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Opto-mechanical transducers for long-distance quantum communication
We describe a new scheme to interconvert stationary and photonic qubits which
is based on indirect qubit-light interactions mediated by a mechanical
resonator. This approach does not rely on the specific optical response of the
qubit and thereby enables optical quantum interfaces for a wide range of solid
state spin and charge based systems. We discuss the implementation of quantum
state transfer protocols between distant nodes of a large scale network and
evaluate the effect of the main noise sources on the resulting state transfer
fidelities. For the specific examples of electronic spin qubits and
superconducting charge qubits we show that high fidelity quantum communication
protocols can be implemented under realistic experimental conditions.Comment: Version as accepted by PR
Collective Phase Chaos in the Dynamics of Interacting Oscillator Ensembles
We study chaotic behavior of order parameters in two coupled ensembles of
self-sustained oscillators. Coupling within each of these ensembles is switched
on and off alternately, while the mutual interaction between these two
subsystems is arranged through quadratic nonlinear coupling. We show
numerically that in the course of alternating Kuramoto transitions to synchrony
and back to asynchrony, the exchange of excitations between two subpopulations
proceeds in such a way that their collective phases are governed by an
expanding circle map similar to the Bernoulli map. We perform the Lyapunov
analysis of the dynamics and discuss finite-size effects.Comment: 19 page
Strong coupling of single emitters to surface plasmons
We propose a method that enables strong, coherent coupling between individual
optical emitters and electromagnetic excitations in conducting nano-structures.
The excitations are optical plasmons that can be localized to sub-wavelength
dimensions. Under realistic conditions, the tight confinement causes optical
emission to be almost entirely directed into the propagating plasmon modes via
a mechanism analogous to cavity quantum electrodynamics. We first illustrate
this result for the case of a nanowire, before considering the optimized
geometry of a nanotip. We describe an application of this technique involving
efficient single-photon generation on demand, in which the plasmons are
efficiently out-coupled to a dielectric waveguide. Finally we analyze the
effects of increased scattering due to surface roughness on these
nano-structures.Comment: 34 pages, 7 figure
Peculiarities of gamma-quanta distribution at 20 TeV energy
The angular distribution of protons from the fragmentational region is analyzed. The gamma-quanta families are generated in a dense target by cosmic ray particles at 20 Tev energy. Families were found which had dense groups (spikes) of gamma-quanta where the rapidity/density is 3 times more than the average value determined for all registered families. The experimental data is compared with the results of artificial families simulation
Threshold and linewidth of a mirrorless parametric oscillator
We analyze the above-threshold behavior of a mirrorless parametric oscillator
based on resonantly enhanced four wave mixing in a coherently driven dense
atomic vapor. It is shown that, in the ideal limit, an arbitrary small flux of
pump photons is sufficient to reach the oscillator threshold. We demonstrate
that due to the large group-velocity delays associated with coherent media, an
extremely narrow oscillator linewidth is possible, making a narrow-band source
of non-classical radiation feasible.Comment: revised version to appear in Phys.Rev.Lett., contains discussion on
threshold conditions and operation on few-photon leve
Strongly correlated 2D quantum phases with cold polar molecules: controlling the shape of the interaction potential
We discuss techniques to tune and shape the long-range part of the
interaction potentials in quantum gases of polar molecules by dressing
rotational excitations with static and microwave fields. This provides a novel
tool towards engineering strongly correlated quantum phases in combination with
low dimensional trapping geometries. As an illustration, we discuss a 2D
crystalline phase, and a superfluid-crystal quantum phase transition.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Parametric Self-Oscillation via Resonantly Enhanced Multiwave Mixing
We demonstrate an efficient nonlinear process in which Stokes and anti-Stokes
components are generated spontaneously in a Raman-like, near resonant media
driven by low power counter-propagating fields. Oscillation of this kind does
not require optical cavity and can be viewed as a spontaneous formation of
atomic coherence grating
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