铯原子气室中相干布居俘获的参数依赖关系研究

基于铯原子基态6S_1/2的两个超精细能级（F=3与F=4）与激发态6P_3/2的超精细能级（F′=4）构成的Λ型三能级系统,采用室温下的未充缓冲气体和充有分压为266.6 Pa的氖气作为缓冲气体的铯原子气室对于相干布居俘获（CPT）的参数依赖关系进行了实验研究和理论分析.主要研究了CPT信号的半高全宽和幅度对于频率差为铯原子基态6S_1/2的超精细分裂（9.19263177 GHz）且位相锁定的两激光束的功率、光强比值、光斑直径、磁屏蔽之后的剩余磁场以及是否充缓冲气体等实验参数的依赖关系.在优化的实验参数条件下获得了约340 Hz的CPT信号半高全宽.     

一个特殊模型中的相干布居俘获

外场作用下,对称双势阱中将发生相干布居俘获现象. 在氨分子模型中,当分子初始处在较低的本征态时,在一定的条件下激发态上将没有粒子数布居,外加光场强烈地使较低的双重态耦合在一起,且粒子数布居总保持为1,尽管此时外场与|2〉→|3〉接近共振. 这是一般模型所不能得到的结论. 关键词： 相干布居俘获 Ξ型三能级系统 双势阱     

非简并Λ型三能级原子的速度选择相干布居俘获

研究了非简并Λ型三能级原子速度选择相干布居俘获与原子能级结构的非对称性以及原子-激光失谐之间的关系.指出相对于简并、共振情况，原子动量分布的概率峰峰值降低、最可几动量发生变化，而且原子的俘获时间也变得很长.     

室温铯原子气室窄线宽相干布居振荡光谱

相干布居振荡(coherent population oscillations,CPO)光谱是一种原子布居数调制光谱,主要利用两束位相锁定、频率差小于原子自发辐射线宽的耦合光和探测光与原子相互作用,激光强度调制会导致原子布居数相干振荡,实现窄带宽的探测光透射.本文基于Λ型原子能级结构,在室温铯原子系综中实现了相干布居振...     

相干布居数拍频信号与基态超精细子能级相干性关系的研究

相干布居数拍频(coherent population beating, CPB)现象, 产生于一个Λ型三能级原子系统中, 当双色相干激光场的频率差和两基态能级频率间隔近失谐的时候, 原子在激发态能级上的布居数会产生一个弛豫振荡, 且振荡频率等于失谐量. 当将此现象运用于原子标准频率的提取时, CPB频标的稳定度与CPB信号的幅度及信噪比直接相关. 本文理论推导了描述CPB 现象的表达式, 数值模拟并实验研究了⁸⁷Rb基态超精细子能级的相干性对CPB信号的影响, 通过控制与基态子能级共振相干激光场的抽运时间来控制能级的相干程度, 观测不同相干程度对CPB信号质量的影响. 研究结果表明CPB信号振荡的幅度与基态子能级相干程度成正比关系. 要改善CPB信号信噪比、提高原子频标稳定度, 建立、提高和保持基态超精细能级的相干性是关键. 本文还讨论了CPB现象用于弱磁场测量及其他方面应用的可行性.     

三能级原子与少周期脉冲串作用中的相干布居捕获

研究了少周期脉冲串作用下三能级原子中的布居转移和相干布居捕获现象.在非旋波近似的情况下求解了密度矩阵方程.研究结果表明在等时间间隔的锁相脉冲作用下,系统能级的布居逐步转移并积累,系统基态相干也逐步积累.在满足脉冲重复频率为基态能级频差的整数分之一倍时,三能级系统和频率梳中两梳齿频率成分作用形成相干布居捕获现象,原子暗态布居值达到最大,介质对脉冲透明.在适当选取少周期脉冲参量的情况下,在0.5个ns的时间内三能级系统相干性演化到最大后到达稳态,相干布居捕获发生.与脉宽为100个fs的多周期脉冲相比,少周期脉冲串在介质中建立相干布居捕获的时间缩短两个数量级.由于频率梳中与三能级系统发生作用的梳频成份有相同的频移,相干布居捕获的条件双光子共振仍然满足.因而,当两基态能级频率差较大时,如果选取少周期脉冲载波频率为系统能级1至2和1至3的传输频率之和的一半ω=(ω₁+ω₂)/2,室温下原子热运动的引起的多普勒频移并不会破坏相干布居捕获.     

