. Edited by J. Dalibard, J. M. Raimond, and J. Zinn Justin. North Holland, 1993, pp. 1–64. ISBN: 9780444897367. (Advanced reading on friction force in a standing wave pp. 34–5.) Gordon, J. P., and A. Ashkin. "Motion of Atoms in Radiation Trap." Physical Review A 21, no. 5 (1980): 1606–17. Dressed Atom and Dipole ForcesCohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. "Worth Reading!" Chapter 4 in Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 1998. ISBN: 9780471293361. Important PaperDalibard, J., and C. Cohen-Tannoudji. "Dressed-Atom Approach to Atomic Motion in Laser Light: the Dipole Force Revisited." Journal of the Optical Society of America B 2, no. 11 (1985): 1707–20. Spontaneous Light Force TrapsMagneto-optical trap, Optical Earnshaw theorem Phillips, W. D. "Laser Cooling and Trapping of Neutral Atoms." In Laser Manipulation of Atoms and Ions, Proceedings of the International School of Physics Enrico Fermi, Course CXVIII. Edited by E. Arimondo, W. D. Phillips, and F. Strumia. North-Holland, 1993, pp. 316–55. ISBN: 9780444899934. (has a nice summary on dipole traps and raditation pressure traps) Original PapersAshkin, A, and J. P. Gordon. "Stability of Radiation-Pressure Particle Traps: An Optical Earnshaw Theorem." Optics Letters 8, no. 10 (1983): 511–3. Pritchard, D. E., E. L. Raab, et al. "Light Traps Using Spontaneous Forces." Physical Review Letters 57, no. 3 (1986): 310–3. Raab, E. L., M. Prentiss. "Trapping of Neutral Sodium Atoms with Radiation Pressure." Physical Review Letters 59, no. 23 (1987): 2631–4. |
| 18 | Techniques for ultralow temperatures |
Magnetic TrappingFurther Reading: Ketterle, Wolfgang, D. S. Durfee, et al. "Making, Probing and Understanding Bose-Einstein Condensates." In Bose-Einstein Condensation in Atomic Gases (Proceedings of the International School of Physics) "Enrico Fermi", Course CXL. Edited by M. Inguscio, S. Stringari, and C. E. Wieman, IOS Press, 1999, pp. 67–176. ISBN: 9780967335551. [Preview with Google Books] Relevant pages: pp. 80–9. Evaporative CoolingFurther Reading: Ketterle, Wolfgang, and N. J. Van Druten. "Evaporative Cooling of Trapped Atoms." Advances in Atomic Molecular And Optical Physics 37 (1986): 181–236. Relevant pages: pp. 181–93. |
| 19 | Bose gases, BEC, superfluid to Mott insulator transition |
Variational derivation of Gross-Pitaevski equation: Pethick, C. J., and H. Smith. Bose-Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780521846516. Selected Pages ———. "On Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation." Bose-Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases. Cambridge University Press, 2008, pp. 146–56. ISBN: 9780521846516. ———. "On Hydrodynamics." Bose-Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases. Cambridge University Press, 2008, pp. 165–79. ISBN: 9780521846516. Mean field theory of the superfluid to Mott insulator transition |
| 20 | BEC-BCS crossover in fermions | Ketterle, Wolfgang, and Martin W. Zwierlein. "Making, Probing and Understanding Ultracold Fermi Gases." Italian Physcial Society, no. 5–6 (2008): 247–422. Varenna notes on ultracold fermions. |
| 21 | Trapped ions and quantum gates |
