2021 Faculty Courses School of Science Department of Physics Graduate major in Physics
Special Lectures in Physics XXXVII
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Physics
- Instructor(s)
- Nobuyuki Matsumoto
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- PHY.P577
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
We will learn about the quantum measurement and control using an opto-mechanical oscillator. The lecture will be given in Japanese.
Course description and aims
To understand the quantum measurement and control of an oscillator.
Keywords
Optomechanics, Quantum control
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
ZOOM
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 2 | Linear displacement measurement | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 3 | Thermal fluctuations | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 4 | Quantum fluctuation of light | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 5 | Various noise sources | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 6 | Summary 1 | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 7 | Optomechanics 1 | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 8 | Optomechanics 2 | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 9 | Optical resonator and its control | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 10 | Cooling | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 11 | Summary 2 | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 12 | Stochastic process | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 13 | Quantum measurement | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 14 | Quantum estimation | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 15 | Quantum control | Understand the lecture. |
| Class 16 | Application of a quantum oscillator | Understand the lecture. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
None
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None
Evaluation methods and criteria
To be announced in the lecture.
Related courses
- PHY.G230 ： Introduction to Modern Physics
Prerequisites
None