Level of Education
5 years of post-secondary education
ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Number of hours
24h
Description
This course unit is specific to the NanoQuant track and provides high-level foundational training in the field of quantum technologies—that is, current and future developments in new technologies based on concepts such as quantum coherence and entanglement, which enable functionalities and sensitivities that surpass those of their classical counterparts.
Objectives
Building on the M1 courses in quantum physics (Atoms, Molecules, and Radiation in Semester 1, and Advanced Quantum Mechanics in Semester 2), in their second year, students will take a specialized course titled “Quantum Technologies,” focusing on modern challenges and issues related to the “second” quantum revolution and its applications in quantum communication, sensors, and computing: theory of open quantum systems, density matrix, elements of quantum optics, and quantifiers of entanglement and quantum coherence. This course will include a series of laboratory exercises specific to Quantum Technologies and will be supplemented by seminars.
Mandatory Prerequisites
- Atoms, Molecules, and Radiation
- Analytical Mechanics
- Advanced Quantum Mechanics
- Fundamentals of the Physics of Light-Matter Interaction
Recommended prerequisites:
- Electromagnetism
- Condensed Matter Physics
Knowledge Assessment
Continuous assessment.
Course Outline
- Open Quantum Systems
- Density matrix and pilot equation
- Quantifiers of entanglement and quantum coherence
- Elements of Quantum Optics
- The Hanbury Brown and Twiss Experiment
- Physics and Applications of Quantum Sensors (Ultracold Atoms and NV Centers in Diamonds)
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