Sudden birth of entanglement between two atoms successively passing a thermal cavity

We study the dynamics of entanglement of two initially separate atoms passing through a cavity one after another by employing the concurrence and negativity. The effects of the atomic coherence and mean photon number on the time evolution of atom-atom entanglement are examined when the field is initially in thermal field. We show that the phenomenon of sudden birth of entanglement occurs in some certain conditions and the threshold time for the creation of the entanglement can be controlled by the atomic coherence and mean photon number of the field. It is also shown that the entanglement between two atoms can be created even if the two atoms are initially in excited states.     

高斯型耦合多光子Tavis-Cummings模型中场与原子的纠缠特性

利用全量子理论,研究了多光子跃迁过程高斯型耦合Tavis-Cummings模型中场与原子的纠缠特性。讨论了多光子原子运动速度、光场初态的平均光子数及跃迁光子数对场与原子之间纠缠特性的影响。结果表明:原子运动速度的变化改变了场熵演化曲线的振荡时域;光场初态影响场熵演化曲线的周期性;跃迁光子数的增加使场熵演化曲线的振荡频率和场与原子之间的平均纠缠度变大。     

Entanglement in a system of two two-level atoms interacting with a single-mode field

We investigate the entanglement in a system of two coupling atoms interacting with a single-mode field by means of quantum information entropy theory. The quantum entanglement between the two atoms and the coherent field is discussed by using the quantum reduced entropy, and the entanglement between the two coupling atoms is also investigated by using the quantum relative entropy. In addition, the influences of the atomic dipole--dipole interaction intensity and the average photon number of the coherent field on the degree of the entanglement is examined. The results show that the evolution of the degree of entanglement between the two atoms and the field is just opposite to that of the degree of entanglement between the two atoms. And the properties of the quantum entanglement in the system rely on the atomic dipole--dipole interaction and the average photon number of the coherent field.     

Sudden death of entanglement of two atoms interacting with thermal fields

We investigate the entanglement dynamics of two initially entangled atoms each interacting with a thermal field.We show that the two entangled atoms become completely disentangled in a finite time and that the lost information cannot return to the atomic system when the mean photon number of the thermal field exceeds a critical value (3.3584),even though the whole system is lossless.Then we study how the detuning between the atomic transition frequency and the field frequency and the disparity between two coupling rates would affect the evolution of the entanglement of the atomic system.     

Entanglement of two atoms in two-mode Raman coupled model with intrinsic decoherence

Considering intrinsic decoherence, the two-atom two-mode Raman coupled model is investigated in this paper. Utilizing the constants of motion in this model, we obtain the analytic expressions of the density operator of the system for investigating the entanglement of two atoms. The speed of entanglement decay increases with the increasing of the coupling coefficient of one atom. The difference between the oscillation periods when the initial state parameter of atomic subsystem belongs to two intervals becomes smaller with the increasing of the coupling coefficient of one atom. The increasing of the initial photon number of the second field can hasten the vanishing of entanglement of atomic subsystem. The robustness of atomic entanglement against decoherence depends on the interval of the initial state parameter of atomic subsystem.     

Atomic coherence control on the entanglement of two atoms in two-photon processes

Considering two identical two-level atoms interacting with a single-mode thermal field through two-photon processes, this paper studies the atomic coherence control on the entanglement between two two-level atoms, and finds that the entanglement is greatly enhanced due to the initial atomic coherence. The results show that the entanglement can be manipulated by changing the initial parameters of the system, such as the superposition coefficients and the relative phases of the initial atomic coherent state and the mean photon number of the cavity field.     

运动原子多光子J-C模型中的熵交换与纠缠

考虑一个运动的二能级原子与单模热光场经由多光子过程相互作用, 利用量子约化熵理论研究原子与场之间的熵交换、用Concurrence量度原子与场之间的纠缠, 讨论原子初态、原子运动、热场平均光子数以及跃迁光子数对熵交换和纠缠的影响. 结果表明: 考虑原子运动时, 原子和光场熵变呈现周期性, 且发生熵交换现象; 与热光场的相互作用导致运动原子与场纠缠, 多光子过程有利于纠缠加强. 在原子和光场熵变均为零处, 纠缠也为零.     

