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- Instructor(s)
- Nakamura Kazutaka
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon1-2(G111) Thr1-2(G111)
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- Course number
- MAT.C402
- Credits
- 2
- Academic year
- 2019
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2019/3/18
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
This course gives fundamentals of quantum mechanical description for interaction between light and matter. The students learn description of quantum state using state vectors, equation of motions with three pictures, harmonic oscillators, coherent states. In addition, recent research results of coherent control will be presented.
The aim of this course is to understand the light matter interaction using quantum mechanical description.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) describe photo induced process in materials by using quantum mechanics
2) solve typical problems on light-matter interaction.
Keywords
Quantum mechanics, light matter interaction, non-linear spectroscopy, LASER
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
After the lecture on topics, the exercise are sometimes presented. By solving problems in exercise terms, students can evaluate their understanding.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Time evolution of quantum state | Learn the equation of motion for a quantum system i.e. Shrodinger, Heisenberg, and Interaction pictures. Learn the equation of motion for a quantum system i.e. Shrodinger, Heisenberg, and Interaction pictures. A quantum system is described using a state vector. |
| Class 2 | Density operator | Learn how to describe the system with a density matrix; time evolution of density matrix and Feynman diagram. |
| Class 3 | Exercise of time evolution of quantum state | Learn the equation of motion for a quantum Exercise of time evolution of quantum state by solving problems. |
| Class 4 | Exercise of density operator | Exercise of density operator by solving problems. |
| Class 5 | Harmonic oscillator | Describe harmonic oscillator as quantum mechanics and learn on creation/annihilation operators and number states. |
| Class 6 | Coherent state | Learn the coherent states; definition and character. |
| Class 7 | Squeezed state | Learn the squeezed states; definition and character. |
| Class 8 | Exercise of quantization of electromagnetic field | Exercise of harmonic oscillator, coherent state, and squeezed state. |
| Class 9 | One dimensional lattice vibration | Learn the .lattice vibration in one dimensional chain |
| Class 10 | Field quantization and phonon | Learn the field quantization of one-dimensional lattice vibration and phonon. |
| Class 11 | Coherent phonons: Experiment of ultrafast spectroscopy | Learn the coherent phonons and experiment with ultrafast spectroscopy. |
| Class 12 | Coherent phonons: Theory | Learn how to treat coherent phonon with quantum mechanics |
| Class 13 | Time evolution of coherent-phonon amplitude | Learn the time evolution of coherent-phonon amplitude |
| Class 14 | Nonlinear spectroscopy of optical phonons with the four level system | Learn the nonlinear spectroscopy of optical phonons with the four-level system. |
| Class 15 | Summary of lecture and check understanding | Check each understanding on the quantum descriptin for the light matter interaction. |
Textbook(s)
I am planning to lecture along the book "Quantum Phononics" by K. Nakamura (Springer, 2019).
However, students can study using the following reference books instead of the above book.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
"Modern Quantum Mechanics" by J.J. Sakurai and J.J. Napolitano (Pearson Education Limited 2014) ISBN 10:1-292-02410-0
"Introductory Quantum Optics" by C. C. Gerry and P. L. Knight (Cambridge University Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0-521-52735-4
"Quantum Field Theory of Solids" by H. Harken (North-Holland Publishing, 1976)
"Principles of Nonlinear optical spectroscopy" by S. Mukamel (Oxford University Press 1995) ISBN 0-190509278-3
Assessment criteria and methods
Students are evaluated whether they understand the quantum description of the light matter interaction based on the score of the test and exercises.
Related courses
- MAT.A203 ： Quantum Mechanics of Materials
- PHY.Q435 ： Quantum Information
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
Students are required to take the credits on "Quantum Physics" or "Quantum Chemistry" or related subjects in undergraduate courses.
