Unit name | Quantum Device Engineering |
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Unit code | EENGM0010 |
Credit points | 15 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. John Rarity |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
This unit continues the theme of the Quantum Engineering programme by taking the theory and models of
the co-requisite units and putting them into practice. Optoelectronic and related quantum optical devices
encompass a large range of modern technologies, from fibre optics to silicon semiconductors, and students
will gain both theoretical and practical experience in a wide range of examples of specific components.
Importantly, these components lend themselves to integration into larger devices and systems, which will
also be addressed in the course, bringing engineering techniques to bear on the problems of quantum
technology. There is a practical component that will include visits to laboratories and/or fabrication
facilities.
Topics to be covered will include: a review of applied classical optics, non-linear sources, sub-Poissonian
and squeezed states, single photon sources (dots, NV centres), photon detectors, theory of waveguiding,
single photon interference, multiphoton interference and limits to visibility, introduction to quantum key
distribution systems, introduction to optically detected magnetic resonance, introduction to linear optics
schemes, systems engineering, fabrication, verification.
Having completed this unit, students will be able to:
The course will consist of lectures. There will be a practical experience component comprising approximately 20% of the contact hours.Contact Hours Per Week 2-4.Student Input: Approximate breakdown, 30 contact hours, 120 hours of private study and assigned work. The latter might include some hours spent in practical situations.
Short written reports on practical aspects totalling no more than 3000 words, 100% (All ILOs)
M. Fox, Quantum Optics an Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2006.
M. Fox, Optical Properties of Solids, Oxford University Press, 2010.
Any material specified by the instructor.