The periodic death and anabiosis of the entanglement between two moving atoms

This paper investigates the periodic death and anabiosis of the entanglement between two moving atoms interacting with the mode field, and discusses the influences of the atomic motion and the parameter of the mode field. The results show that, the atomic motion leads to the periodic death and anabiosis of the entanglement between two moving atoms, the time of the death and the amplitude of the anabiosis of the entanglement between two moving atoms depend on the initial states of two moving atoms and the parameter of the mode field.     

Entangling Two Multi-atomic Clusters Through a Cavity Field

Two atomic clusters, which have NA and Ns two-level atoms, respectively, are placed in a cavity but separated spatially. There is no direct interaction between the atoms. All the atoms interact with a single-mode of the cavity field. Quantum entanglement between the two atomic clusters is investigated for various initial states of the two atomic clusters and the field. When the cavity field is initially in a Fock state, we find that the time evolution of entanglement quasi-periodically oscillates regardless of the initial states of atoms. The oscillation period increases as the initial photon number increases. When all the atoms in both of the atomic clusters are initially in the excited state, we show that there is no entanglement between the atomic clusters with NA = NB = 1 regardless the initial state of the cavity field. However, when either NA or NB is larger than one, we find that the entanglement always exists even for a strong thermal field. In cases with different initial states of the atomic clusters, we notice that the entanglement becomes stronger as number of the atoms increases. When all the atoms in both of the clusters in the ground state, we also find that the entanglement can be enhanced even by a thermal field. We also notice that a single qubit can be entangled with multi-atoms which are initially in the ground state by the cavity field initially being in vacuum, thermal, coherent, and squeezed states.     

Nonlinear Interaction and Entanglement Transfer from SU（1,1） Coherent State to Mixed Atoms

For nonlinear interactions with different forms of intensity-dependent coupling, entanglement transfer from the correlated two-mode SU（1,1） coherent states （SCS） to the initially separable and mixed atoms is investigated. It is found that suitable intensity-dependent coupling can enhance the entanglement transfer and make the atomic entanglement evolve periodically especially for the initially mixed atomic states. For SCS, the entanglement between the two modes is strengthened with the increase of the photon number difference （PND） between the two modes of the fields. When PND is odd, the entanglement between the atoms is less than that when PND is even.     

Single-atom entropy squeezing and quantum entanglement in Tavis--Cummings model with atomic motion

We examine the single-atom entropy squeezing and the atom-field entanglement in a system of two moving twolevel atoms interacting with a single-mode coherent field in a lossless resonant cavity.Our numerical calculations indicate that the squeezing period,the squeezing time and the maximal squeezing can be controlled by appropriately choosing the atomic motion and the field-mode structure.The atomic motion leads to a periodical time evolution of entanglement between the two-atom and the field.Moreover,there exists corresponding relation between the time evolution properties of the atomic entropy squeezing and that of the entanglement between the two atoms and the field.     

两原子与数态场相互作用系统中纠缠的调控

通过计算并发度研究了两个处于初始激发态的两能级原子与数态场相互作用系统的纠缠动力学特性,并讨论了场的光子数、原子和场的失谐量以及原子操作对并发度的影响。结果表明当不存在原子操作时,两原子之间的纠缠出现突然产生现象,并且可以通过调节光子数和原子与场的失谐量来控制产生纠缠的阈值时间和纠缠的最大值。当存在原子操作时,两原子之间的纠缠随着时间的演化可以立即产生,而且通过对经典场的操作和控制可以实现两原子之间纠缠的调控。     

强度相关耦合双Jaynes-Cummings模型中的纠缠和量子失谐

研究强度相关耦合双Jaynes-Cummings模型中, 两运动原子初始处于最大纠缠态、光场初始处于单模热态时, 强度相关耦合、热光场平均光子数以及原子运动对两原子的纠缠和量子失谐的影响. 结果表明: 考虑强度相关耦合时, 纠缠和量子失谐均出现周期性地消失和回复现象, 并且, 回复以后的纠缠和量子失谐能达到初始值. 腔场温度的升高会加速纠缠和量子失谐的消失. 此外, 原子运动的场模结构参数对该模型中的纠缠和量子失谐影响很大, 其值选择合适时, 两个原子能够自始至终地保持纠缠或量子失谐状态. 关键词： 强度相关耦合 双Jaynes-Cummings模型 纠缠 量子失谐     

