316 research outputs found
Spatially encoded light for Large-alphabet Quantum Key Distribution
Most Quantum Key Distribution protocols use a two-dimensional basis such as
HV polarization as first proposed by Bennett and Brassard in 1984. These
protocols are consequently limited to a key generation density of 1 bit per
photon. We increase this key density by encoding information in the transverse
spatial displacement of the used photons. Employing this higher-dimensional
Hilbert space together with modern single-photon-detecting cameras, we
demonstrate a proof-of-principle large-alphabet Quantum Key Distribution
experiment with 1024 symbols and a shared information between sender and
receiver of 7 bit per photon.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, Added references, Updated Fig. 1 in the main
text, Updated Fig.1 in supplementary material, Added section Trojan-horse
attacks in supplementary material, title changed, Added paragraphs about
final key rate and overfilling the detector to result sectio
High quality ultrafast transmission electron microscopy using resonant microwave cavities
Ultrashort, low-emittance electron pulses can be created at a high repetition
rate by using a TM deflection cavity to sweep a continuous beam across
an aperture. These pulses can be used for time-resolved electron microscopy
with atomic spatial and temporal resolution at relatively large average
currents. In order to demonstrate this, a cavity has been inserted in a
transmission electron microscope, and picosecond pulses have been created. No
significant increase of either emittance or energy spread has been measured for
these pulses.
At a peak current of pA, the root-mean-square transverse normalized
emittance of the electron pulses is m rad in the direction parallel to the streak of the cavity, and
m rad in the perpendicular
direction for pulses with a pulse length of 1.1-1.3 ps. Under the same
conditions, the emittance of the continuous beam is
m rad.
Furthermore, for both the pulsed and the continuous beam a full width at half
maximum energy spread of eV has been measured
Quantitative atomic spectroscopy for primary thermometry
Quantitative spectroscopy has been used to measure accurately the
Doppler-broadening of atomic transitions in Rb vapor. By using a
conventional platinum resistance thermometer and the Doppler thermometry
technique, we were able to determine with a relative uncertainty of
, and with a deviation of from the
expected value. Our experiment, using an effusive vapour, departs significantly
from other Doppler-broadened thermometry (DBT) techniques, which rely on weakly
absorbing molecules in a diffusive regime. In these circumstances, very
different systematic effects such as magnetic sensitivity and optical pumping
are dominant. Using the model developed recently by Stace and Luiten, we
estimate the perturbation due to optical pumping of the measured value
was less than . The effects of optical pumping on atomic and
molecular DBT experiments is mapped over a wide range of beam size and
saturation intensity, indicating possible avenues for improvement. We also
compare the line-broadening mechanisms, windows of operation and detection
limits of some recent DBT experiments
Translocation of protein kinase Cγ occurs during the early phase of acquisition of food rewarded spatial learning.
Adiabatically changing the phase-space density of a trapped Bose gas
We show that the degeneracy parameter of a trapped Bose gas can be changed
adiabatically in a reversible way, both in the Boltzmann regime and in the
degenerate Bose regime. We have performed measurements on spin-polarized atomic
hydrogen in the Boltzmann regime demonstrating reversible changes of the
degeneracy parameter (phase-space density) by more than a factor of two. This
result is in perfect agreement with theory. By extending our theoretical
analysis to the quantum degenerate regime we predict that, starting close
enough to the Bose-Einstein phase transition, one can cross the transition by
an adiabatic change of the trap shape.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, Latex, submitted to PR
Theory and particle tracking simulations of a resonant radiofrequency deflection cavity in TM mode for ultrafast electron microscopy
We present a theoretical description of resonant radiofrequency (RF)
deflecting cavities in TM mode as dynamic optical elements for
ultrafast electron microscopy. We first derive the optical transfer matrix of
an ideal pillbox cavity and use a Courant-Snyder formalism to calculate the 6D
phase space propagation of a Gaussian electron distribution through the cavity.
We derive closed, analytic expressions for the increase in transverse emittance
and energy spread of the electron distribution. We demonstrate that for the
special case of a beam focused in the center of the cavity, the low emittance
and low energy spread of a high quality beam can be maintained, which allows
high-repetition rate, ultrafast electron microscopy with 100 fs temporal
resolution combined with the atomic resolution of a high-end TEM. This is
confirmed by charged particle tracking simulations using a realistic cavity
geometry, including fringe fields at the cavity entrance and exit apertures
Tests of relativity using a microwave resonator
The frequencies of a cryogenic sapphire oscillator and a hydrogen maser are
compared to set new constraints on a possible violation of Lorentz invariance.
We determine the variation of the oscillator frequency as a function of its
orientation (Michelson-Morley test) and of its velocity (Kennedy-Thorndike
test) with respect to a preferred frame candidate. We constrain the
corresponding parameters of the Mansouri and Sexl test theory to and which is equivalent to the best previous result for the
former and represents a 30 fold improvement for the latter.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters (October 3,
2002
Very long storage times and evaporative cooling of cesium atoms in a quasi-electrostatic dipole trap
We have trapped cesium atoms over many minutes in the focus of a CO-laser
beam employing an extremely simple laser system. Collisional properties of the
unpolarized atoms in their electronic ground state are investigated. Inelastic
binary collisions changing the hyperfine state lead to trap loss which is
quantitatively analyzed. Elastic collisions result in evaporative cooling of
the trapped gas from 25 K to 10 K over a time scale of about 150 s.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Design and characterization of dielectric filled TM microwave cavities for ultrafast electron microscopy
Microwave cavities oscillating in the TM mode can be used as dynamic
electron-optical elements inside an electron microscope. By filling the cavity
with a dielectric material it becomes more compact and power efficient,
facilitating the implementation in an electron microscope. However, the
incorporation of the dielectric material makes the manufacturing process more
difficult. Presented here are the steps taken to characterize the dielectric
material, and to reproducibly fabricate dielectric filled cavities. Also
presented are two versions with improved capabilities. The first, called a
dual-mode cavity, is designed to support two modes simultaneously. The second
has been optimized for low power consumption. With this optimized cavity a
magnetic field strength of 2.84 0.07 mT was generated at an input power
of 14.2 0.2 W. Due to the low input powers and small dimensions, these
dielectric cavities are ideal as electron-optical elements for electron
microscopy setups
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