8.422
Atomic and Optical Physics II
The second of a two-term subject sequence that provides the foundations for contemporary research in selected areas of atomic and optical physics. Non-classical states of light- squeezed states; multi-photon processes, Raman scattering; coherence- level crossings, quantum beats, double resonance, superradiance; trapping and cooling- light forces, laser cooling, atom optics, spectroscopy of trapped atoms and ions; atomic interactions- classical collisions, quantum scattering theory, ultracold collisions; and experimental methods.
Spring 2013
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 processes, Raman scattering; coherence–level crossings, quantum beats, double resonance, superradiance; trapping and cooling-light forces, laser cooling, atom optics, spectroscopy of trapped atoms and ions; atomic interactions–classical collisions, quantum scattering theory, ultracold collisions; and experimental methods.
Readings
- Text: There was no textbook. The course was based on several books and original publications.
- Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Atom-Photon-Interactions: Basic Processes and Applications. Wiley-VCH, 1998. ISBN: 9780471293361.
- 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.
- Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude. Atoms in Electromagnetic Fields. World Scientific, 2005. (Selected Original Papers of C. -T.) ISBN: 9789812389428. Recommended
- 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.
- LEC #: 1 · TOPICS: Recent advances in AMO physics · READINGS: No Readings
- 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. I would recommend consulting this book whenever you want to know more about the “exact” formulation of the theory. I am always amazed how easily you can open this book in the middle and still understand the explanations.
- 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.
- Further Reading
- 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.
- Generation of Squeezed States, Classical Squeezing
- Teleportation
- Beam Splitter and Homodyne Detection
- Experiments with Squeezed Light
- LEC #: 5 · TOPICS: Single photons · READINGS: No Readings
- Entanglement
- 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]
- Gravitational Wave Detection
- Heisenberg Limited Interferometry
- Proposal for Atom Interferometry
- Creation of Correlated States with Bose-Einstein Condensates
- Baym, Gordon. Lectures on Quantum Mechanics . W. A. Benjamin, 1973, pp. 430–5. ISBN: 9780805306644.
- LEC #: 9 · TOPICS: Diagrams for light-atom interactions · READINGS: 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.
- Van Der Waals Interaction
- Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications . Wiley-VCH, 1998, pp. 118-26. ISBN: 9780471293361.
- Casimir Interactions
- Haroche, 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.
- Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Chapter 3 in Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications . Wiley-VCH, 1998. ISBN: 9780471293361.
- LEC #: 13/14 · TOPICS: Derivation and solutions of Optical Bloch equations · READINGS: 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.
- Cohen-Tannoudji, Claude, Jaques Dupont-Roc, and Gilbert Grynberg. Atom-Photon-Interactions, Basic Processes and Applications . Wiley-VCH, 1998, pp. 370-9. ISBN: 9780471293361.
- 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.)
- Dressed Atom and Dipole Forces
- Cohen-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 Paper
- Spontaneous Light Force Traps
- 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 Papers
- Magnetic Trapping
- Evaporative Cooling
- 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.
- Pethick, C. J., and H. Smith. Bose-Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases . Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN: 9780521846516.
- Selected Pages ———. “On Bogoliubov Transformation and Collective Excitation.” Bose-Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases . Cambridge University Press, 2008, pp. 205–14. ISBN: 9780521846516.
- ———. “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.
- LEC #: 20 · TOPICS: BEC-BCS crossover in fermions · READINGS: 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.
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: 8.05 G (Fall) 3-0-9 units
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2013
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.