# Atomic and Optical Physics II

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Physics
- Teacher: Prof. Wolfgang Ketterle
- Term: Spring 2013
- Level: Graduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Biology
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/pages/syllabus/)
- Readings: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/pages/readings/)
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This is the second of a two-semester subject sequence beginning with Atomic and Optical Physics I (8.421) that provides the foundations for contemporary research in selected areas of atomic and optical physics. Topics covered include non-classical states of light–squeezed states; multi-photon processes, Raman scattering; coherence–level crossings, quantum beats, double resonance, superradiance; trapping and cooling-light forces, laser cooling, atom optics, spectroscopy of trapped atoms and ions; atomic interactions–classical collisions, quantum scattering theory, ultracold collisions; and experimental methods.

## Lectures

1. [Lecture 1: Introduction to Atomic Physics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/466a64789ab7), 1 h 16 min (Video)
2. [Lecture 2: QED Hamiltonian](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/97a78852666a), 1 h 18 min (Video)
3. [Lecture 3: Quantum description of light, Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/1cca1b135717), 1 h 28 min (Video)
4. [Lecture 3: Quantum description of light, Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/34c42fd49f7e), 1 h 29 min (Video)
5. [Lecture 4: Non-classical light, squeezing, Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/190a250abae2), 1 h 23 min (Video)
6. [Lecture 4: Non-classical light, squeezing, Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/c4e0acc3406a), 1 h 24 min (Video)
7. [Lecture 5: Single photons, Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/60a9c71ed810), 1 h 22 min (Video)
8. [Lecture 5: Single photons, Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/4e695c67806d), 1 h 23 min (Video)
9. [Lecture 6: Entangled states](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/ae8adb4400ee), 1 h 24 min (Video)
10. [Lecture 7: Metrology, shot noise and Heisenberg limit, Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/6e8025186245), 1 h 24 min (Video)
11. [Lecture 7: Metrology, shot noise and Heisenberg limit, Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/474684a8c1ac), 1 h 25 min (Video)
12. [Lecture 8: g(2) for atoms and light](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/3e98bdfbe8db), 1 h 24 min (Video)
13. [Lecture 9: Diagrams for light-atom interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/701491b95851), 34 min (Video)
14. [Lecture 10: van der Waals and Casimir interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/9db6e79cda2e), 54 min (Video)
15. [Lecture 11: Casimir force](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/172a7f40a592), 1 h 19 min (Video)
16. [Lecture 12: Resonant interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/481e054a2060), 1 h 24 min (Video)
17. [Lecture 13: Derivation of optical Bloch equations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/b1f0060114ea), 1 h 24 min (Video)
18. [Lecture 14: Solutions of optical Bloch equations, Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/c0722aca3743), 1 h 22 min (Video)
19. [Lecture 14: Solutions of optical Bloch equations, Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/31c64db72a9e), 1 h 25 min (Video)
20. [Lecture 15: Unraveling Open System Quantum Dynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/4be5be52eb6f), 1 h 22 min (Video)
21. [Lecture 16: Light forces, Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/206ae3855eec), 1 h 29 min (Video)
22. [Lecture 16: Light forces, Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/48dff36fe27b), 1 h 25 min (Video)
23. [Lecture 17: Dressed atom, Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/3fcfb7419c77), 1 h 23 min (Video)
24. [Lecture 17: Dressed atom, Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/95db37af1fa8), 1 h 18 min (Video)
25. [Lecture 18: Techniques for ultralow temperatures](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/ed03c2dc8bd4), 1 h 27 min (Video)
26. [Lecture19: Bose gases](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/a2f7d784cbf4), 1 h 26 min (Video)
27. [Lecture 20: Fermi gases, BEC-BCS crossover](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/dfb93cfa2b07), 57 min (Video)
28. [Lecture 21: Ion trapping and quantum gates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/8-422-atomic-and-optical-physics-ii-spring-2013/9ef4d2e685e2), 40 min (Video)