VISMAYA: History & Philosophy of Physics


Pavan’s lectures on Quantum Optics

Many students outside IISER Pune have been following my course blog on Quantum Optics, so I thought I would share some lectures too. I have recorded some discussion related to statistical optics, and will eventually connect them to quantum optics in a few lectures.


Lecture 1 – Quantum Optics via Statistical Optics

topics discussed:
Temporal coherence function
Degree of temporal coherence function
Coherence time
Coherence length
Power spectral density
Spectral width


Lecture 2:

Spatial Coherence
Mutual Intensity
Coherence Area
Cross-Spectra Density
Partially Coherent Waves
Interference Equation
Visibility
Interference & Temporal Coherence
Interference & Spatial Coherence


Lecture 3 – Intensity Interferometer: Physics & History

Lecture 4: What is quantum about photons? How to measure it?

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