Off-Axis and Multi Optical Bottles from the Ring Airy Gaussian Vortex Beam with the Astigmatic Phase

A new type of off-axis and multi optical bottle (OB) from an astigmatic-phase ring Airy Gaussian vortex beam (APRAGVB) propagating in free space is derived numerically. By choosing appropriate parameters, different sizes and amounts of OBs can be obtained. More importantly, when the APRAGVB has the multi optical vortices at different locations, one can generate off-axis, multi, and complex OBs. It is believed that the results can diversify optical tweezers applications for multi microparticle manipulation.     

艾里涡旋光束在梯度折射率介质中的动态传输与涡旋轨迹

推导了艾里涡旋光束在傍轴ABCD光学系统中的传输解析式,研究了其在梯度折射率介质中的动态传输、坡印廷矢量和涡旋轨迹,及涡旋核对艾里主波瓣和坡印廷矢量的影响.结果表明:弹道轨迹和涡旋轨迹不再是传统的抛物线,而是呈三角函数分布;在z=(2j+1)L/4处,弹道轨迹和涡旋轨迹均会有奇异现象,且在z=(j+1)L/2附近有坡印廷矢量的反转现象.在临界传输距离处,艾里主波瓣会被涡旋核遮拦,随着传输距离的增大,艾里主波瓣由于自愈特性再次出现,并绕最近的涡旋核旋转.     

电磁诱导吸收介质中探针场的量子噪声特性

在N型原子系统中,在二束强的耦合场作用于介质对探针场体现出很强的诱导吸收作用,与此同时,强吸收引起的自发辐射噪声会影响探针场的量子噪声特性.该文章研究了输入的量子化探测场在经过电磁诱导吸收介质后的噪声特性变化,数值模拟得出,通过调节控制场的强度可以使得探测场的噪声谱图形在吸收窗口范围内产生震荡分裂,噪声最小值处于一定的探针场失谐处.     

Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Four-Level Atomic System

In this paper, we analyze and discuss the absorption properties of the probe beam in a four-level atomic system with a nearly hyper-fine doublet structure of two higher-lying excited levels based on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) for the two cases of transient process and steady-state process. The main gain of this work is to investigate theoretically the influence of the nearly hyper-fine levels on the probe absorption. For the transient process,using the numerical calculations by a simple Mathematica code we find that the magnitude of the probe absorption at the line center is small compared to the typical three-level atomic system in the context of electromagnetically induced transparency. For the case of the steady state, our results show that the probe absorption can be completely eliminated at the line center of the probe transition just as the usual three-level EIT scheme.     

Atomic coherence in nondegenerate four-wave mixing

Two-photon resonant nondegenerate four-wave mixing (NFWM) with the addition of a coupling field in Ba atomic vapour has been studied. We find that coherence of the atomic level transitions leads to suppression of the NFWM signal, giving rise to a dip with a linewidth that is linearly proportional to the intensity of the coupling field.     

Propagation of Airy Gaussian vortex beams in uniaxial crystals

The propagation dynamics of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis has been investigated analytically and numerically. The propagation expression of the beams has been obtained. The propagation features of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams are shown with changes of the distribution factor and the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index. The correlations between the ratio and the maximum intensity value during the propagation, and its appearing distance have been investigated.     

Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Four-Level Atomic System

In this paper, we analyze and discuss the absorption properties of the probe beam in a four-level atomic system with a nearly hyper-fine doublet structure of two higher-lying excited levels based on electromagnetieally induced transparency (EIT) for the two cases of transient process and steady-state process. The main gain of this work is to investigate theoretically the influence of the nearly hyper-fine levels on the probe absorption. For the transient process, using the numerical calculations by a simple Mathematica code we find that the magnitude of the probe absorption at the line center is small compared to the typical three-level atomic system in the context of electromagnetieally induced transparency. For the case of the steady state, our results show that the probe absorption can be completely eliminated at the line center of the probe transition just as the usual three-level EIT scheme.     

Geometric Phase Based Circular Array for Multimode Vortex Beam Generation

A geometric phase model for electromagnetic radiating elements is proposed. By rotation of the radiating element, a frequency‐independent geometric phase occurs for circularly polarized components of radiation field along every direction in far field. In addition, the geometric phase is equal to the rotation angle for a circularly polarized source, which enables phase modulation ranging from 0 to 2π. In contrast, the Pancharatnam–Berry phase for circular polarization conversion components brought by optical element rotation is twice the rotation angle and is applicable only for the scattering waves propagating along the rotation axis. As a proof of principle, an antenna array is designed and fabricated in microwave regime to verify the phase modulation approach. Both the calculated and measured results verify that three different orbital angular momentum modes are generated simultaneously at 8.5 GHz and 11.5 GHz.     

开放简并二能级原子系统F_g=2F_e=1跃迁中的量子相干效应

文章分析了满足Fg=2Fe=1跃迁的开放简并二能级原子系统在磁场作用下的量子相干效应。该模型中,驱动场的偏振方向平行于磁场方向且与探针光偏振方向相互垂直。由于驱动场和塞曼分裂对原子的耦合作用,在不同驱动场拉比频率作用下将会分别出现电磁诱导透明(EIT)和电磁诱导吸收(EIA)效应,同时伴随相应的正常色散和反常色散。通过控制驱动场强度可以有效控制系统的量子相干效应,同时实现光速调控。     

The optical Airy transform and its application in generating and controlling the Airy beam

We propose an optical Airy transform in this paper, and obtain the analytical expressions for the Airy transform of fundamental Gaussian beams and finite energy Airy beams. The setup for performing the optical Airy transform is presented. The Airy transform for Gaussian beams and finite energy Airy beams are theoretically calculated and analyzed. Our results show that the Airy beam can be conveniently generated and controlled through the optical Airy transform of the Gaussian beam. The optical Airy transform also can be used to directly modulate the beam parameters of the incident Airy beam, and it can transform the incident Airy beam into the Gaussian beam.     

Self-Imaging Effect Based on Airy Beams with Quadratic Phase Modulation

The self-imaging effect based on Airy beams with quadratic phase modulation (QPM) in 1 + 1 and 2 + 1 dimensions is studied both numerically and analytically. It is demonstrated that, in spite of spatial spectral shape being kept invariant, both the intensity pattern and the accelerating trajectory of this self-imaging effect depend considerably on the QPM. When the QPM parameter is negative, the self-imaging accelerating wave exhibits deceleration and then acceleration, and the self-imaging scope can be expanded. In the opposite case, the self-imaging extent would be narrowed and the self-imaging accelerating wave will only accelerate during propagation. Numerical simulations agree with the theoretical results very well. This study shows the possibility of controlling the self-imaging effect based on 1D and circular Airy beams, by purposely choosing appropriate QPM parameters.     

Electromagnetically induced transparency based six-wave mixing in a Doppler-broadened folded four-level system

We study phase-conjugate six-wave mixing spectroscopy based on electromagnetically-induced-transparency in a Doppler-broadened folded four-level system.It is found that the six-wave mixing spectrum can be either Doppler-free or very broad,depending on whether the interference between the polarisations of atoms with different velocities is constructive or destructive.To obtain the Doppler-free six-wave mixing spectrum in the folded four-level system,the conditions are more stringent in comparison with those in the cascade and N-type four-level systems.This polarisation interference can be controlled in the presence of a strong coupling field.     

Local Control of Two-Photon Absorption in a Six-Level Atomic System by Using a Coherent Perturbation Field

If a coherent perturbation field is used to couple the excited level of the coupling transition in the five-level K-type atom with another higher excited level, the two-photon electromagnetically induced transparency can be locally modulated by altering the parameters of the additional perturbation field. With different detunings of the coherent perturbation field, the absorption peak or transparency window with sharp and high-contrast speetrM feature can be generated in the two-photon absorption spectrum. The physical interpretation of these phenomena is given in terms of the dressed states.     

