用于量子通信的增益开关半导体激光器研究进展

量子通信是当前量子信息领域的研究前沿和热点。增益开关半导体激光产生技术是一种实现脉冲激光产生的成熟方法,将其与注入锁定技术结合,可以满足量子通信应用对激光脉冲的需求。系统地介绍了增益开关半导体激光器的工作原理和注入锁定方案,以及其在量子密钥分发、量子随机数产生等方面的应用现状,着重从物理原理、实验方案和最新研究进展等方面进行阐述,并对其下一步的发展进行简要展望。     

Enhancement and Suppression of Four-Wave Mixing in a Four-Level Atomic System

We report observations of the enhancement and suppression of four-wave mixing （FWM） in an electromagnetically induced transparency window in a Y-type ^85 Rb atomic system. The results show the evolution of the dressed effects （from pure enhancement to partial enhancement/suppression, and finally into pure suppression） in the degenerate-FWM processes. Moreover, we use the perturbation chain method to describe the FWM process. Finally, we observe the polarization dependence of the enhancement and suppression of the FWM signal.     

Spatial Splitting and Intensity Suppression of Four-Wave Mixing in V-Type Three-Level Atomic System

We illustrate our experimental observation of coexisting the controllable spatial splitting and intensity suppression of four-wave mixing （FWM） beam in a V-type three-level atomic system. The peak number and separation distance of the FWM beam are controlled by the intensities and frequencies of the laser beams, as well as atomic density.     

Ultra broadband flat dispersion tailoring on reversed-rib chalcogenide glass waveguide

In this paper,we introduce a horizontal slot in the reversed-rib chalcogenide glass waveguide to tailor its dispersion characteristics.The waveguide exhibits a flat and low dispersion over a wavelength range of 1080 nm,in which the dispersion fluctuates between-10.6 ps·nm~(-1)·km~(-1) and +11.14 ps·nm~(-1)·km~(-1).The dispersion tailoring effect is due to the mode field transfer from the reversed-rib waveguide to the slot with the increase of wavelength,which results in the extension of the low dispersion band.Moreover,the nonlinear coefficient and the phase-matching condition of the fourwave mixing process in this waveguide are studied,showing that the waveguide has great potential in nonlinear optical applications over a wide wavelength range.     

稀土掺杂固态量子存储研究进展

量子存储对量子信息网络的实现至关重要,是当前量子信息领域的研究前沿和热点.在实现量子存储的多种媒质中,稀土掺杂固体材料由于具有较长的光学相干时间和较宽的光学吸收带宽而备受研究人员的关注.本文将系统地介绍稀土掺杂固态量子存储在材料体系、存储协议、应用范围等方面的重要进展,着重从物理机理、实验方法和新近成果等方面,阐述基于原子频梳协议的稀土掺杂固态量子存储方案,并对该方案的未来发展做简要展望.     

Enhancement and suppression of spatial splitting four-wave mixing in atomic medium

We experimentally report on the evolution from singly-dressed to doubly-dressed four-wave mixing (FWM) process by controlling the powers of the probe, the pump and the dressing fields respectively. The differences in the enhancement and the suppression of FWM signal between the two-level and cascade three-level atomic systems are observed and explained by the multi-dressed effect theoretically. Both the x direction and the y direction spatial splittings of the degenerate-FWM (DWFM) beams are obtained. We also investigate the switch between the enhancement and the suppression of the DWFM signals and between its spatial splittings in x direction and y direction. The spatial splittings in x direction and y direction can be controlled by the relative position and the intensity of the involved laser beams. Such a study can be useful for optimizing the efficiency of the FWM process and providing potential applications in spatial signal processing.