光子带隙材料及亚波长微结构材料中等离子体共振导致的量子相干效应

我们对两类光学材料-光子晶体及左手材料中的量子相干效应进行了理论研究。光子带隙材料通常是指人工制作的具有光子通带和禁带的光学材料，它可以用来控制光场的传输及某些微观过程。光子晶体是典型的光子带隙材料，光子晶体的周期性结构导致其中的原子的量子光学性质与自由空间中明显不同，例如出现光局域化与原子自发辐射的抑制、光子-原子束缚态、二能级原子布居数囚禁等现象。最近的研究还表明心，特殊的态密度分布会导致感应透明现象，使得原子对与其共振的探测光场的吸收趋于零。这与电磁感应透明（EIT）类似，但不需要外加耦合场来建立相干。我们系统地研究了光子晶体特殊态密度产生的量子相干效应，包括三能级系统的感应透明、无反转增益、光速减慢等，及四能级系统的自发辐射和光开关效应，发现强的量子相干效应导致原子辐射与吸收性质产生多方面的改变。     

原子晶格中基于自发辐射相干效应的光子带隙

利用电磁感应透明技术,在一维光晶格中相干驱动四能级Lambda模型冷原子系统,从而实现动力学可调谐电磁感应光子带隙结构。基于两邻近能级间的自发辐射相干(SGC)效应,通过控制耦合场从远共振到共振,使该原子系统实现从两个光子带隙转变为三个光子带隙的动态过程。当自发辐射相干效应不存在时,在探测场共振区域处探测光子被原子系统强烈吸收,因此感应光子带隙严重形变甚至无法形成。通过数值计算证明光子带隙结构的形成源自于自发辐射相干效应下探测场和耦合场之间的三阶交叉克尔(Kerr)非线性调制,并且通过控制耦合场的耦合方式,可以实现系统从两个光子带隙到三个光子带隙的动力学调控。     

调控电磁感应透明气体折射率实现可控光子带隙结构

提出了电磁感应透明(EIT)介质的一个新的相干操纵应用：控制电磁感应透明气体折射率实现可控光子带隙结构. 将一定密度的EIT原子气体充入以砷化钾为背景的椭圆孔柱中，计算表明该三角晶格排列椭圆柱光子晶体的光子带隙随外控制场而变. 通过调控自发辐射率、无辐射衰变率、控制光Rabi频率、原子数密度等外参数以及椭圆结构几何参数，在高频率区域得到了大小约0.0503ω_e(ω_e=2πc/a)的完全光子带隙.     

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。     

具有态守恒赝隙的光子晶体中两能级原子自发辐射的增强与抑制

论证了在赝带隙光子晶体中存在一个全频率域态总数守恒规则，在完全带隙光子晶体中还存在一个局域态总数守恒规则.态总数守恒规则指出，如果一个光子晶体的态密度在某些频率范围存在相对于等效介质态密度的谷，则一定由其他频率范围内相对于等效介质态密度的峰来补偿.使用符合态总数守恒规则的态密度模型，解释了态密度调制导致的自发辐射谱增强、抑制、变窄、红移、蓝移以及谱分裂等光子晶体中的量子光学现象.该理论比较适合研究在具有赝带隙的光子晶体中大量随机分布的发光原子或分子的自发辐射行为. 关键词： 光子晶体 自发辐射 态密度 光子赝带隙     

光子晶体中非奇异态密度下原子的量子相干效应

光子晶体是一种介电性质具有一定空间周期性或有序性的新型光学微结构材料.光子带隙的存在使得光子晶体中的微观物理过程变得异常而有趣,例如出现光局域化与原子自发辐射的抑制、光子-原子束缚态、二能级原子布居数囚禁等现象.最近的研究还表明[1,2],在带隙边缘有奇异性的态密度分布会导致感应透明现象,这与通常的电磁感应透明(EIT)机制类似,但不需要外加驱动场来诱导.     

