Application of a Discrete Phase-Randomized Coherent State Source in Round-Robin Differential Phase-Shift Quantum Key Distribution

Recently, a novel kind of quantum key distribution called the round-robin differential phase-shift(RRDPS)protocol was proposed, which bounds the amount of leakage without monitoring signal disturbance. The protocol can be implemented by a weak coherent source. The security of this protocol with a simply characterized source has been proved. The application of a common phase shift can improve the secret key rate of the protocol. In practice, the randomized phase is discrete and the secret key rate is deviated from the continuous case. In this study, we analyze security of the RRDPS protocol with discrete-phase-randomized coherent state source and bound the secret key rate. We fix the length of each packet at 32 and 64, then simulate the secret key rates of the RRDPS protocol with discrete-phase randomization and continuous-phase randomization. Our simulation results show that the performance of the discrete-phase randomization case is close to the continuous counterpart with only a small number of discrete phases. The research is practically valuable for experimental implementation.     

Three-party reference frame independent quantum key distribution protocol

We present a three-party reference frame independent quantum key distribution protocol which can be implemented without any alignment of reference frames between the sender and the receiver. The protocol exploits entangled states to establish a secret key among three communicating parties. We derive the asymptotic key rate for the proposed protocol against collective attacks and perform a finite-size key security analysis against general attacks in the presence of statistical fluctuations. We investigate the impact of reference frame misalignment on the stability of our protocol, and we obtain a transmission distance of 180 km, 200 km, and 230 km for rotation of reference frames β=π/6, β=π/8 and β=0, respectively. Remarkably, our results demonstrate that our proposed protocol is not heavily affected by an increase in misalignment of reference frames as the achievable transmission distances are still comparable to the case where there is no misalignment in reference frames (when β=0). We also simulate the performance of our protocol for a fixed number of signals. Our results demonstrate that the protocol can achieve an effective key generation rate over a transmission distance of about 120 km with realistic 10⁷ finite data signals and approximately achieve 195 km with 10⁹ signals. Moreover, our proposed protocol is robust against noise in the quantum channel and achieves a threshold error rate of 22.7%.     

Theoretical study of stereodynamics for the D'+DS(ν = 0,j = 0)→D'D+S abstraction reaction

Quasiclassical trajectory (QCT) calculations have been performed for the abstraction reaction, D' +DS(v = 0, j = 0)→D'D+S on a new LZHH potential energy surface (PES) of the adiabatic 3A' electronic state [Lü et al. 2012 J. Chem. Phys. 136 094308]. The collision energy effect on the integral cross section and product polarization are studied over a wide collision energy range from 0.1 to 2.0 eV. The cross sections calculated by the QCT procedure are in good accordance with previous quantum wave packet results. The three angular distribution functions, P(θ_r), P(φ_r), and P(θ_r,φ_r), together with the four commonly used polarization-dependent differential cross sections ((2π/σ)(ds₀₀/dω_t), (2π/σ)(ds₂₀/dω_t), (2π/σ)(ds₂₂₊/dω_t), (2π/σ)(ds_21-/dω_t)) are obtained to gain insight into the chemical stereodynamics of the title reaction. Influences of the collision energy on the product polarization are exhibited and discussed.     

Phase-and spin-dependent manipulation of leakage of Majorana mode into double quantum dot

We present a phase-and spin-dependent manipulation of leakage of a Majorana mode into a double quantum dot. We study the density of states(DOS) to show the effect of phase change factor on the Majorana leakage into(out) of a double quantum dot. The DOS is derived from the Green's function of the quantum dot by the equation of motion method, and exhibits a formant structure when φ = 0, 2π and a resonance shape when φ = 0.5π and 1.5π. Also, it changes more strongly under the spin-polarized coefficient than the non-polarized lead. Such a theoretical model can be modified to explore the spin-dependent effect in the hybrid Majorana quantum dot system.     

Laser phase effect on asymmetric harmonic distribution in H_2~+

The laser phase effect on the spatial distribution of the molecular high-order harmonic generation(MHHG) spectrum from H_2~+ is theoretically investigated through solving the Non-Bohn-Oppenheimer(NBO) time-dependent Schrodinger equation(TDSE).The results are shown as follows,(i) The generated harmonics from the two nuclei each present an asymmetric distribution.Particularly,when the laser phases are chosen from 0.0π to 0.6π and from 1.7π to 2.0π,the contribution from the negative-H plays a main role in harmonic generation.When the laser phases are chosen from 0.7πto 1.6k,the contribution from the positive-H to the harmonic generation is remarkably enhanced and becomes greater than that from the negative-H.The electron localization,the time-frequency analyses of the harmonic spectrum and the time-dependent wave function are shown to explain the asymmetric harmonic distribution in H_2~+,which provides us with a method to control the electron motion in molecules,(ⅱ) As the pulse duration increases,the asymmetric distributions of the MHHG in two H nuclei decrease,(ⅲ) Isotope investigation shows that the asymmetric harmonic distribution can be reduced by introducing the heavy nucleus(i.e.,D_2~+).     

Round-Robin Differential Phase Shift with Heralded Single-Photon Source

Round-robin differential phase shift(RRDPS) is a novel quantum key distribution protocol which can bound information leakage without monitoring signal disturbance. In this work, to decrease the effect of the vacuum component in a weak coherent pulses source, we employ a practical decoy-state scheme with heralded singlephoton source for the RRDPS protocol and analyze the performance of this method. In this scheme, only two decoy states are needed and the yields of single-photon state and multi-photon states, as well as the bit error rates of each photon states, can be estimated. The final key rate of this scheme is bounded and simulated over transmission distance. The results show that the two-decoy-state method with heralded single-photon source performs better than the two-decoy-state method with weak coherent pulses.     

Effects of collision energy and rotational quantum number on stereodynamics of the reactions:H(~2S)+NH(v=0,j=0,2,5,10)→N(~4S)+H_2

The stereodynamical properties of H(~2S) + NH(v = 0,j = 0,2,5,10)→N(~4S) + H_2 reactions are studied in this paper by using the quasi-classical trajectory(QCT) method with different collision energies on the double many-body expansion(DMBE) potential energy surface(PES)(Poveda L A and Varandas A J C 2005 Phys.Chem.Chem.Phys.7 2867).In a range of collision energy from 2 to 20 kcal/mol,the vibrational rotational quantum numbers of the NH molecules are specifically investigated on v = 0 and j = 0,2,5,10 respectively.The distributions of P(θ_r),P(φ_r),P(θ_r,φ_r),(2π/σ)(dσ_(00)/dω_t)differential cross-section(DCSs) and integral cross-sections(ICSs) are calculated.The ICSs,computed for collision energies from 2 kcal/mol to 20 kcal/mol,for the ground state are in good agreement with the cited data.The results show that the reagent rotational quantum number and initial collision energy both have a significant effect on the distributions of the k-j',the k-k'-j',and the k-k' correlations.In addition,the DCS is found to be susceptible to collision energy,but it is not significantly affected by the rotational excitation of reagent.     

Quantum speed limit for the maximum coherent state under the squeezed environment

The quantum speed limit time for quantum system under squeezed environment is studied. We consider two typical models, the damped Jaynes–Cummings model and the dephasing model. For the damped Jaynes–Cummings model under squeezed environment, we find that the quantum speed limit time becomes larger with the squeezed parameter r increasing and indicates symmetry about the phase parameter value θ = π. Meanwhile, the quantum speed limit time can also be influenced by the coupling strength between the system and environment. However, the quantum speed limit time for the dephasing model is determined by the dephasing rate and the boundary of acceleration region that interacting with vacuum reservoir can be broken when the squeezed environment parameters are appropriately chosen.     

相位角对容性耦合电非对称放电特性的影响

电非对称效应作为一种新兴技术,被广泛用于对离子能量和离子通量的独立调控.此外,在改善等离子体的径向均匀性方面,电非对称效应也发挥了重要作用.本文采用二维流体力学模型,并耦合麦克斯韦方程组,系统地研究了容性耦合氢等离子体中当放电由多谐波叠加驱动时,不同谐波阶数k下的电非对称效应,重点观察了相位角θ_n对自偏压以及等离子体径向均匀性的影响.模拟结果表明：在同一谐波阶数下,自偏压随相位角θ_n的变化趋势不尽相同,且当k增大（k>3）时,自偏压随最高频相位角θ_k的变化范围逐渐减小.此外,通过调节相位角θ_n,可以改变轴向功率密度和径向功率密度的相对关系,进而实现对等离子体径向均匀性的调节.研究结果对于利用电非对称效应优化等离子体工艺过程具有一定的指导意义.     

