Course: Experimental Quantum Optics

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Course title Experimental Quantum Optics
Course code OPT/PGEK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Ježek Miroslav, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Dušek Miloslav, prof. RNDr. Dr.
  • Fiurášek Jaromír, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • A. I. Lvovsky, et al. Production and applications of non-Gaussian quantum states of light, arXiv:2006.16985 (2020). .
  • A. I. Lvovsky, M. G. Raymer. Continuous-variable optical quantum-state tomography, Rev. Mod. Phys. 81, 299 (2009). .
  • A. Migdall et al. Single-Photon Generation and Detection: Physics and Applications. .
  • C. Schimpf, et al. Quantum dots as potential sources of strongly entangled photons: Perspectives and challenges for applications in quantum networks, Appl. Phys. Lett. 118, 100502 (2021). .
  • C. Toninelli, et al. Single organic molecules for photonic quantum technologies, Nat. Materials 20, 1615 (2021). .
  • F. Flamini, et al. Photonic quantum information processing: a review, Rep. Prog. Phys. 82 016001 (2019). .
  • H.-A. Bachor, T. C. Ralph. A Guide to Experiments in Quantum Optics. .
  • I. E. Zadeh, et al. Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: A perspective on evolution, state-of-the-art, future developments, and applications, Appl. Phys. Lett. 118, 190502 (2021). .
  • M. Barbieri. Optical Quantum Metrology, PRX Quantum 3, 010202 (2022). .
  • M. Beck. Quantum Mechanics: Theory and Experiment. .
  • M. D. Eisaman, et al. Single-photon sources and detectors, Rev. Sci. Inst. 82, 071101 (2011). .
  • M. Erhard, et al. Advances in high-dimensional quantum entanglement, Nat. Rev. Phys. 2, 365 (2020). .
  • M. Fox. Quantum Optics: An Introduction. .
  • S. Slussarenko, G. J. Pryde. Photonic quantum information processing: A concise review, Appl. Phys. Rev. 6, 041303 (2019). .
  • T. D. Ladd, et al. Quantum computers, Nature 464, 45 (2010). .
  • U. L. Andersen, et al. Hybrid discrete- and continuous-variable quantum information, Nat. Phys. 11, 713 (2015). .
  • Y. Arakawa, M. J. Holmes. Progress in quantum-dot single photon sources for quantum information technologies: A broad spectrum overview, Appl. Phys. Rev. 7, 021309 (2020). .


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2019) Category: Physics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Optics and Optoelectronics (2025) Category: Physics courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -