Quantum entanglement of the binomial field interacting with a cascade three-level atom beyond the rotating wave approximation

In this paper, the quantum entanglement between a single mode binomial field and a cascade three-level atom is calculated mechanically without the rotating wave approximation. The numerical results indicate that the quantum entanglement at the first few periods is reduced notably due to the fact that the atom is initially in the superposition state. With increasing field parameter , the period of the entanglement evolution becomes obvious and the quantum decoherence phenomenon emerges in a short time.     

An atom and a photon

The coherent control of single-photon emitters as, e.g., single ions or atoms, is a crucial element for mapping quantum information between light and matter. The possibility of generating entanglement between a photon and the emitter system provides an interface between matter-based quantum memories and photonic quantum communication channels, which is the essential resource for quantum repeaters and other future quantum information applications. To generate entangled atom-photon states, in our experiment, we store a single ⁸⁷Rb atom in an optical dipole trap. The single-atom/single-photon character is confirmed by the observation of photon antibunching in the detected fluorescence light. The spectral properties of single photons emitted by the atom allowed us to determine the mean kinetic energy of the atom corresponding to 105 μK. We describe a single-atom state analysis method which allowed us to characterize the entanglement between the atom and a single photon emitted in the spontaneous decay. We obtain an entanglement fidelity of 89% that clearly shows the high degree of entanglement in our system and potential for further applications in quantum communication.     

Subsystem purity as an enforcer of entanglement

We show that entanglement can always arise in the interaction of an arbitrarily large system in any mixed state with a single qubit in a pure state. This small initial purity is enough to enforce entanglement even when the total entropy is close to maximum. We demonstrate this feature using the Jaynes-Cummings interaction of a two-level atom in a pure state with a field in a thermal state at an arbitrarily high temperature. We find the time and temperature variation of a lower bound on the amount of entanglement produced and study the classical correlations quantified by the mutual information.     

Control of entanglement between two atoms by the Stark shift

Considering a quantum model consisting of two effective two-level atoms and a single-mode cavity,this paper investigates the entanglement dynamics between the two atoms,and studies the effect of the Stark shift on the entanglement.The results show that,on the one hand the atom-atom entanglement evolves periodically with time and the periods are affected by the Stark shift;on the other hand,the two atoms are not disentangled at any time when the Stark shift is considered,and for large values of the Stark shift parameter,the two atoms can remain in a stationary entangled state.In addition,for the initially partially entangled atomic state,the atom-atom entanglement can be greatly enhanced due to the presence of Stark shift.These properties show that the Stark shift can be used to control entanglement between two atoms.     

压缩相干态光场与Λ型三能级原子相互作用的纠缠特性

利用量子熵理论,研究了压缩相干态光场与Λ型三能级原子的量子纠缠随时间的演化特性.结果表明：光场与原子纠缠度依赖于初态原子能级叠加系数、光场压缩参量、相干态振幅参量及失谐量与耦合系数之比.当光场压缩参量增大时,光场与原子的最大纠缠度增大;若场失谐量与耦合系数之比增大,光场与原子纠缠则呈现周期性演化,系统呈现接近退纠缠;若场失谐量与耦合系数之比增大,光场与原子纠缠呈现周期性,场失谐量与耦合系数的比值足够大时,在一定时刻系统可处于稳定的最大纠缠态,且系统演化呈现周期性.     

存在相位退相干时原子与光场相互作用的纠缠演化和保持

应用全量子理论研究了存在相位退相干时单模相干光场与一个二能级原子相互作用系统纠缠的时间演化规律;分别讨论了原子—光场耦合常数、光场的平均光子数以及失谐量的大小对场与原子纠缠的影响.结果表明:随着原子—光场耦合常数的增大和光场平均光子数的增加,系统纠缠的振荡频率都会明显增大.不存在相位退相干时,纠缠的时间演化明显受到失谐量的影响,若选取适当的失谐量,系统的纠缠可长时间保持在最大纠缠态.若考虑相位退相干的影响,则在共振情况下系统纠缠的时间演化是一个逐渐衰减的过程,且最终衰减到零;但若存在适当的失谐量,则在初始一段时间内系统的纠缠也是一个波动幅度逐渐衰减的过程,但随着时间的演化,失谐量抵消了相位退相干的影响,使系统的纠缠不再衰减到零.如果增大失谐量,纠缠在初始一段时间内波动的幅度会相应的减小,并且纠缠趋于稳定的时间也随着失谐量的增大而缩短;当失谐量适当时,系统可保持在纠缠相对较大的状态而无消纠缠态.     

