(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)
Detailed theory and experimental basis of quantum and nonlinear optics, exhibiting concepts of quantum measurement, noise, stochastic processes and dissipative quantum systems. Topics include second-quantization of electromagnetic fields, photodetection, coherence properties, light-atom interactions, cavity quantum electrodynamics, nonlinear optical systems, squeezed light, aspects of quantum information science, and contemporary research.
PHYS 110A and PHYS 137A, PHYS 137B, or consent of instructor
Spring only
3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week.