Quantum Mechanics for Optics

General

• General Information
• Comparison EM - QM

Prerequisites

• Basic Concept
• History of Old Quantum Mechanics
• Review of Classical Mechanics
• Postulates of Quantum Mechanics

Class Notes

• Mathematical Introduction
• Postulates of Quantum Mechanics
• Harmonic Oscillator and Coherent States
• Angular Momentum
• Perturbation Theory
• Atomic Polarizability
• Density Operator
• Field Quantization and Jaynes-Cummings Model

Assigned Reading

• Wigner Eckart Theorem
• The Particle-Field Hamiltonian

Homework Problems

• Homework Set 1
  • Solutions to Set 1

• Homework Set 2
  • Solutions to Set 2

• Homework Set 3
  • Solutions to Set 3

• Homework Set 4
  • Solutions to Set 4

• Homework Set 5
  • Solutions to Set 5

• Homework Set 6
  • Solutions to Set 6

• Homework Set 7
  • Solutions to Set 7

• Homework Set 8
  • Solutions to Set 8

• Homework Set 9
  • Solutions to Set 9

• Homework Set 10
  • Solutions to Set 10

Exams and Quizzes

• Quiz 1
  • Solutions to Quiz 1

• Quiz 2
  • Solutions to Quiz 2

• Midterm 2012
  • Solutions to Midterm 2012

• Quiz 3
  • Solutions to Quiz 3

• Quiz 4
  • Solutions to Quiz 4

Old Midterms and Finals

• Midterm 2010
• Final 2010
• Midterm 2011
• Final 2011