Atom-photon entanglement in the system with competing k-photon and l-photon transitions

We have investigated the evolution of the atomic quantum entropy and the entanglement of atom-photon in the system with competing k-photon and l-photon transitions by means of fully quantum theory, and examined the effects of competing photon numbers （k and l）, the relative coupling strength between the atom and the two-mode field （A/g）, and the initial photon number of the field on the atomic quantum entropy and the entanglement of atom-photon. The results show that the multiphoton competing transitions or the large relative coupling strength can lead to the strong entanglement between atoms and photons. The maximal atom-photon entanglement can be prepared via the appropriate selection of system parameters and interaction time.     

双纠缠原子在耗散腔场中的纠缠动力学

研究了能量损耗腔中,两纠缠二能级原子与单模辐射场相互作用过程中原子的纠缠动力学.结果表明:双纠缠原子的纠缠度演化特性决定于初始两原子间的纠缠度、纠缠形式、腔场的平均光数、腔场的衰变系数.当原子初始处于一特定纠缠态时,其纠缠度可以放大,并且不受腔场损耗的影响. 关键词： 二能级原子 纠缠度 密度算符 单模辐射场     

Entanglement Dynamics of Two Atoms in the Squeezed Vacuum and the Coherent Fields

We investigate the entanglement dynamics of two atoms in a double damping Jaynes-Cummings model. The two atoms are initially in the Bell states and each is in a squeezed vacuum cavity field or coherent cavity field. Compared with the case in coherent field, the atomic entanglement in the squeezed vacuum field is stronger under the same conditions. The results show that we can adopt appropriate parameters such as mean photon number, detuning, the atomic spontaneous decay and the cavity decay, to realize better control of atomic entanglement in quantum information processing. What’s worth mentioning is that proper choosing of the last two parameters enables us to decrease disentanglement period and postpone the moment when the entanglement disappears. Finally, the atomic entanglement in double damping and non-identical Jaynes-Cummings model is obtained

     

耦合系数对Tavis-Cummings模型中三体纠缠态纠缠量的影响

研究了两个全同二能级原子与单模场相互作用的Tavis-Cummings模型中的量子纠缠.在两原子初始时处于基态,光场处于单光子状态下,得出体系状态演化为近似W纠缠态.结果表明:两原子耦合量越大,三体纠缠态中两两纠缠量和三体纠缠量越小,其中两原子间纠缠量和三体纠缠量减小的程度更大,并且三体纠缠态中两两纠缠量和三体纠缠量的振荡周期也相应减小.     

Coherence-enhanced entanglement between two atoms at high temperature

This paper studies the entanglement properties in a system of two dipole-dipole coupled two-level atoms resonantly interacting with a single-mode thermal field. The results show that, when the temperature of the cavity is high enough （corresponding to the large value of the mean photon number）, the entanglement is greatly enhanced due to the initial atomic coherence. These results are helpful for controlling the atomic entanglement by changing the initial parameters of the system.     

三个两能级原子与数态场相互作用的纠缠特性

通过计算并发度和线性熵研究了初始处于GHZ态的三个两能级原子与数态场相互作用系统的纠缠动力学特性,讨论了场的初始光子数对并发度和线性熵的影响.结果表明,腔内两原子之间的纠缠出现突然产生现象,而且可以通过改变场的初始光子数来控制产生纠缠的阈值时间和纠缠的最大值.对腔外原子的探测导致了并发度随时间的演化呈现周期性规律,场的光子数的增加不但减小了并发度的最大值,而且缩短了并发度的演化周期.     

Sudden birth of entanglement between two atoms in a double JC model

Sudden birth of entanglement between two initially separate atoms interacting with two entangled photons in a double JC model is investigated, and the influences of different atomic initial states on entanglement among atoms are discussed. The results show that sudden birth of entanglement can occur when the two atoms are initially in excited states.