I love physics, most of all, quantum mechanics and optics.

Thanks to a modern physics course

I took, I started getting deeper into the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, which leaded to
having the most of my time at my first course on quantum mechanics, especially on those
chapters about angular momentum, systems of two states and the application of the postulates
with partial information. Then I took the 'fundamentals of optics' course and it was there
when I found out about my real and main research field. I wanted both of them combined so
I headed my attention towards quantum optics.
Currently, I am studying experiments of interference with entangled photons. I do not
reproduce those because we dont have an appropriate lab in my university, we do have
several of classical optics but not a quantum optics one. I analyze those experiments in detail
and understand each step. The last one I looked into was 'quantum imaging with undetected
photons' and it helped me to learn how indistinguishability is related to interference.
Besides, I do not settle for the courses I take at university. I like to have a wider vision of my
research field and that is the reason I take online courses that complement my formation as a
physicist. For example, 'mastering quantum mechanics' and 'introduction to computer
science' on edX.
Now, my group has decided to set up a quantum optics lab in order to provide more tools for
the development of this field in my faculty. I really want to contribute to this project so I
started to check several articles related to experiments for undergraduates with the purpose
of finding how these experiences are made and which is the most suitable equipment to use.
But I am sure going to an actual lab would be the most assertive way of completing all the
information I have got so far.
By the end of this semester, the time when the program starts, I will have finished my second
course on quantum mechanics and completed a year of research with the group of quantum
optics and quantum information. Lately, I have been writing code to study the propagation of
a gaussian wave packet using an approach derived from the Crank-Nicolson method and
since one teacher showed me the connection between statistical mechanics and information
theory, I have been doing some introductory research to quantum information.
Based on all of the above I am confident that I can take the best of this experience. It is a
great opportunity to apply everything I have learned, and see how theories can become real
experiments.