Study of group velocity in the negative refractive index region in three level closed Λ system via spontaneously generated coherence

A new approach is suggested to realize simultaneous negative permittivity and permeability in a three level closed system with incoherent pumping via spontaneously generated coherence (SGC). In this system the negativity of the real part of magnetic permeability can be achieved in the presence of SGC whereas in the absence of SGC it is positive. Thus the SGC makes the system a negative index medium (NIM) in a band of frequency range. The position and the band of the frequency region of negative refraction can be manipulated by controlling the incoherent pump rate. We achieve FOM?=?7.91165. We have studied the group index in the negative refractive index region and have shown that the group velocity switches from superluminal to subluminal mode in this region of negative refraction. We have shown that the negative refractive index can be realized in a heteronuclear molecule.     

Coherent hole burnings induced without saturation field in a Doppler broaden four-level N-type atomic system

We display the phenomenon of the hole burning which appearing without saturation field under the effect of different parameters. Theoretically the effect of spontaneously generating coherence (SGC) on the probe polarization spectrum in a Doppler broadened four-level N-type atomic system are investigated when the two driven and probe fields are arranged in copropagating and counterpropagating configurations which play an important role in appearing the coherent hole-burning (CHB) phenomenon. The condition of appearing the hole burning in the polarization spectrum at the presence of spontaneously generating coherence (SGC) and the nonradiative decay rates is that the wave number fields are different.     

道威棱镜的偏振特性及偏振补偿研究

为了避免机载光电吊舱中共口径光学系统内部由于道威棱镜旋转引起的激光照射脉冲偏振态的变化,利用琼斯矩阵对道威棱镜的偏振特性与四分之一波片、半波片补偿道威棱镜旋转引起的激光脉冲偏振态变化进行了理论分析和实验验证。结果表明:线偏振的激光脉冲通过旋转一定角度的道威棱镜时,激光脉冲偏振态变为椭圆偏振,偏振态发生变化;而激光脉冲首先通过旋转一定角度的四分之一波片与半波片时,可使通过道威棱镜系统的激光脉冲偏振态保持不变,且两波片旋转角度与道威棱镜旋转角度之间存在一种非线性关系。采用偏振补偿方法可有效避免机载共口径光学系统中道威棱镜引起的激光脉冲偏振态变化,提高激光脉冲能量利用率,降低激光脉冲后向散射抑制难度。     

在双Lamder模型中实现可调控光子带隙

研究驻波场相干驱动下四能级双Lamder模型的电磁感应光子带隙.当耦合场是远共振或共振时,来自于两邻近能级间的自发辐射相干效应(SGC)有助于实现一个或两个光子带隙.当自发辐射相干效应不存在时,探测场被原子系统强烈吸收,因此导致光子带隙严重形变甚至无法形成.数值结果表明,光子带隙结构是由SGC效应导致探测场和耦合场之间的相干增强Kerr非线性调制而产生,并改变驻波场的耦合方式,使系统实现单光子带隙转变为双光子带隙的动态调控.     

在双Lamder模型中实现可调控光子带隙

研究驻波场相干驱动下四能级双Lamder模型的电磁感应光子带隙。当耦合场是远共振或共振时,来自于两邻近能级间的自发辐射相干效应(SGC)有助于实现一个或两个光子带隙。当自发辐射相干效应不存在时,探测场被原子系统强烈吸收,因此导致光子带隙严重形变甚至无法形成。数值结果表明,光子带隙结构是由SGC效应导致探测场和耦合场之间的相干增强Kerr非线性调制而产生,并改变驻波场的耦合方式,使系统实现单光子带隙转变为双光子带隙的动态调控。     

Broadband adiabatic conversion of light polarization

A broadband technique for robust adiabatic rotation and conversion of light polarization is proposed. It uses the analogy between the equation describing the polarization state of light propagating through an optically anisotropic medium and the Schrödinger equation describing coherent laser excitation of a three-state atom. The proposed technique is analogous to the stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP) technique in quantum optics; it is applicable to a wide range of frequencies and it is robust to variations in the propagation length and the rotary power.     

