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Optimal demonstration of Autler Townes splitting
The atom-light interaction in a three-level system has shown significant
physical phenomena, such as electromagnetically induced transparency and
Autler{Townes splitting (ATS), for broad applications in classical and quantum
information techniques. Here, we optimally demonstrated the ATS with a quantum
state manipulation method. The ATS in the dephasing-dominated diamond NV center
system was successfully recovered by coherent microwave control, which cannot
be observed with traditional method. The dynamical process of ATS was
investigated in detail, revealing a nontrivial quantum interference with
geometric phase modulations. Based on the quantum interference, the signal of
the optimal ATS is twice as intense as those with traditional observation
method.Comment: 10 pages and 9 figure
Bunching Effect and Quantum Statistics of Partially Indistinguishable Photons
The quantum statistics of particles is determined by both the spins and the
indistinguishability of quantum states. Here we studied the quantum statistics
of partially distinguishable photons by defining the multi-photon
indistinguishability. The photon bunching co-efficient was formulated based on
the properties of permutation symmetry, and a modified Bose--Einstein
statistics was presented with an indistinguishability induced photon bunching
effect. Moreover, the statistical transition of the photon state was studied
for partially distinguishable photons, and the results shows the that
indistinguishability exhibits the same role as that observed in the generation
of laser. The results will fill the gap between Bose--Einstein and Poisson
statistics for photons, and a formula is presented for the study of
multi-photon quantum information processes.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Realization of mutually unbiased bases for a qubit with only one wave plate: Theory and experiment
We consider the problem of implementing mutually unbiased bases (MUB) for a
polarization qubit with only one wave plate, the minimum number of wave plates.
We show that one wave plate is sufficient to realize two MUB as long as its
phase shift (modulo ) ranges between and . {It
can realize} three MUB (a complete set of MUB for a qubit) if the phase shift
of the wave plate is within or its symmetric range
with respect to 180. The systematic error of the realized MUB using a
third-wave plate (TWP) with phase is calculated to be a half of
that using the combination of a quarter-wave plate (QWP) and a half-wave plate
(HWP). As experimental applications, TWPs are used in single-qubit and
two-qubit quantum state tomography experiments and the results show a
systematic error reduction by . This technique not only saves one wave
plate but also reduces the systematic error, which can be applied to quantum
state tomography and other applications involving MUB. The proposed TWP may
become a useful instrument in optical experiments, replacing multiple elements
like QWP and HWP.Comment: 14 pages, 7 figure
Experimental demonstration of switching entangled photons based on the Rydberg blockade effect
The long-range interaction between Rydberg-excited atoms endows a medium with
large optical nonlinearity. Here, we demonstrate an optical switch to operate
on a single photon from an entangled photon pair under a Rydberg
electromagnetically induced transparency configuration. With the presence of
the Rydberg blockade effect, we switch on a gate field to make the atomic
medium nontransparent thereby absorbing the single photon emitted from another
atomic ensemble via the spontaneous four-wave mixing process. In contrast to
the case without a gate field, more than 50% of the photons sent to the switch
are blocked, and finally achieve an effective single-photon switch. There are
on average 1-2 gate photons per effective blockade sphere in one gate pulse.
