Atomic and Optical Physics II

3 Credits.

Quantum description of light; non-classical optical states and squeezing; atom-photon interactions; optical Bloch equations and open-system dynamics; experimental methods of atomic and optical physics. Recommended Course Background: AS.171.303 , AS.171.304 . Note that Atomic and Optical Physics I ( AS.171.432 /632) is not a pre-requisite for this course.