Entanglement dynamics and decoherence of an atom coupled to a dissipative cavity field

In this paper, we investigate the entanglement dynamics anddecoherence in the interacting system of a strongly driventwo-level atom and a single mode vacuum field in the presence ofdissipation for the cavity field. Starting with an initial productstate with the atom in a general pure state and the field in avacuum state, we show that the final density matrix is supportedon \({\mathbb C}^2\otimes{\mathbb C}^2\) space, and therefore, theconcurrence can be used as a measure of entanglement between theatom and the field. The influences of the cavity decay on thequantum entanglement of the system are also discussed. We alsoexamine the Bell-CHSH violation between the atom and the field andshow that there are entangled states for which the Bell-BCSHinequality is not violated. Using the above system as a quantumchannel, we also investigate the quantum teleportation of ageneric qubit state and also a two-qubit entangled state, and showthat in both cases the atom-field entangled state can be useful toteleport an unknown state with fidelity better than any classicalchannel.     

二项式光场与级联三能级原子的量子纠缠

利用量子熵理论，研究了二项式光场与级联三能级原子的量子纠缠，讨论了光场与原子的初始参量对其量子纠缠性质的影响.结果表明，利用二项式光场的特性，可以揭示从相干态到数态之间的所有态光场与三能级原子相互作用时的量子纠缠性质.选择适当的系统参数可以制备稳定的光场-原子qutrit纠缠态. 关键词： 二项式光场 级联三能级原子 光场熵 量子纠缠     

耗散腔中多光子J-C模型中的密度算符间距

研究了腔场存在相位耗散时多光子J-C模型中光场、原子和系统的密度算符间距;讨论了原子初始态、光场强度以及腔场耗散系数对密度算符间距的影响;且比较了不同跃迁光子数下体系的密度算符间距.结果发现:①密度算符间距与原子的初始态密切相关.②光场和系统的密度算符间距在耗散腔中作减幅周期振荡最终达到稳定,达到稳定所需时间随腔的耗散系数增大而缩短;而原子的密度算符间距与腔的耗散无关.③随着光场初始强度的增加,光场和系统与各自初始态的偏离程度增大.④对于双光子跃迁,当腔场存在相位损耗时光场和系统的密度算符间距仍作减幅周期振荡,原子仍周期性的回到纯态.但由于光场与原子的纠缠和退纠缠速率加快,密度算符间距在每个周期内振荡加剧.     

耗散腔中多光子J-C模型中的密度算符间距

研究了腔场存在相位耗散时多光子J-C模型中光场、原子和系统的密度算符间距;讨论了原子初始态、光场强度以及腔场耗散系数对密度算符间距的影响;且比较了不同跃迁光子数下体系的密度算符间距。结果发现：①密度算符间距与原子的初始态密切相关。②光场和系统的密度算符间距在耗散腔中作减幅周期振荡最终达到稳定,达到稳定所需时间随腔的耗散系数增大而缩短;而原子的密度算符间距与腔的耗散无关。③随着光场初始强度的增加,光场和系统与各自初始态的偏离程度增大。④对于双光子跃迁,当腔场存在相位损耗时光场和系统的密度算符间距仍作减幅周期振荡,原子仍周期性的回到纯态。但由于光场与原子的纠缠和退纠缠速率加快,密度算符间距在每个周期内振荡加剧。     

压缩相干态光场与Λ型三能级原子相互作用的纠缠特性

利用量子熵理论,研究了压缩相干态光场与Λ型三能级原子的量子纠缠随时间的演化特性.结果表明:光场与原子纠缠度依赖于初态原子能级叠加系数、光场压缩参量、相干态振幅参量及失谐量与耦合系数之比.当光场压缩参量增大时,光场与原子的最大纠缠度增大;若场失谐量与耦合系数之比增大,光场与原子纠缠则呈现周期性演化,系统呈现接近退纠缠;若场失谐量与耦合系数之比增大,光场与原子纠缠呈现周期性,场失谐量与耦合系数的比值足够大时,在一定时刻系统可处于稳定的最大纠缠态,且系统演化呈现周期性.     

Entanglement and nonclassicality evolution of the atom in a squeezed vacuum

As an important parameter, von Neumann entropy has been used to characterize the entanglement between atom and light field. We discussed the entanglement and nonclassicality evolution of an atom in a squeezed vacuum—a typical nonclassical field, and compare it with that of the coherent state. It shows that the atom-field entanglement in squeezed vacuum is much stronger and stabler than that in coherent state, whereas the nonclassicality of the light field depends on its initial status. This investigation is trying to find a new insight into the relation between entanglement of atom-field system and nonclassicality of light fields. The result shows that the entanglement between the atom and the field can be maintained well in the squeezed vacuum and this implies better control of atom and photon mutually.     

