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Coherence and Quantum Entanglement

Prof. Anand Kumar Jha · IIT Kanpur

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Lectures

week-01

  1. Lecture 1 - Main differences between classical and quantum mechanics Video
  2. Lecture 2 - Introduction to Coherence and Stochastic Processes Video
  3. Lecture 3 - The Joint Probability Function used in Classical Optics: The Correlation Functions Video

week-02

  1. Lecture 4 - Second-order Coherence Theory (Temporal) Video
  2. Lecture 5 - Quantifying the Temporal Correlations Video
  3. Lecture 6 - Second-order Coherence Theory (Spatial); Spatial Correlations Video

week-03

  1. Lecture 7 - Quantifying the Spatial Correlations Video
  2. Lecture 8 - Second-order Coherence Theory (Angular); Angular Correlations Video

week-04

  1. Lecture 9 - Second-order Coherence Theory (Polarization) Video
  2. Lecture 10 - Degree of Polarization Video

week-05

  1. Lecture 11 - Coherent Mode Representation of Optical Fields Video
  2. Lecture 12 - Review of Quantum Mechanics Video

week-06

  1. Lecture 13 - Quantum Mechanical Correlation Functions Video
  2. Lecture 14 - Basics of Nonlinear Optics Video

week-07

  1. Lecture 15 - Two-Photon State Produced by Parametric Down-Conversion Video
  2. Lecture 16 - Coherence and Quantum Entanglement Video
  3. Lecture 17 - Temporal Two-Photon Interference Video

week-08

  1. Lecture 18 - Some example of Two-Photon Interference Effects Video
  2. Lecture 19 - Spatial Two-Photon Interference Video

week-09

  1. Lecture 20 - Quantum Measurements Video
  2. Lecture 21 - Can the Quantum Mechanical Description of Physical Reality be Considered Complete ? Video

week-10

  1. Lecture 22 - Hidden Variable Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Video
  2. Lecture 23 - Bell Inequalities Video

week-11

  1. Lecture 24 - Entanglement Verification Video
  2. Lecture 25 - Entanglement Quantification and Connection Between Coherence and Entanglement Video

week-12

  1. Lecture 26 - 84 Quantum Cryptography Video
  2. Lecture 27 - Quantum Teleportation Video

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kanpur
Department
Physics
Teacher
Prof. Anand Kumar Jha
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Physics
Source
NPTEL
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