Phase control of squeezed state in double electromagnetically induced transparency system with a loop-transition structure

We theoretically study the squeezed probe light passing through a double electromagnetically induced transparency (DEIT) system, in which a microwave field and two coupling lights drive a loop transition. It is shown that the output squeezing can be maintained in both two transparency windows of DEIT, and it can also be manipulated by the relative phase of the three driving fields. The influence of the intensity of applied fields and the optical depth of atoms on the squeezing is also investigated. This study offers possibilities to manipulate the squeezing propagation in atomic media by the phase of electromagnetic fields.     

A study of pulse shape in electromagnetically induced transparency based slow light

Slow light of four different pulses are demonstrated and analyzed in cesium vapor based on electromagnetically induced transparency. Each pulse, generated with an identical temporal width, experiences very different slow light effects due to its temporal and spectral distributions simultaneously. Aiming at the applications such as timing, instead of communication, we obtained two optimized ones among the four different shaped pulses. Firstly, the single-exponential pulse is more appropriate to maximize the time delay than other three pulses; secondly, the cosine pulse shows advantage to minimize the distortion (broadening) of the slowed pulse. Finally, using optical filter model, we present a convenient simulation method in theory; moreover, the theoretical results show excellent agreement with experiments.     

Precise measurement of optical frequency with the help of electromagnetically induced transparency

We have studied electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) spectra in a frequency span as wide as 300 MHz. This tunability of EIT spectra provides an opportunity to utilize the sub-natural spectra in measuring unknown laser frequency very accurately. EIT is observed when control and probe laser frequency detunings are equal. This correlation has been used to identify and measure unknown probe frequency with a very high degree of accuracy, subject to the condition that control laser frequency is known.     

Electromagnetically induced transparency in five-level cascade scheme of Rb atoms: An analytical approach

Electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in the five-level cascade scheme of ⁸⁵Rb atoms is investigated by analytical method. In the weak field limit of the probe light, the linear susceptibility, absorption, and dispersion coefficients have been derived in analytical forms. Unusual EIT signatures of the system are studied in details.     

Light storage via slow-light four-wave mixing

We experimentally demonstrate a light storage via slow-light four-wave mixing in a solid-state medium with a four-level double lambda scheme. Using slow light based on electromagnetically induced transparency, we obtain a slowed four-wave mixing signal pulse together with the slowed probe pulse. During the propagation of light pulses, the storage and retrieval of both the slowed four-wave mixing pulse and the slowed probe pulse are studied by manipulating the intensities of the control fields.     

基于Rb原子电磁诱导透明的量子干涉实验研究

报道了基于85RbD2线电磁诱导透明(EIT)的量子干涉现象,发现当一耦合光和探测光之间满足拉曼共振条件时出现电磁诱导透明现象,在某些条件下也观察到电磁诱导吸收(EIA).而当用一束耦合光和一束泵浦光共同作用于5S1/2,F=3→5P3/2,F′=3和5S1/2,F=3→5P3/2,F′=4能级上时,探测光的吸收谱表现出三峰结构,并且峰强弱与两耦合光之间的相对强度有关.     

Ultra slow light propagation without any control light field

Without need of another control light, this paper analyses in a time-dependent way a new scheme to achieve ultraslow propagation of the input probe field through a medium composed of two-level atoms where their upper level is split into two hyperfine sub-levels via some applied static field such as a DC magnetic or a DC electric field or whatever other static field.[第一段]     

Generation and storage of double slow light pulses in a solid

We experimentally study the generation and storage of double slow light pulses in a Pr³⁺:Y₂SiO₅ crystal. Under electromagnetically induced transparency, a single signal pulse is stored in the spin coherence of the crystal. By simultaneously switching on two control fields to recall the stored information, the spin coherence is converted into two slow light pulses with distinct frequencies. Furthermore, the storage and controlled retrieval of double slow light pulses are obtained by manipulating the control fields. This study of double slow light pulses may have practical applications in information processing and all-optical networks. vspace2mm     

Ultracold Rydberg atoms for efficient storage of terahertz frequency signals using electromagnetically induced transparency

Quantum communication with terahertz (THz) frequency signals has many advantages like reduced attenuation and scintillation effects in certain atmospheric conditions along with very high level of data security. In this work, we propose a scheme to realize Quantum Memory (QM) for efficient storage of terahertz (THz) frequency signals using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT) in an ultracold atomic medium of ⁸⁷Rb Rydberg atoms prepared in a Two Dimensional Magneto Optical Trap (2D-MOT). The uniqueness of our scheme lies in the choice of the energy levels involved in the EIT process, all three of which have been chosen to be the Rydberg levels (enabling signal beam to be in THz) in a lambda type arrangement. This first of its kind proposal reveals that atomic media are a potential candidate for devising QMs which can store THz frequency signals. We have estimated that the Optical Depth (OD) in our scheme can reach a very high value of 690, very high maximum obtainable storage efficiency (η) of ～99%, the group velocity ($v_g$) can be as low as 5.07 × 10³ m/s, and the Delay Bandwidth Product (DBP) can be as high as 9.5. All of these estimates emphasize the feasibility of our scheme as a QM device for efficient storage of THz pulses.     

控制场对M型原子系统吸收色散性质的影响

运用数值模拟方法讨论了控制场的变化对M型五能级原子系统相对于探测场的吸收和色散等光学性质的影响.结果表明,改变控制场拉比频率时,系统的吸收和色散性质会发生规律性变化.在特定区域会呈现电磁感应透明窗口,其中透明窗口的数量与外加控制场数目成正比,而透明窗口宽度与拉比频率大小相关,拉比频率越大,透明窗口越平坦,当拉比频率减小,透明窗口变窄同时介质色散增强可获得慢光速光脉冲.     

Tripod型双电磁诱导透明原子系统中压缩光的传输

采用海森堡-朗之万方法理论研究了Tripod型双电磁诱导透明原子系统中压缩态探针场的传输特性.研究结果表明:通过双透明窗口压缩光可实现双通道传输,且每个通道可以被独立操控;当两束耦合场的频率失谐相等时,输出探针场的压缩度可以得到更好的保持.此外,输出探针场的压缩度可以通过耦合场的拉比频率、原子的光学厚度和基态退相干率以及探测频率来操控.该研究结果为进一步优化多通道量子存储提供依据.     

Slow light in ultra-cold atomic gases

We investigate the influence of slow light with an orbital angular momentum on the mechanical motion of ultra-cold atomic gases including both the atomic Bose–Einstein condensates and degenerate Fermi gases. We present a microscopic analysis of the interplay between light and matter and show how slow light can provide an effective magnetic field acting on the electrically neutral atoms.     

Transparency induced by the quantum interference of a six-level atom in photonic crystals with defect modes

The absorption-dispersion spectra of a six-level atom embedded in double-band photonic crystals are investigated. It is shown that if there is no defect mode in the photonic band gap, there are three types of transparency windows appear in the absorption-dispersion spectra. If a defect mode is introduced into the photonic band gap, we found some additional transparency windows in the absorption-dispersion spectra. One type of them appears as long as the defect mode exists, but the others appear only when the quantum interference occurs. The transparency windows can be changed by varying the parameters of the defect mode.     

Lensing and waveguiding of ultraslow pulses in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate

We investigate lensing and waveguiding properties of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate for ultraslow pulse generated by electromagnetically induced transparency method. We show that a significant time delay can be controllably introduced between the lensed and guided components of the ultraslow pulse. In addition, we present how the number of guided modes supported by the condensate and the focal length can be controlled by the trap parameters or temperature.     

Reprint of : Photon correlations generated by inelastic scattering in a one-dimensional waveguide coupled to three-level systems

We study photon correlations generated by scattering from three-level systems (3LS) in one dimension. The two systems studied are a 3LS in a semi-infinite waveguide (3LS plus a mirror) and two 3LS in an infinite waveguide (double 3LS). Our two-photon scattering approach naturally connects photon correlation effects with inelastically scattered photons; it corresponds to input–output theory in the weak-probe limit. At the resonance where electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) occurs, we find that no photons are scattered inelastically and hence there are no induced correlations. Slightly away from EIT, the total inelastically scattered flux is large, being substantially enhanced due to the additional interference paths. This enhancement carries over to the two-photon correlation function, which exhibits non-classical behavior such as strong bunching with a very long time-scale. The long time scale originates from the slow-light effect associated with EIT.     

第九讲光速减慢和光缓存技术

高速光信号的存储是光信息科学的重要分支,全光缓存器是当今高速光信号处理的瓶颈.本文介绍了全光缓存器的研究进展,着重介绍了光速减慢的原理、物理基础, 以及在半导体量子点中利用电磁诱导透明效应发展全光缓存器的思路.     

Photon correlations generated by inelastic scattering in a one-dimensional waveguide coupled to three-level systems

We study photon correlations generated by scattering from three-level systems (3LS) in one dimension. The two systems studied are a 3LS in a semi-infinite waveguide (3LS plus a mirror) and two 3LS in an infinite waveguide (double 3LS). Our two-photon scattering approach naturally connects photon correlation effects with inelastically scattered photons; it corresponds to input–output theory in the weak-probe limit. At the resonance where electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) occurs, we find that no photons are scattered inelastically and hence there are no induced correlations. Slightly away from EIT, the total inelastically scattered flux is large, being substantially enhanced due to the additional interference paths. This enhancement carries over to the two-photon correlation function, which exhibits non-classical behavior such as strong bunching with a very long time-scale. The long time scale originates from the slow-light effect associated with EIT.     

Effect of magnetic field on a multi window ladder type electromagnetically induced transparency with 87Rb atoms in vapour cell

In this work, we experimentally study the effect of externally applied magnetic field on a ladder type EIT in a vapour cell consisting of ⁸⁷Rb atoms. The introduction of magnetic field causes the Zeeman splitting of the hyperfine levels of ⁸⁷Rb atoms and hence the number of available windows of transparency increases. We report the observation of nine such windows. Such multi window EIT systems are capable of storing pulses at the different frequencies, corresponding to these windows hence paving the way for realization of multi frequency quantum memories. Also, the total bandwidth of storage is 218.4 MHz which is two orders of magnitude higher than that typically obtained in single window EIT based storage systems. These systems have tremendous applications in the field of speedy transmission of data over a long distance quantum communication channel.