Geometrical optics of a twist-oriented nematic liquid crystal

We have systematically analyzed the spatial dynamics of the polarization state of light in smoothly inhomogeneous anisotropic media. As a medium of this kind, we have considered a nematic liquid crystal with twist orientation. A system of coupled equations has been solved with respect to the Cartesian components of the electric-field component using a rotating coordinate system. We have shown that, upon propagation of light in this medium, the state of the polarization experiences oscillations the spatial frequency of which depends on the thickness of the specimen. Our analysis also has shown that, at an appropriate choice of the thickness, this twist cell behaves as a broadband half-wave plate.     

Enhancement of photoinduced polarization rotation in azobenzene polymer films

In this paper we demonstrated enhancement of photoinduced polarization rotation for improved transmission of laser light at low input intensities through a crossed polarized system. It is achieved by utilizing two azobenzene doped polymer thin films in tandem. As the input beam propagates through the films, its polarization rotation induced by each film is additive. We obtained polarization rotation of as much as 24° resulting in enhanced transmission compared to a single-film approach. In addition, this novel design is promising for use as a broadband nonlinear transmission system.     

Faraday rotation in a resonant five-level system via electromagnetically induced transparency

We study the Faraday rotation of polarization of a probe field in a cold, coherently driven five-level system with an M-type configuration. By means of a method of multiple scales we derive two coupled nonlinear envelope equations, which govern the evolution of two circularly polarized components of the probe field.It is shown that due to the quantum interference effect induced by two control fields, one can obtain a large rotation angle with a very low absorption of the probe field. In addition, an efficient control over the polarization state of the probe field in the system can also be easily realized.     

Transition of Bery Phase and Pancharatnam Phase and Phase Change

Berry Phase and time-dependent Pancharatnam phase are investigated for nuclear spin polarization in a liquid by a rotation magnetic field, where two-state mixture effect is exactly included in the geometric phases. We find that when the system of nuclear spin polarization is in the unpolarized state, the transitive phenomena of both Berry phase and Pancharatnam phase are taken place. For the polarized system, in contrast, such a transition is not taken place. It is obvious that the transitions of geometric phase correspond to the phase change of physical system.     

The influence of spontaneously generated coherence on atom-photon entanglement in a Λ-type system with an incoherent pump

Owing to interference induced by spontaneous emission, the density-matrix equations in a three-level Λ-type system have an additional coherence term, which plays a critical role in modulating the inversionless gain and electromagnetically induced transparency effect. In addition, it is shown that spontaneously generated coherence (SGC) has an effect on the entanglement between an atom and a photon of the coupling laser field by calculating the degree of entanglement (DEM) of the atomic system. In this paper, we investigate the influence of the SGC effect on atom-photon entanglement in a Λ-type system, which generally remains a high entangled state. When an incoherent pump source is introduced, we find that the SGC effect could exert considerable influence on the atom reduced entropy under certain conditions for both transient and steady states. More interestingly, such an incoherent pump field could actively affect the short-time dynamic behaviors of the transient quantum entangled state at a certain range of pump rate as a typical coherent case.     

Optical pumping nuclear magnetic resonance system rotating in a plane parallel to the quantization axis

A model of an optical pumping nuclear magnetic resonance system rotating in a plane parallel to the quantization axis is presented. Different coordinate frames for nuclear spin polarization vector are introduced, and theoretical calculation is conducted to analyze this model. We demonstrate that when the optical pumping nuclear magnetic resonance system rotates in a plane parallel to the quantization axis, it will maintain a steady state with respect to the quantization axis which is independent of rotational speed and direction.     

On the polarization of light diffracted by ultrasound

If light is diffracted by ultrasound in an isotropic medium with acoustically induced birefringence, the state of polarization is modified in each order of diffraction with respect to the initial state of polarization of the incident light wave. In the present paper, some polarization effects are discussed in the case of normal light incidence. In general a rotation of the main polarization plane occurs, together with a change of the ellipticity. However, while the former effect always takes place, the latter only occurs in the case of ultrasonic light diffraction of the intermediate type. Some experimental measurements are included in case of argon laser light being diffracted by an ultrasonic wave propagating in fused silica (SiO2).     

