Atomic and Optical Physics II

Atomic and Optical Physics II

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This is the second of a two-semester subject sequence beginning with Atomic and Optical Physics I (8.421) that provides the foundations for contemporary research in selected areas of atomic and optical physics. Topics covered include non-classical states of light–squeezed states; multi-photon proces…

Wolfgang Ketterle


    • Jun 19, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 17m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Lecture19: Bose gases

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 85:04


    In this lecture, the professor discussed ideal Bose gases, weakly interacting homogenous Bose gas, inhomogenous Bose gas, etc.

    Lecture 20: Fermi gases, BEC-BCS crossover

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 56:38


    In this lecture, the professor discussed cold fermions, cooper pairing, experimental realization of the BEC-BCS Crossover, etc.

    Lecture 21: Ion trapping and quantum gates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 39:32


    In this lecture, the professor discussed ion traps, quantum computation with ions, etc.

    Lecture 17: Dressed atom, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 77:47


    In this video, the professor discussed dipole traps, energy conservation, electric vs. magnetic forces, etc.

    Lecture 18: Techniques for ultralow temperatures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 86:51


    In this lecture, the professor discussed magnetic trapping and evaporative cooling.

    Lecture 17: Dressed atom, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 82:39


    In this video, the professor discussed combined state of atom and electromagnetic field, dressed basis, laser field, etc.

    Lecture 16: Light forces, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 84:04


    In this video, the professor discussed applications of the spontaneous force.

    Lecture 16: Light forces, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 88:48


    In this video, the professor discussed light forces, mechanical forces, radiation pressure force, reactive forces.

    Lecture 15: Unraveling Open System Quantum Dynamics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 81:11


    In this lecture, the professor discussed motivation for single quantum systems, QMCWF, and models for dephasing.

    Lecture 14: Solutions of optical Bloch equations, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 84:54


    In this video, the professor discussed steady state solutions.

    Lecture 14: Solutions of optical Bloch equations, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 81:22


    In this lecture, the professor discussed spectrum and intensity of emitted light.

    Lecture 13: Derivation of optical Bloch equations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 83:45


    In this lecture, the professor focused on the derivation of optical Bloch equations.

    Lecture 12: Resonant interactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 83:26


    In this lecture, the professor discussed Resonant scattering.

    Lecture 11: Casimir force

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 78:39


    In this video, the professor continued to talk about Casimir interactions and discussed Casimir force.

    Lecture 10: van der Waals and Casimir interactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 53:13


    In this lecture, the professor discussed van der Waals and Casimir interactions.

    Lecture 9: Diagrams for light-atom interactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 33:36


    In this lecture, the professor discussed Feyman diagrams for light-atom interactions.

    Lecture 8: g(2) for atoms and light

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 83:18


    In this lecture, the professor discussed g(2) for atoms and light, classical vs. quantum statistics, etc.

    Lecture 7: Metrology, shot noise and Heisenberg limit, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 84:32


    In this lecture, the professor first talked about "Ion trapped in a solid", then discussed metrology, shot noise and Heisenberg limit.

    Lecture 4: Non-classical light, squeezing, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 82:23


    In this lecture, the professor discussed classical squeezing, squeezed quantum states, the displacement operator and electric field of squeezed states.

    Lecture 7: Metrology, shot noise and Heisenberg limit, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 83:54


    In this lecture, the professor continued to talk about Bell inequality and discussed quantum metrology.

    Lecture 5: Single photons, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 82:50


    In this lecture, the professor continued to talk about single photons, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, etc.

    Lecture 5: Single photons, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 81:18


    In this lecture, the professor discussed phase shifters and beam splitters, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, etc.

    Lecture 6: Entangled states

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 83:16


    In this lecture, the professor discussed entanglement, entangled states, Bell inequality, etc.

    Lecture 3: Quantum description of light, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 88:46


    In this lecture, the professor discussed fluctuations and noise, and the single photon.

    Lecture 4: Non-classical light, squeezing, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 83:40


    In this lecture, the professor discussed Homodyne detection and teleportation of light.

    Lecture 2: QED Hamiltonian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 77:11


    In this lecture, the professor discussed QED Hamiltonian starting from electromagnetism.

    Lecture 3: Quantum description of light, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 87:07


    In this lecture, the professor discussed single mode light, thermal states, coherent states, etc.

    Lecture 1: Introduction to Atomic Physics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 75:46


    This lecture provides a general overview of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics.

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