27 research outputs found
Coherent spectroscopy of rare-earth-ion doped whispering-gallery mode resonators
We perform an investigation into the properties of Pr3+:Y2SiO5 whispering
gallery mode resonators as a first step towards achieving the strong coupling
regime of cavity QED with rare-earth-ion doped crystals. Direct measurement of
cavity QED parameters are made using photon echoes, giving good agreement with
theoretical predictions. By comparing the ions at the surface of the resonator
to those in the center it is determined that the physical process of making the
resonator does not negatively affect the properties of the ions. Coupling
between the ions and resonator is analyzed through the observation of optical
bistability and normal-mode splitting.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figure
Complete Characterization of Quantum-Optical Processes
The technologies of quantum information and quantum control are rapidly
improving, but full exploitation of their capabilities requires complete
characterization and assessment of processes that occur within quantum devices.
We present a method for characterizing, with arbitrarily high accuracy, any
quantum optical process. Our protocol recovers complete knowledge of the
process by studying, via homodyne tomography, its effect on a set of coherent
states, i.e. classical fields produced by common laser sources. We demonstrate
the capability of our protocol by evaluating and experimentally verifying the
effect of a test process on squeezed vacuum.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Highly non-Gaussian states created via cross-Kerr nonlinearity
We propose a feasible scheme for generation of strongly non-Gaussian states
using the cross-Kerr nonlinearity. The resultant states are highly
non-classical states of electromagnetic field and exhibit negativity of their
Wigner function, sub-Poissonian photon statistics, and amplitude squeezing.
Furthermore, the Wigner function has a distinctly pronounced ``banana'' or
``crescent'' shape specific for the Kerr-type interactions, which so far was
not demonstrated experimentally. We show that creating and detecting such
states should be possible with the present technology using electromagnetically
induced transparency in a four-level atomic system in N-configuration.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figure
Highly multimode memory in a crystal
We experimentally demonstrate the storage of 1060 temporal modes onto a
thulium-doped crystal using an atomic frequency comb (AFC). The comb covers
0.93 GHz defining the storage bandwidth. As compared to previous AFC
preparation methods (pulse sequences i.e. amplitude modulation), we only use
frequency modulation to produce the desired optical pumping spectrum. To ensure
an accurate spectrally selective optical pumping, the frequency modulated laser
is self-locked on the atomic comb. Our approach is general and should be
applicable to a wide range of rare-earth doped material in the context of
multimode quantum memory
Propagation of Squeezed Vacuum under Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
We experimentally and theoretically analyze the transmission of
continuous-wave and pulsed squeezed vacuum through rubidium vapor under the
conditions of electromagnetically induced transparency. Frequency- and
time-domain homodyne tomography is used to measure the quadrature noise and
reconstruct the quantum states of the transmitted light. A simple theoretical
model explains the spectrum and degradation of the transmitted squeezing with
high precision
Nanoceria Inhibit the Development and Promote the Regression of Pathologic Retinal Neovascularization in the Vldlr Knockout Mouse
Many neurodegenerative diseases are known to occur and progress because of oxidative stress, the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in excess of the cellular defensive capabilities. Age related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR) and inherited retinal degeneration share oxidative stress as a common node upstream of the blinding effects of these diseases. Knockout of the Vldlr gene results in a mouse that develops intraretinal and subretinal neovascular lesions within the first month of age and is an excellent model for a form of AMD called retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP). Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) catalytically scavenge ROS by mimicking the activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase. A single intravitreal injection of nanoceria into the Vldlr-/- eye was shown to inhibit: the rise in ROS in the Vldlr-/- retina, increases in vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the photoreceptor layer, and the formation of intraretinal and subretinal neovascular lesions. Of more therapeutic interest, injection of nanoceria into older mice (postnatal day 28) resulted in the regression of existing vascular lesions indicating that the pathologic neovessels require the continual production of excessive ROS. Our data demonstrate the unique ability of nanoceria to prevent downstream effects of oxidative stress in vivo and support their therapeutic potential for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as AMD and DR
Spectral properties of rare-earth-ion doped whispering gallery mode resonators
We perform an investigation into the properties of Pr3+:Y2SiO5 whispering gallery mode resonators as a first step towards achieving the strong coupling regime of cavity QED with rare-earth-ion doped crystals. Direct measurement of cavity QED parameters are made using photon echoes, giving good agreement with theoretical predictions. By comparing the ions at the surface of the resonator to those in the center it is determined that the physical process of making the resonator does not negatively affect the properties of the ions. Coupling between the ions and resonator is analyzed through the observation of optical bistability and normal-mode splitting
An investigation on the two-photon absorption activity of various terpyridines and related homoleptic and heteroleptic cationic Zn(II) complexes
The two-photon absorption (TPA) properties of various terpyridines of the kind [49-(C6H4-p-X)-
2,29:69,20-terpyridine] and related homoleptic and heteroleptic bis(terpyridine) cationic zinc(II)
complexes were investigated by the TPA induced photoluminescence (TPA-PL) method in a
femtosecond regime. It appeared that terpyridines bearing an X donor group are characterized by
TPA cross sections among the largest ever reported for a molecule with a dipole symmetry
whereas coordination to a Zn(II) center leads to a decrease of the TPA response