相干布居数囚禁原子频标的实现及相关实验参数研究

原子频标要求高信噪比和窄线宽的鉴频信号,但对于被动型相干囚禁态原子频标(CPT频标), 改善鉴频信号信噪比以增加线宽为代价,因此选择合适的信噪比和线宽组合是研制CPT原子频标频标的重要环节。文章介绍了用桌面CPT频标系统地研究了鉴频信号与温度、光强等参数的关系所获得的研究结果,由此获得了合适选取的信噪比与线宽组合的依据。文章还给出了关于光源非理想偏振导致的消相干效应对CPT频标的影响所开展的实验结果。文章所提供的研究结果不仅帮助我们研制成功了CPT频标,而且对于CPT物理现象研究和其他CPT频标的研制也有参考价值。     

Bell态原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用系统的原子布居数演化

运用全量子理论并结合数值计算方法,研究了处于Bell态的两个全同二能级纠缠原子与双模纠缠相干光场相互作用系统的原子布居数演化特性.讨论了双原子体系的初态、光场的平均光子数、双模纠缠相干光场的纠缠程度以及双原子体系的原子间耦合强度对原子布居时间演化的影响.结果表明:双原子体系的初态为|β11〉时,原子布居数不随时间变化;初态为|β00〉、|β01〉和|β10〉时,当初始平均光子数增大到一定数值时演化特性呈现出周期性的崩塌和回复效应,随初始光子数的增加时间演化曲线的振荡频率增大振幅减小,且初态为|β00〉或|β10〉时原子布居的回复周期是初态为时|β01〉的两倍;双模纠缠相干光场的纠缠程度以及原子间偶极相互作用的强弱对Rabi振荡频率没有影响但对振幅有着显著的影响.     

芯片原子钟相干布居囚禁谱线特性研究

通过微型原子蒸汽室产生质量满足要求的相干布居囚禁(CPT)信号是实现芯片原子钟的关键之一.本实验通过对光源实施频率调制和对光场与⁸⁷Rb原子作用产生的信号作相敏解调获得高信噪比的CPT微分谱线, 利用CPT微分谱线研究了CPT信号随工作参数变化的规律以及信号质量对原子钟频率稳定度的影响, 所获研究结果与理论模型预期相符合, 实验结果为芯片原子钟推荐了最佳工作参数.实验所采用的方法利用芯片原子钟自身的资源就可以实施, 因此为芯片原子钟开展性能研究和实施工作参数优化提供了实用的手段.     

双模SU(1,1)猫态与级联三能级原子的粒子布居相干俘获

研究了双模相干光场与级联三能级原子的相互作用,结果表明,在简并双光子过程中,使原子发生布居相干俘获的俘获光场为双模SU(1,1)薛定谔猫态,并分析了俘获光场的非经典特性 关键词：     

基于相干粒子数囚禁的电磁诱导光栅研究

基于相干布居囚禁,提出了一种新的电磁诱导光栅物理模型, 得到了该模型下介质极化率的解析表达式. 由于相干布居囚禁引入的原子相干性, 介质极化率会形成增益、无吸收高折射率点以及暗态三个区域. 根据该理论模型, 基于⁸⁷Rb的原子能级, 提出了一种新型衍射光栅实现方案, 并进行了分析与计算. 结果表明, 在无吸收高折射率点处, 这种光栅是一种纯相位光栅, 一级衍射强度可达到0.4; 在增益区域中, 发现这种光栅是相位光栅和幅度光栅组合而成的混合型光栅, 在其最大增益点, 一级衍射效率最大可达1.26, 二级衍射效率也可增加到0.31. 关键词： 相干粒子数囚禁 电磁诱导光栅 衍射效率     

Review of chip-scale atomic clocks based on coherent population trapping

Research on chip-scale atomic clocks （CSACs） based on coherent population trapping （CPT） is reviewed. The back- ground and the inspiration for the research are described, including the important schemes proposed to improve the CPT signal quality, the selection of atoms and buffer gases, and the development of micro-cell fabrication. With regard to the re- liability, stability, and service life of the CSACs, the research regarding the sensitivity of the CPT resonance to temperature and laser power changes is also reviewed, as well as the CPT resonance＇s collision and light of frequency shifts. The first generation CSACs have already been developed but its characters are still far from our expectations. Our conclusion is that miniaturization and power reduction are the most important aspects calling for further research.     

