Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics

By Prof. Dr. Florian MarquardtEducation

Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics episodes

June 28, 2010 17 - Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 17: Recent developments in circuit QED 2010
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics:
Lecture 17
13.6.2013
(continued) Quantum dynamics of open systems (path-integral approach, Feynman-Vernon influence functional);
4.4 Experimental examples of decoherence and open quantum systems (atoms, superconducting qubits, NV, etc.);
4.5 "Schrödinger cats" (macroscopic superpositions in molecule interference, optomechanics)

2.10 Circuit QED (recent developments). Multi-qubit architectures. Multi-qubit entanglement. Microwave photons on demand. Single Photon detection. Strongly driven artificial atoms (Autler-Townes splitting, Mollow triplet). New readout methods (Josephson bifurcation amplifier). Quantum simulation (Tavis-Cummings model, Bose-Hubbard model, Josephson arrays). Hybrid systems (Rydberg atoms, polar molecules, etc.).
1 hr 25 min
June 28, 2010 17 - Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 17: Recent developments in circuit QED
1 hr 25 min
June 27, 2010 Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 17: Recent developments in circuit QED
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics:
Lecture 17
13.6.2013
(continued) Quantum dynamics of open systems (path-integral approach, Feynman-Vernon influence functional);
4.4 Experimental examples of decoherence and open quantum systems (atoms, superconducting qubits, NV, etc.);
4.5 "Schrödinger cats" (macroscopic superpositions in molecule interference, optomechanics)

2.10 Circuit QED (recent developments). Multi-qubit architectures. Multi-qubit entanglement. Microwave photons on demand. Single Photon detection. Strongly driven artificial atoms (Autler-Townes splitting, Mollow triplet). New readout methods (Josephson bifurcation amplifier). Quantum simulation (Tavis-Cummings model, Bose-Hubbard model, Josephson arrays). Hybrid systems (Rydberg atoms, polar molecules, etc.).
1 hr 25 min
June 27, 2010 17 - Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 17: Recent developments in circuit QED 2010
1 hr 25 min
June 22, 2010 16 - Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 16: General theory of superconducting circuits 2010
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics:
Lecture 16
10.6.2013
(continued) noise spectrum;
4.3 Quantum dynamics of open systems (Kraus operators, Lindblad master equation, examples: two-level system relaxation and dephasing, damped harmonic oscillator)

Continued with general theory of superconducting circuits. Flux representation. Node variables. Lagrangian. Hamiltonian. Phase representation vs. charge representation. Phase qubit. Flux control of a Cooper-pair box via the Aharonov-Bohm effect.
1 hr 23 min
June 22, 2010 16 - Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 16: General theory of superconducting circuits
1 hr 23 min
June 21, 2010 Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 16: General theory of superconducting circuits
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics:
Lecture 16
10.6.2013
(continued) noise spectrum;
4.3 Quantum dynamics of open systems (Kraus operators, Lindblad master equation, examples: two-level system relaxation and dephasing, damped harmonic oscillator)

Continued with general theory of superconducting circuits. Flux representation. Node variables. Lagrangian. Hamiltonian. Phase representation vs. charge representation. Phase qubit. Flux control of a Cooper-pair box via the Aharonov-Bohm effect.

1 hr 23 min
June 21, 2010 16 - Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 16: General theory of superconducting circuits 2010
1 hr 23 min
June 18, 2010 15 - Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 15: Creation and detection of arbitrary field states 2010
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics:
Lecture 15
7.6.2013
(continued) Basic examples of decoherence (spin, interference, beware of polaron physics);
4.2 Noise and decoherence (noise as a stochastic process, quantum noise spectrum)

Wigner density detection via parity measurement. 2.8 Generating arbitrary field states and measuring their Wigner density. Law-Eberly protocol. Santa Barbara experiment on Wigner density detection in circuit QED. 2.9 General theory of superconducting circuits (beginning).
1 hr 24 min
June 18, 2010 15 - Quantum-optical phenomena in nanophysics - 15: Creation and detection of arbitrary field states
1 hr 24 min

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These lectures deal with the modern topic of quantum optical phenomena in nanophysics. During the past decade, a variety of solid state nanosystems have been realized which can be described using…