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- Graduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Harada Kenichi
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- Intensive ()
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- Course number
- PHY.P559
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2021/4/5
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Course description and aims
The light has several properties such as frequency, polarization, and phase, and so on. The light measurement using these properties is used for a lot of fields. In the lecture, several methods of spectroscopy are treated theoretically through the interaction between an atom and light. Moreover, the principle of the Michelson interference and cavity of light for detecting gravitational waves is explained including the constitution of gravitational-wave detectors.
Student learning outcomes
The aim is to understand the characteristics of light and various kinds of measurement methods using laser light. Especially, it is significant to understand the interaction between atoms and light and gravitational-wave detection techniques.
Keywords
Quantum optics, Electromagnetism, Laser lights
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Powerpoint and whiteboard are used for the explanation.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Basic property of lasers | The light property and several kinds of lasers are introduced. |
| Class 2 | Laser measurement | A variety of measurement methods using lasers are explained. |
| Class 3 | Semiclassical theory of atom-light interaction | The absorption and dispersion of light caused by an interaction between light and an atom are explained. The phenomenon of Electromagnetically induced transparency is introduced. The theory is treated as semiclassical. |
| Class 4 | Coherent and squeezed states of the light | The squeezed state that appears when the electromagnetic field is treated in quantum theory is explained. Moreover, the generation method of the squeezed state is also introduced. |
| Class 5 | Detection method of the gravitational wave | The property of the gravitational wave and the detection method using the Michelson interferometer are explained. |
| Class 6 | Present status of the gravitational wave detectors (1) | The present status of the gravitational-wave detectors is introduced. |
| Class 7 | Present status of the gravitational wave detectors (2) | The status of the next-generation gravitational-wave detectors is introduced. |
Textbook(s)
Quantum optics, M. Matsuoka
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Laser measurement, T. Kushida
Assessment criteria and methods
Total of attendance and report points
Related courses
- PHY.C449 ： Laser Physics
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
PHY.Q207 ： Introduction to Quantum Mechanics(Lecture)、PHY.E205 ： Electromagnetism(Lecture)