Control of Group Velocity via Spontaneous Generated Coherence and Kerr Nonlinearity

A four-level N-type atomic medium is considered to study the effect of spontaneous generated coherence(SGC) and Kerr nonlinearity on light pulse propagation. A light pulse is propagating inside the medium where each atom follows four-level N-type atom-field configuration of rubidium(85Rb) atom. The atom-field interaction leads to electromagnetically induced transparency(EIT) process. The atom-field interaction is accompanied by normal dispersion and in the presence of SGC and Kerr nonlinearity the dispersion property of the proposed atomic medium is modified,which leads to enhancement of positive group index of the medium. The enhancement of positive group index then leads to slow group velocity inside the medium. A more slow group velocity is also investigated by incorporated the collective effect of SGC and Kerr nonlinearity. The control of group velocity inside a four-level N-type atomic medium via collective effect of SGC and Kerr nonlinearity is the major part of this work.     

Controlling the optical bistability via quantum interference in a four-level N-type atomic system

We investigate the optical bistability (OB) and optical multi-stability (OM) in a four-level N-type atomic system. The effect of spontaneously generated coherence (SGC) on OB and OM is then discussed. It is found that SGC makes the medium phase dependent, so the optical bistability and multi-stability threshold can be controlled via relative phase between applied fields. We realize that the frequency detuning of probe and coupling fields with the corresponding atomic transition plays an important role in creation OB and OM. Moreover, the effect of laser coupling fields and an incoherent pumping field on reduction of OB and OM threshold is then discussed.     

Experimental demonstration of three mutually orthogonal polarization states of entangled photons

Linearly polarized classical light can be expressed in a vertical and a horizontal component. Geometrically rotating vertically polarized light by 90 degrees will convert it to the orthogonal horizontal polarization. We have experimentally generated a two-photon state of light which evolves into an orthogonal state upon geometrical rotation by 60 degrees. Rotating this state by an additional 60 degrees will yield a state which is mutually orthogonal to the first two states. Generalizing this procedure, one can generate N+1 mutually orthogonal N-photon states that cyclicly evolve from one to another upon a geometric rotation by 180/(N+1) degrees.     

基于交叉相位调制制备四光子偏振纠缠态及其在隐形传态上的运用

利用克尔介质、偏振分束器、半波片和对强相干探测场的零拍探测,呈现了一个关于制备四光子偏振Diche态、GHZ态和W态的方案,当前量子光学实验技术条件均能有效满足该方案的要求.强的探测模相继和多个信号模光子相互作用,每次对于探测模而言,都会产生一个相位旋转.接下来,对探测模利用零拍探测,信号模可以投影得到想要的光子偏振纠缠态.此外,为了展现所制备的纠缠态作为重要的量子信息资源的价值,基于交叉相位调制进一步提出了一个隐形传送三光子偏振纠缠态的实验方案.     

高阶PMD统计特性研究

讨论了三阶偏振模色散(PMD)的统计特性及其对于高阶PMD补偿系统的影响.数值模拟结果表明,随着即时差分群时延(DGD)的增加,二阶PMD单位矢量旋转速率的统计覆盖范围的变化趋势与主偏振态(PSP)旋转斜率的相应变化正好相反.此外,随着即时DGD的增加,二阶PMD模值的统计覆盖范围不断增加,使得高速光通信系统中高阶PMD补偿的实现将更加困难.     

Giant Faraday and Kerr rotation with strained graphene

Polarized electromagnetic waves passing through (reflected from) a dielectric medium parallel to a magnetic field undergo Faraday (Kerr) rotation of their polarization. Recently, Faraday rotation angles as much as 0.1?rad were observed for terahertz waves propagating through graphene over a SiC substrate. We show that the same effect is observable with the magnetic field replaced by an in-plane strain field which induces a pseudomagnetic field in graphene. With two such sheets a rotation of π/4 can be achieved, which is the required rotation for an optical diode. Similarly a Kerr rotation of 1/4 rad is predicted from a single reflection from a strained graphene sheet.     

Left-handedness in K-type multilevel system in the presence of spontaneously generated coherence

The left-handedness in atomic vapor medium consisting of five energy levels in K-type configuration is studied in this work. The theoretical modeling has been done using density matrix approach in which the spontaneously generated coherence (SGC) is also included. The system shows negative electrical permittivity (?) as well as negative magnetic permeability (μ) and thus displays the negative refractive index (n) for certain values of system parameters in the presence of SGC. The parameters (?, μ, n) quantifying left-handedness in the system become more negative if the SGC is strong. Under the off-resonant conditions these parameters become less negative and the left-handedness of system degrades.