On a beam splitter attack and soft filtering of coherent states in differential phase shift quantum cryptography

A combined attack on a quantum key distribution protocol with differential phase shift encoding has been proposed. The length of a communication channel to which secure key distribution is guaranteed has been estimated.     

Steered coherence and entanglement in the Heisenberg XX chain under twisted boundary conditions

We study steered coherence(SC) and entanglement in a three-spin Heisenberg XX model under twisted boundary conditions and show that their strengths can be significantly enhanced by tuning the twist angle. The optimal twist angle θ_(opt) for achieving the maximum l_1 norm of SC is π in the region of weak field B and decreases gradually from π to 0 when B increases after a critical value, while for the relative entropy of SC, θ_(opt) equals π in the weak field region and 0 otherwise.The entanglement and the critical temperature above which the entanglement vanishes can also be significantly enhanced by tuning the twist angle from 0 to π.     

一类相空间中的准几率分布函数系

定义了一类相空间中的准几率分布函数系，这个准几率分布函数系直接建立在具有更加广泛意义的量子相空间Schr?dinger方程解的基础之上，其中定义_α=αp-i?q和_α=(1-α)q+i?p.发现了两个有趣的关系.(1)建立的量子相空间Schr?dinger方程的解实际上是对函数φ(λ)exp［i(1-α)qp］做窗口Fourier变换.(2)这个窗口函数g(λ)起着选择窗口形式的作用，而且不同的窗口对应着不同的分布函数.当g(λ)是一个代表Gauss窗的Gauss函数的时候，准几率分布函数就是一个类似于Husimi的分布函数f^HL_α(q,p)；当g(λ)是一个表示椭圆的复函数时，准几率分布函数就是一个椭圆分布函数f^E_α(q,p)；再在g(λ)为复函数的基础上附加α=0，就可得到标准序分布函数f^S(q,p)、反标准序分布函数f^AS(q,p)和Wigner分布函数f^W(q,p)，此时g(λ)表示高度为1/12π?而长度为λ的矩形窗. 关键词： 窗口Fourier变换 相空间 Wigner分布函数     

具有Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya相互作用的XY模型的量子相干性

研究了具有Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya(DM)相互作用的一维横场XY自旋链的量子相变和量子相干性.采用约旦-维格纳变换严格求解了哈密顿量,并描绘了体系的关联函数和相图,相图包含反铁磁相、顺磁相和螺旋相.利用相对熵和Jensen-Shannon熵讨论了XY模型的量子相干性.研究发现,相对熵与Jensen-Shannon熵所表现的行为都可以很好地表征该模型的量子相变.非螺旋相中量子相干性不依赖DM相互作用,而在螺旋相DM相互作用对量子相干性有显著影响.此外,指出了在带有DM相互作用的这一类反射对称破缺体系中关联函数计算的常见问题.     

基于Talbot效应的掺镁铌酸锂二维六角位相阵列光栅的研究

本文系统研究了基于泰伯效应(Talbot) 的位相可调掺镁铌酸锂二维六角位相阵列光栅及其光衍射成像, 对光栅占空比D、不同位相差Δφ、及泰伯分数β条件下的光栅近场光衍射强度分布进行了理论研究, 结果表明当光栅占空比D=52%、位相差Δφ=0.75 π、 泰伯分数β=0.2时, 光栅近场衍射光图像效果最佳. 实验设计与 制备了掺镁铌酸锂二维六角位相阵列光栅, 并对其进行了Talbot衍射光成像实验研究, 得到了不同位相差和不同泰伯分数β条件下光栅近场衍射 光图像, 实验结果与理论研究结果相符. 关键词： 二维六角位相阵列光栅 掺镁铌酸锂晶体 泰伯效应     

二维旋转边带分解实验

描述了一类新的二维旋转边带分解实验,准备期包括交叉极化、若干个以TOSS序列的延迟加上的π脉冲和一个π/2脉冲,混合期包括一个π/2脉冲和一个TOSS序列,在演化期内,磁化矢量位于z方向。本实验能给出完全分解的各向同性化学位移与各向异性化学位移,它与Kolbert等人^[5]的实验方法相互补充。     