High contrast atomic magnetometer based on coherent population trapping

We present an experimental and theoretical investigation of the coherent population trapping （CPT） resonance excited on the D1 line of 87Rb atoms by bichromatic linearly polarized laser light. The experimental results show that a lin｜｜lin tran- sition scheme is a promising alternative to the conventional circular-circular transition scheme for an atomic magnetometer. Compared with the circular light transition scheme, linear light accounts for high-contrast transmission resonances, which makes this excitation scheme promising for high-sensitivity magnetometers. We also use linear light and circular light to detect changes of a standard magnetic field, separately.     

A low noise,high fidelity cross phase modulation in multi-level atomic medium

We develop a hybrid scheme of cross phase modulation based on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and active Raman gain (ARG) in a multi-level atomic medium. The cross phase modulation, with low loss and without noise, is demonstrated in a room-temperature ⁸⁵Rb vapor. We show that a π radian nonlinear Kerr phase shift of the signal light relative to a reference light is observed when the signal light is modulated by the phase control field with the low light intensity. We also show that the linear and the third-order absorption can be eliminated via the Raman gain, and the phase noise of the signal light can be ignored when the phase control light is applied in this hybrid scheme.     

Image transfer through coherent population trapping based on an atomic ensemble

We report on an experiment on transferring an image through coherent population trapping(CPT) effect in a hot rubidium vapor. We demonstrate experimentally that an image can be transferred from a control light to a probe light.Moreover, we describe the demonstration that the image can be transferred from a control light to two different probes showing a feasibility of transferring an image onto multiple probes. We believe that this effect definitely has important applications in image metrology, high dimensional information transfer in quantum information field, etc.     

单光子和双光子电磁诱导透明谱的相干调制

采用一束相干外场作用在倒Y模型原子的基态与另外状态构成的跃迁上,实现对单光子和双光子电磁诱导透明谱的调制。经研究发现相干外场对单光子和双光子的吸收性质有类似的影响效果。由于相干外场的作用,吸收谱的共振点附近出现吸收峰将原单重透明谱分裂为双重透明谱。诱导的吸收峰的高度和透明谱的频谱宽度与相干外场的强度有密切关系。并用缀饰态理论解释了这些物理现象。这些研究对多通道光通信以及对原子光学性质的调控方面有积极意义。     

Dynamic manipulation of probe pulse and coherent generation of beating signals based on tunneling-induced inference in triangular quantum dot molecules

We investigate the dynamic propagation of a probe field via the tunneling-induced interference effect in a triple model of quantum dot molecules. By theoretical analysis and numerical simulation, we find that the number of transparency window relate to the energy splitting and the group velocity of probe field can be effectively controlled by the tunneling coupling intensity. In addition, in the process of light storage and retrieval, when the excited states have no energy splitting in the storage stage but opposite values of the energy splitting in the retrieval stage, the beating signals can be generated.     

An all-optical phase detector by amplitude modulation of the local field in a Rydberg atom-based mixer

Recently, a Rydberg atom-based mixer was developed to measure the phase of a radio frequency (RF) field. The phase of the signal RF (SIG RF) field is down-converted directly to the phase of a beat signal created by the presence of a local RF (LO RF) field. In this study, we propose that the Rydberg atom-based mixer can be converted to an all-optical phase detector by amplitude modulation (AM) of the LO RF field; that is, the phase of the SIG RF field is related to both the amplitude and phase of the beat signal. When the AM frequency of the LO RF field is the same as the frequency of the beat signal, the beat signal will further interfere with the AM of the LO RF field inside the atom, and then the amplitude of the beat signal is related to the phase of the SIG RF field. The amplitude of the beat signal and the phase of the SIG RF field show a linear relationship within the range of 0 to π/2 when the phase of the AM is set with a difference π/4 from the phase of the LO RF field. The minimum phase resolution can be as small as 0.6° by optimizing the experimental conditions according to a simple theoretical model. This study will expand and contribute to the development of RF measurement devices based on Rydberg atoms.     

High-performance coherent population trapping clock based on laser-cooled atoms

We present a coherent population trapping clock system based on laser-cooled $^{87}$Rb atoms. The clock consists of a frequency-stabilized CPT interrogation laser and a cooling laser as well as a compact magneto-optical trap, a high-performance microwave synthesizer, and a signal detection system. The resonance signal in the continuous wave regime exhibits an absorption contrast of $sim 50$%. In the Ramsey interrogation method, the linewidth of the central fringe is 31.25 Hz. The system achieves fractional frequency stability of ${2.4times }{{10}}^{{-11}}/sqrt tau $, which goes down to ${1.8times }{{10}}^{{-13}}$ at 20000 s. The results validate that cold atom interrogation can improve the long-term frequency stability of coherent population trapping clocks and holds the potential for developing compact/miniature cold atoms clocks.