Informations du cours

Introductory lecture on the basic theory of modern quantum optics and cavity quantum electrodynamics.
The lecture goal is to cover the following topics:

• Quantisation of the electromagnetic field 
• Classical and quantum states of light
• Coupling of atoms and light
• The Rabi model & spontaneous emission
• Optical cavities & quantum optical master equation
• The Jaynes-Cummings model & basic cavity QED
• Your preferred focus topic: Dicke model, fundamentals of lasing, basic cavity optomechanics, ...