This switching effect on a single entangled photon depends on the principal
quantum number and the photon number of the gate field. Our experimental
progress is significant in the quantum information process especially in
controlling the interaction between Rydberg atoms and entangled photon pairs.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure
Indistinguishability-induced classical-to-nonclassical transition of photon statistics
Photon statistics is one of the key properties of the photon state for the
study of quantum coherence and quantum information techniques. Here, we discuss
the photon indistinguishability induced bunching effect which can significantly
change photon statistics. Through the measurement of the second-order degree of
coherence of a mixed photon state composed of a single-photon state and a weak
coherent state, the statistical transition from a classical behavior to a
nonclassical behavior is experimentally demonstrated by modifying the
indistinguishability of the two-photon states. The study will help us to
understand and control the photon statistics with a method for quantum optical
coherence and quantum information applications. It also indicates that the
photon indistinguishability is a key parameter for multipartite quantum
coherence.Comment: 5pages, 5 figure
Indirect precise angular control using four-wave mixing
Here we show indirect precise angular control using a four-wave mixing (FWM)
process. This was performed with a superposition of light with orbital angular
momentum (OAM) in an M-Type configuration of a hot 85Rb atomic ensemble. A
gear-shaped interference pattern is observed at FWM light with a donut-shaped
input signal. The gear could be rotated and is controlled through the change of
the polarization of the pump laser. Our experimental results that are based on
nonlinear coherent interactions have applications in image processing and
precise angular control.Comment: Accepted by Applied Physics Letter
High contrast quantum imaging with time-gated fluorescence detection
Optical detection of spin state has been widely used for the solid state spin
qubit in the application of quantum information processing. The signal contrast
determines the accuracy of quantum state manipulation, sensitivity of quantum
sensing and resolution of quantum imaging. Here, we demonstrated a time-gated
fluorescence detection method for enhancing the spin state signal contrast of
nitrogen vacancy (NV) center in diamond. By adjusting the delay between time
gate and the excitation laser pulse, we improved both the signal contrast and
signal-to-noise ratio for NV spin detection. An enhancement ratio of 1.86 times
was reached for the signal contrast. Utilizing the time-gated fluorescence
detection, we further demonstrated a high contrast quantum imaging of
nanoparticle's stray magnetic field. Without any additional manipulation of the
quantum state, we expect that this method can be used to improve the
performance of various applications with NV center
The template-specific fidelity of DNA replication with high-order neighbor effects: a first-passage approach
DNA replication fidelity is a critical issue in molecular biology.
Biochemical experiments have provided key insights on the mechanism of fidelity
control by DNAP in the past decades, whereas systematic theoretical studies on
this issue began only recently. Because of the underlying difficulties of
mathematical treatment, comprehensive surveys on the template-specific
replication kinetics are still rare. Here we proposed a first-passage approach
to address this problem, in particular the positional fidelity, for complicated
processes with high-order neighbor effects. Under biologically-relevant
conditions, we derived approximate analytical expressions of the positional
fidelity which shows intuitively how some key kinetic pathways are coordinated
to guarantee the high fidelity, as well as the high velocity, of the
replication processes. It was also shown that the fidelity at any template
position is dominantly determined by the nearest-neighbor template sequences,
which is consistent with the idea that replication mutations are randomly
distributed in the genome.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Mechanical bound state in the continuum for optomechanical microresonators
Clamping loss limits the quality factor of mechanical mode in the
optomechanical resonators supported with the supporting stem. Using the
mechanical bound state in the continuum, we have found that the mechanical
clamping loss can be avoided. The mechanical quality factor of microsphere
could be achieved up to 10^8 for a specific radius of the stem, where the
different coupling channels between the resonator and supporting stem are
orthogonal to each other. Such mechanism is proved to be universal for
different geometries and materials, thus can also be generalized to design the
high quality mechanical resonators.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Quantum statistical imaging of particles without restriction of the diffraction limit
A practical quantum measurement method based on the quantum nature of
anti-bunching photon emission has been developed to detect single particles
without the restriction of the diffraction limit. By simultane- ously counting
the single-photon and two-photon signals with fluorescence microscopy, the
images of nearby Nitrogen-Vacancy centers in diamond at a distance of 8.5+/-2.4
nm have been successfully reconstructed. Also their axes information was
optically obtained. This quantum statistical imaging technique, with a simple
exper- imental setup, can also be easily generalized in the measuring and
distinguishing of other physical properties with any overlapping, which shows
high potential in future image and study of coupled quantum systems for quantum
information techniques.Comment: 5 figure
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