两原子与数态场相互作用系统中纠缠的调控

通过计算并发度研究了两个处于初始激发态的两能级原子与数态场相互作用系统的纠缠动力学特性,并讨论了场的光子数、原子和场的失谐量以及原子操作对并发度的影响。结果表明当不存在原子操作时,两原子之间的纠缠出现突然产生现象,并且可以通过调节光子数和原子与场的失谐量来控制产生纠缠的阈值时间和纠缠的最大值。当存在原子操作时,两原子之间的纠缠随着时间的演化可以立即产生,而且通过对经典场的操作和控制可以实现两原子之间纠缠的调控。     

非旋波近似下Λ型三能级原子与相干态光场的量子纠缠

在非旋波近似下,利用相干态正交化展开方法,对相干态光场与Λ型三能级原子相互作用的量子场熵进行了精确求解.利用量子熵理论讨论了耦合强度、平均光子数以及初始时刻原子处于不同的能级对量子纠缠的影响.数值计算的结果表明：当初始时刻原子处于激发态时,量子纠缠在较短的时间内就能演化到最大值,随着平均光子数的增大,纠缠演化的周期性逐渐明显|原子初始时刻处于三个能级的叠加态会使初始阶段量子纠缠显著降低|与旋波近似下的结果不同的是,随着耦合强度以及平均光子数的增加,非旋波项的贡献显著增强,使得量子纠缠演化曲线出现小锯齿状的振荡.     

Λ型三能级原子与数态单模光场互作用系统的纠缠特性

通过计算场的量子力学熵讨论了Λ型三能级原子与数态单模光场互作用系统的纠缠和退纠缠时间演化规律.结果表明，系统的纠缠呈现周期性，最大纠缠度依赖于原子初态、初始场光 子数及场失谐量与耦合系数之比.一周期内出现最大纠缠和退纠缠的次数与初始场光子数无 关.近简并下能级初始相对位相影响场熵演化，而激发态和基态之间的初始相对位相对场熵 演化无影响.     

Entanglement dynamics between an isolated atom and a moving atom in the cavity

The entanglement dynamics between an isolated atom and a moving atom interacting with a cavity field is investigated. The results show that there appears sudden death of entanglement between the isolated atom and the moving atom and that the time of entanglement sudden death (ESD) is independent of the initial state of the system. It is interesting that the isolated atom can also entangle with a cavity field, though they do not interact with each other originally, which stems from the fact that the entanglement between the isolated atom and the moving atom may turn into the entanglement between the isolated atom and the cavity.     

Control of entanglement sudden death by Kerr medium

The entanglement dynamics of system, where atoms A and B interact with single mode cavity fields a and b respectively, is studied. The interaction between atom A and cavity a may be described by using the typical Jaynes Cummings model, while that between the atom B and cavity b filled with a Kerr medium is of a two-photon process. For a certain initial atom entanglement state, there is an entanglement sudden death effect between the two atoms. The Kerr medium in the cavity b can effectively prevent the undesirable entanglement sudden death from occurring. Also, from the viewpoint of the population dynamics, we discuss why the Kerr medium can do so.     

A Position-Dependent Two-Atom Entanglement in Real-Time Cavity QED System

We study a special two-atom entanglement case in assumed cavity QED experiment in which only one atom effectively exchanges a single photon with a cavity mode. We compute two-atom entanglement under position-dependent atomic resonant dipole-dipole interaction （RDDI） for large interatomic separation limit. We show that the RDDI, even t, hat which is much smaller than the maximal atomic Rabi frequency, can induce distinct diatom entanglement. The peak entanglement reaches a maximum when RDDI strength can compare with the Rabi frequency of an atom.     

内禀退相干下薛定谔猫态光场与原子相互作用系统的场熵演化

通过求解系统的Milburn方程,研究了二能级原子与薛定谔猫态光场相互作用系统中的场熵演化特性.讨论了内禀退相干,光场强度,相干态间的相位角对场熵演化的影响.结果表明: 内禀退相干下,随着时间的演化,场熵振荡逐渐减弱,光场与原子的纠缠度逐渐趋于恒值.并且光场与原子的最大纠缠度值只取决光场强度和相干态间的相位角,与内禀退相干因子无关.光场强度较小时,奇相干态光场与原子的纠缠度最大;偶相干态光场与原子的纠缠度值为最小;Yurke-Stoler相干态光场与原子的纠缠度值介于两者之间. 当内禀退相干因子不变、光场强度较大时,分别处于Yurke-Stoler相干态、偶相干态和奇相干态的光场与原子的纠缠度值趋近于相同.     

Entanglement for two-atom Tavis–Cummings model with degenerate two-photon transitions in the presence of the Stark shift

The dynamics of atom–field entanglement for two two-level atoms with degenerate two-photon transitions interacting with one-mode radiation field with taking into account the Stark shift is investigated. Asymptotic solutions for system state vectors are obtained in the approximation of large initial coherent fields. The atom–field entanglement is investigated also on the basis of the linear atomic entropy dynamics. The possibility of the system being initially in a pure disentangled state to revive into this state during the evolution process is shown. Conditions and times of disentanglement are derived.