Dynamical properties of the Haldane chain with bond disorder

By using Lanczos exact diagonalization and quantum Monte Carlo combined with stochastic analytic continuation, we study the dynamical properties of the S = 1 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain with different strengths of bond disorder. In the weak disorder region, we find weakly coupled bonds which can induce additional low-energy excitation below the one-magnon mode. As the disorder increases, the average Haldane gap closes at δ_∆ ~ 0.5 with more and more low-energy excitations coming out. After the critical disorder strength δ_c ~ 1, the system reaches a random-singlet phase with prominent sharp peak at ω = 0 and broad continuum at ω > 0 of the dynamic spin structure factor. In addition, we analyze the distribution of random spin domains and numerically find three kinds of domains hosting effective spin-1/2 quanta or spin-1 sites in between. These “spins” can form the weakly coupled longrange singlets due to quantum fluctuation which contribute to the sharp peak at ω = 0.     

Topological phase transition in a ladder of the dimerized Kitaev superconductor chains

We investigate the topological properties of a ladder model of the dimerized Kitaev superconductor chains.The topological class of the system is determined by the relative phase θ between the inter-and intra-chain superconducting pairing.One topological class is the class BDI characterized by the Z index,and the other is the class D characterized by the Z_2 index.For the two different topological classes,the topological phase diagrams of the system are presented by calculating two different topological numbers,i.e.,the Z index winding number W and the Z_2 index Majorana number M,respectively.In the case of θ=0,the topological class belongs to the class BDI,multiple topological phase transitions accompanying the variation of the number of Majorana zero modes are observed.In the case of θ = π/2 it belongs to the class D.Our results show that for the given value of dimerization,the topologically nontrivial and trivial phases alternate with the variation of chemical potential.     

O-乙基O-芳基N-异丙基硫代磷酰胺酯类化合物的除草活性与其31P化学位移的关系

本文测定了标题所示一类化合物的³¹P的化学位移,并讨论了它与取代基电子性间存在如下的关系δP=-0.9193σ+3.5891F+66.5385提出了³¹P化学位移与此类化合物的除草活性间存在一定的相关性,其关系如下PI₅₀=-0.9025π²+0.9017π-0.5600E_s-0.1620△δP+0.8445I+4.2514并对此关系的适用性及存在偏差作了初步讨论。     

电网在三种边攻击方式下的级联失效

研究美国西部电网在三种边攻击方式下级联失效差异性.定义边ij的初始负载为(k_ik_j)^θ,k_i,k_j分别表示节点i和j的度,θ为一可调参数.三种边攻击方式分别为:最小负载边攻击方式(LL)、最大负载边攻击方式(HL)和容量比最小边攻击方式(SPC).通过分析电网的拓扑结构,研究三种攻击方式级联失效差异性.研究表明:HL和LL攻击方式下,受攻击边的范围不随θ而改变,HL的攻击效果随θ的增大而增强,LL的攻击效果随θ的增大而减弱.而SPC法选中的被攻击边随θ变化,当θ取值较小时,SPC攻击边是拓扑结构较特殊的一种最小负载边,随着θ的增大,SPC攻击边趋向于高负载边,因此θ较小时,SPC的攻击效果和LL接近,当θ较大时,SPC的攻击效果和HL接近.     

Control of spins in a nano-sized magnet using electric-current

With the development of spintronics,spin-transfer torque control of magnetic properties receives considerable attention.In this paper the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation including the torque term is used to investigate the magnetic moment dynamics in the free layer of the ferromagnet/non-magnetic/ferromagnet(FM1/N/FM2) structures.It is found that the reverse critical time τ_c decreases with the current increasing.The critical time τ_c as a function of current for the perpendicular and parallel easy magnetic axes are the same.The critical time τ_c increases with the damping factor α increasing.In the case of large current the influence of the damping factor α is smaller,but in the case of little torque the critical time τ_c increases greatly with the damping increasing.The direction of the magnetization in the fixed layer influences the critical time,when the angle between the magnetization and the z direction changes from 0.1π to 0.4π,the critical time τ_c decreases from 26.7 to 15.6.