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8.422 Atomic and Optical Physics II

8.422 Atomic and Optical Physics II (Spring 2013, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Wolfgang Ketterle. 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. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Lecture 15 - Unraveling Open System Quantum Dynamics

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

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Lecture 01 - Introduction to Atomic Physics

Lecture 02 - QED Hamiltonian

Lecture 03 - Quantum Description of Light, Part 1

Lecture 03 - Quantum Description of Light, Part 2

Lecture 04 - Non-Classical Light, Squeezing, Part 1

Lecture 04 - Non-Classical Light, Squeezing, Part 2

Lecture 05 - Single Photons, Part 1

Lecture 05 - Single Photons, Part 2

Lecture 06 - Entangled States

Lecture 07 - Metrology, Shot Noise and Heisenberg Limit, Part 1

Lecture 07 - Metrology, Shot Noise and Heisenberg Limit, Part 2

Lecture 08 - g(2) for Atoms and Light

Lecture 09 - Diagrams for Light-Atom Interactions

Lecture 10 - van der Waals and Casimir Interactions

Lecture 11 - Casimir Force

Lecture 12 - Resonant Interactions

Lecture 13 - Derivation of Optical Bloch Equations

Lecture 14 - Solutions of Optical Bloch Equations, Part 1

Lecture 14 - Solutions of Optical Bloch Equations, Part 2

Lecture 15 - Unraveling Open System Quantum Dynamics

Lecture 16 - Light Forces, Part 1

Lecture 16 - Light Forces, Part 2

Lecture 17 - Dressed Atom, Part 1

Lecture 17 - Dressed Atom, Part 2

Lecture 18 - Techniques for Ultralow Temperatures

Lecture 19 - Bose Gases

Lecture 20 - Fermi Gases, BEC-BSC Crossover

Lecture 21 - Ion Trapping and Quantum Gates