ECE 5310 - [Quantum Optics for Photonics and Optoelectronics]

Fall. Next Offered: 2020-2021. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: ECE 4060, ECE 3030, or permisssion of instructor.

F. Rana.

Introduces the basic concepts of quantum optics and quantum electronics necessary for understanding the behavior of optical fields in photonic and optoelectronic devices and systems. Topics include quantization of the electromagnetic field, quantum mechanical properties of photon states, vacuum fluctuations, noise and quantum Langevin equations, matter-photon interactions, phasesensitive and phase-insensitive optical amplifiers, direct and coherent photon detection, lasers, parametric oscillators, and photonic devices for quantum information processing.