PHYSICS 470O
Quantum Optics, Communication and Computing
Current Session: not offered
| Offering: | Spring |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Description: | This course begins with the fundamentals of quantum optics, with emphasis on the topics of quantum superposition and quantum entanglement. These concepts are then developed for their use in the new fields of quantum communication, quantum cryptography and quantum computing. This course is meant as a general overview course for undergraduate seniors and first-year graduate students in physics, computer science and electrical engineering. Those aspects of quantum mechanics that are relevant to the applications will be introduced as they are needed. Therefore, there is no specific prerequisite for quantum mechanics. Students should have some knowledge of statistics and linear algebra. |