二维电磁感应光子带隙的动态生成与调控

研究了由两个垂直传播的强驻波激光场共同耦合的一个四能级Tripod型冷⁸⁷Rb原子介质的稳态光学响应特性. 结果发现, 当两驻波场满足双光失谐条件时, 可在这两驻波场的传播方向上同时获得反射率高达95%以上的电磁感应光子带隙结构; 通过适当调节强激光场, 还可实现一个方向为光子带隙而另一个方向为透明窗口或者两个方向均为透明窗口的结构. 并且光子带隙和透明窗口的频宽和位置是可调谐的. 这种全光控制的二维的信号光禁闭和导通机制可用于实现全光开关和全光路由, 有利于复杂的全光通讯网络的开发. 关键词： 相干诱导光子带隙 电磁感应透明 周期调制原子相干     

电磁感应双光子带隙的产生和控制

基于电磁感应透明技术, 通过求解原子的密度矩阵方程和电磁场的传输矩阵方程, 研究了被行波场和驻波场共同耦合的一个四能级冷原子介质的稳态光学特性, 发现在特定参数下能够产生一个几乎完美的双光子带隙结构, 在这两个光子带隙对应的频率区域内反射率都均匀地超过95%. 通过改变耦合场的强度和频率, 可以方便地调节这两个光子带隙的位置和宽度. 这一双光子带隙结构可用来实现全光路由和全光开关, 有望在全光信息网络中获得应用.     

对称型单负交替一维光子晶体的能带结构

构造了(AB)^N(BA)^N对称型两种单负材料交替一维光子晶体,利用传输矩阵法进行数值模拟.结果表明：这种单负交替对称型一维光子晶体具有一种特殊带隙结构,该带隙不敏感于入射角和晶格的无序性.在该带隙内出现了两个隧穿模,该隧穿模不敏感于入射角的改变和晶格的无序性,但能带及带隙内的隧穿模却敏感于晶格标度和周期数的变化;随着入射角的改变,带隙两侧的隧穿模趋于简并.这些特性对在利用此结构光子晶体设计双重超窄带滤波器时,具有一定的参考价值. 关键词： 光子晶体 单负材料 光子带隙     

被三个耦合场驱动的四能级原子的电磁感应透明

研究了被三个耦合场驱动的四能级原子系统的自发辐射，通过计算自发辐射场对应的原子极化率，发现在某些特定参数下系统具有电磁感应透明的特性，同时发现电磁感应透明效应产生时，驱动场强度与自发辐射场处于相同量级. 关键词： 电磁感应透明 自发辐射 量子干涉     

Spontaneous emission from a microwave-driven four-level atom in an anisotropic photonic crystal

The spontaneous emission from a microwave-driven four-level atom embedded in an anisotropic photonic crystal is studied. Due to the modified density of state(DOS) in the anisotropic photonic band gap(PBG) and the coherent control induced by the coupling fields, spontaneous emission can be significantly enhanced when the position of the spontaneous emission peak gets close to the band gap edge. As a result of the closed-loop interaction between the fields and the atom,the spontaneous emission depends on the dynamically induced Autler–Townes splitting and its position relative to the PBG.Interesting phenomena, such as spectral-line suppression, enhancement and narrowing, and fluorescence quenching, appear in the spontaneous emission spectra, which are modulated by amplitudes and phases of the coherently driven fields and the effect of PBG. This theoretical study can provide us with more efficient methods to manipulate the atomic spontaneous emission.     

Manipulating light flow with one-dimensional photonic crystals of an electromagnetically induced transparency medium

The band structures and equifrequency contours of one-dimensional photonic crystals (PCs), which consist of an electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) medium and a common dielectric medium, can be dramatically changed by tuning the coupling field intensity (or coupling Rabi frequency, CRF) of the EIT medium. It is found that for a probe light at a fixed frequency, either positive or negative refraction in the EIT PC can be realized with a proper CRF. The behavior of a Gaussian beam (probe light) obliquely incident on such an EIT PC slab is simulated numerically. The probe light beam transmitted from the slab can be shifted transversely in a large range, and negative refraction enhances this effect. The present scenario can be applied in some areas such as quantum optical and photonic device designs.     

Frequency‐sensitive switching control effect induced by two‐photon resonance in an EIT‐based layered medium

The optical response of an atomic vapor can be coherently manipulated by tunable quantum interference occurring in atomic transition processes. A periodic layered medium whose unit cells consist of a dielectric and an EIT (electromagnetically induced transparency) atomic vapor is designed for light propagation manipulation. Such an EIT‐based periodic layered medium exhibits a flexible frequency‐sensitive optical response, where a very small change in probe frequency can lead to a drastic variation of reflectance and transmittance. As the destructive quantum interference relevant to two‐photon resonance arises in EIT atoms interacting with both control and probe fields, the controllable optical processes that depend sensitively on the external control field will take place in this EIT‐based periodic layered medium. Such a frequency‐sensitive and field‐controlled optical behavior of reflection and transmission in the EIT photonic crystal can be applicable to designs of new devices such as photonic switches, photonic logic gates and photonic transistors, where one laser field can be controlled by the other one, and would have potential applications in the areas of integrated optical circuits and other related techniques (e.g., all‐optical instrumentations).     

