In this course students will be exposed to different topics of quantum engineering and develop ideas for possible projects. Based on presentations by ETH labs participating in the MSc QE program and with the assistance of a mentor students will work in groups to develop concrete plans for a quantum experiment.

This course is focused on the generation and propagation of electromagnetic fields. Based on Maxwell's equations we will derive the wave equation and its solutions. Specifically, we will discuss fields and waves in free space, refraction and reflection at plane interfaces, dipole radiation and angular spectrum representation.

Nano-Optics studies the interaction of light and matter at the sub-wavelength scale. It is a flourishing field of fundamental and applied research and it is enabled by the rapid advance of nanotechnology. Nano-optics embraces topics such as optical antennas, meta-materials, novel opto-electronic materials, optical trapping and manipulation, and super-resolution imaging and spectroscopy.