Quantum optics is the science of light and its quantum mechanical properties. Its subject matter is the propagation of light, its quantum nature, and its interaction with matter.
The precise control of the generation, manipulation, and detection of quantum light and its interactions that are possible today have contributed significantly to the emergence of the 2nd quantum revolution. Here, active use is made of the principles of quantum mechanics to develop novel technologies - quantum technologies - based on them for information processing and transmission or measurement of physical quantities.
A central component of the track of study is the teaching of the physical principles of quantized electromagnetic fields and the measurement process, information processing and transmission, as well as their experimental implementation in integrated photonics or in solid-state-based structures with atom-like properties (excitons, color centers, quantum dots). Further scientific topics up to current technological developments of quantum computers and quantum simulators are also highlighted.