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Polarization of light in classical, nonlinear, and quantum optics

Lecturer
PD Dr. Maria Chekhova

Details
Vorlesung
2 cred.h, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Wed 8:00 - 10:00, SR 01.779

Fields of study
WF Ph-BA ab 5 (ECTS-Credits: 5)
WF Ph-MA ab 1 (ECTS-Credits: 5)

Contents
Contents:
  • Polarization of light: definition, brief history, role in photonics

  • Jones vector and Jones matrices

  • Stokes parameters and Müller matrices

  • Poincare sphere representation: states, transformations

  • Optical elements that we use in the lab

  • Geometrical phase

  • Crystal optics: birefringence, Fresnel surfaces, uniaxial and biaxial crystals, walkoff.

  • Polarization in nonlinear optics: phase and group matching.

  • Polarization in quantum optics: operators-0 Polarization in quantum optics: states

  • Quantum key distribution with polarized photons

Additional information

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester SS 2019:
Polarization of light in classical, nonlinear, and quantum optics (PW-POLAR)

Department: Chair of Experimental Physics (Optics)
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