Plasmon-induced absorption in stacked metamaterials based on phase retardation

In this paper, based on the constructive interference of plasmonic dipolar and quadrupolar modes, a classical analogue of electromagnetically induced absorption （EIA） is demonstrated theoretically in a stacked metamaterial consisting of a short metal strip （which acts as a bright resonator） and a long metal strip （acting as a dark resonator）, which has been reported to support the electromagnetically induced transparency （EIT） effect. The transition from EIA to EIT can be clearly observed in the absorbance spectra via varying the vertical spacing between two resonant oscillators. With the help of the coupled two-oscillator model, the phase shift between the bright and dark resonance modes is calculated by fitting the simulated absorbance spectra, which reveals the physical mechanisms behind constructive and destructive interference effects in EIT/EIA metamaterials.     

基于超材料实现等离激元诱导透明

电磁诱导透明是在介质中由不同的入射光诱导产生的量子干涉效应。它以其独特的物理现象,在量子通信和非线性光学应用中具有重要的地位。近年来,人工超材料发展十分迅速,并成为等离子体学领域的一个研究热点。超材料可以很好地调控其物理结构和特性,而且降低了对电磁诱导透明实验条件的要求,模拟出类似于电磁诱导透明的现象即等离激元诱导透明。本文介绍等离激元诱导透明的工作原理,总结实现等离激元诱导透明的几种结构,以及等离激元诱导透明的研究现状,为微型传感器的应用以及等离激元诱导透明结构的设计提供依据。     

Dynamic control of retrieval contrast in a Λ-type atomic system

We propose an efficient scheme for optimizing the optical memory of a sequence of signal light pulses in a system of ultracold atoms in Λ configuration. The memory procedure consists of write-in, storage, and retrieval phases. By applying a weak microwave field in the storage stage, additional phase-dependent terms are included, and the contrast of the output signal pulses can be dynamically controlled (enhanced or suppressed) through manipulating the relative phase φ between optical and microwave fields. Our numerical analysis shows that the contrast is enhanced to the most extent when φ=1.5π. In addition, the contrast is in proportion to the Rabi frequency of the microwave field with a certain relative phase.     

Collapse arrest in a two-dimensional Airy Gaussian beam and Airy Gaussian vortex beam in nonlocal nonlinear media

Propagation dynamics of a two-dimensional Airy Gaussian beam and Airy Gaussian vortex beam are investigated numerically in local and nonlocal nonlinear media. The self-healing and collapse of the beam crucially depend on the distribution factor b and the topological charge m. With the aid of nonlocality, a stable Airy Gaussian beam and an Airy Gaussian vortex beam with larger amplitude can be obtained, which always collapse in local nonlinear media. When the distribution factor b is large enough, the Airy Gaussian vortex beam will transfer into quasi-vortex solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media.     

微波射频场调制下Λ型三能级原子系统的电磁感应光栅

研究了在微波射频场调制下的Λ 型三能级原子系统的电磁感应光栅现象. 结果表明: 微波场可以增强对探测场的相位调制和增益作用, 使得衍射强度、尤其是一阶衍射强度明显提高; 当系统参数取值适当时, 一阶衍射强度随微波场强度呈指数增长的趋势. 关键词： 电磁感应光栅 电磁感应透明 微波射频场     

Y型四能级原子系统对探测场的吸收和色散

运用数值模拟的方法计算了Y型四能级原子系统在弱场条件下对探测场的吸收和色散.结果发 现，通过调制能级间附加的外场强度，该系统呈现出电磁感应透明特性，出现增益区并伴有 较大负折射率的色散效应.同时还发现，当外加场的拉比频率相位发生改变时，系统对探测 光场的吸收和色散将随之变化. 关键词： 电磁感应透明 自发辐射 量子干涉     

激光线宽对原子相干效应的影响

该文在λ型三能级原子系统中分别讨论了耦合场和探针场线宽对电磁诱导透明(EIT)的影响,通过实验观测探针光和耦合光线宽变化时EIT的透明窗口的变化,得出耦合光对EIT的影响大于探针光线宽的影响,这一结果将为原子存储时间的提高具有一定意义.