Quantum storage of single photons with unknown arrival time and pulse shapes

We present a scheme for the quantum storage of single photons using electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in a low-finesse optical cavity, assisted by state-selected spontaneous atomic emission. Mediated by the dark mode of cavity EIT, the destructive quantum interference between the cavity input-output channel and state-selected atomic spontaneous emission leads to strong absorption of single photons with unknown arrival time and pulse shapes. We discuss the application of this phenomenon to photon counting using stored light.     

Modification of the spontaneous emission of quantum dots near the surface of a three-dimensional colloidal photonic crystal

This paper demonstrates experimentally and numerically that a significant modification of spontaneous emission rate can be achieved near the surface of a three-dimensional photonic crystal.In experiments,semiconductor core-shell quantum dots are intentionally confined in a thin polymer film on which a three-dimensional colloidal photonic crystal is fabricated.The spontaneous emission rate of quantum dots is characterised by conventional and time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) measurements.The modification of the spontaneous emission rate,which is reflected in the change of spectral shape and PL lifetime,is clearly observed.While an obvious increase in the PL lifetime is found at most wavelengths in the band gap,a significant reduction in the PL lifetime by one order of magnitude is observed at the short-wavelength band edge.Numerical simulation reveals a periodic modulation of spontaneous emission rate with decreasing modulation strength when an emitter is moved away from the surface of the photonic crystal.It is supported by the fact that the modification of spontaneous emission rate is not pronounced for quantum dots distributed in a thick polymer film where both enhancement and suppression are present simultaneously.This finding provides a simple and effective way for improving the performance of light emitting devices.     

Spontaneous emission in micro- and nano-structures

Spontaneous emission of emitters governing the performance of optoelectronic devices is a fundamental phenomenon, and it has strong environment-dependent characteristics. In this article, we mainly review the experimental and theoretical progresses in the control of spontaneous emission by manipulating optical modes with photonic crystals, optical microcavities and metallic nanostructures. The spontaneous emission from emitters in photonic crystals can be modified by the local density of states, and by employing photonic crystals, the devices’ efficiency is enhanced, the angular radiation pattern can be engineered, and highly efficient optoelectronic devices are achieved through decreasing the radiative lifetime. In quantum optical devices, microcavities would alter the lifetime of an excited state through tuning the resonance in the frequency and positioning between the emitters and cavity field, and inducing the emitters to emit spontaneous photons in a desired direction. The emerging enhanced electromagnetic field near metallic nanostructures can help to control and manipulate the spontaneous emission of an emitter. The use of micro- and nano-structures to manipulate spontaneous emission will open unprecedented opportunities for realizing functional photonic devices.     

Spontaneous emission in micro- and nano-structures

Spontaneous emission of emitters governing the performance of optoelectronic devices is a fundamental phenomenon, and it has strong environment-dependent characteristics. In this article, we mainly review the experimental and theoretical progresses in the control of spontaneous emission by manipulating optical modes with photonic crystals, optical microcavities and metallic nanostructures. The spontaneous emission from emitters in photonic crystals can be modified by the local density of states, and by employing photonic crystals, the devices’ efficiency is enhanced, the angular radiation pattern can be engineered, and highly efficient optoelectronic devices are achieved through decreasing the radiative lifetime. In quantum optical devices, microcavities would alter the lifetime of an excited state through tuning the resonance in the frequency and positioning between the emitters and cavity field, and inducing the emitters to emit spontaneous photons in a desired direction. The emerging enhanced electromagnetic field near metallic nanostructures can help to control and manipulate the spontaneous emission of an emitter. The use of micro- and nano-structures to manipulate spontaneous emission will open unprecedented opportunities for realizing functional photonic devices.     

Modified spontaneous emission of CdTe quantum dots inside a photonic crystal

The angular dependence of the spontaneous emission of CdTe quantum dots (QDs) inside a photonic crystal with a pseudogap is reported. The sensitive dependences of the radiative lifetime and the photoluminescence spectrum of CdTe QDs on the observation angle demonstrate the effect of the photonic bandgap on the spontaneous emission of the QDs.