Quantum state sharing of an arbitrary qudit state by using nonmaximally generalized GHZ state

We present a scheme for quantum state sharing of an arbitrary qudit state by using nonmaximally entangled generalized Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger （GHZ） states as the quantum channel and generalized Bell-basis states as the joint measurement basis. We show that the probability of successful sharing an unknown qudit state depends on the joint measurements chosen by Alice. We also give an expression for the maximally probability of this scheme.     

Test of bell’s inequality using the one-atom micromaser

We examine a local realist bound in the case of a one-atom micromaser. It is shown that such a bound is violated using a simplified treatment of the micromaser. We consider the effect of dissipation in a proposed experiment with the real micromaser. It is seen that the magnitude of violation of a Bell-type inequality depends significantly on the cavity parameters.     

Generation of GHZ state and cluster state with atomic ensembles via the dipole-blockade mechanism

This paper proposes scalable schemes to generate the Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger (GHZ) state and the cluster state with atomic ensembles via the dipole blockade mechanism on an atom chip, where the qubit is not carried by a single atom but an atomic ensemble. In the protocols, multiqubit entangled states are determinately prepared. Needlessness for single-photon source further decreases the complexity of the experiment. Based on the present laboratory technique, the schemes may be realized. The achieved results reveal a prospect for large-scale quantum communication and quantum computation.     

Probability distribution and Bell’s inequality for the quantum qubit state

The problem of Bell’s inequality violation for a particle with spin 1/2 is studied within the tomographic approach. Two possible methods for constructing the distribution functions associated with the qubit quantum state are presented. The Bell parameter maximum is studied for each proposed distribution.     

Teleportation of an n-bit one-photon and vacuum entangled GHZ cavity-field state

A scheme for teleporting an arbitrary n-bit one-photon and vacuum entangled Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger （GHZ） state is proposed. In this scheme, the maximum entanglement GHZ state is used as a quantum channel. We find a method of distinguishing four Bell states just by detecting the atomic states three times, which is irrelevant to the qubit number of the state to be teleported.     

Fast scheme for generating quantum-interference states and GHZ state of N trapped ions

We propose a fast scheme to generate the quantum-interference states of N trapped ions. In the scheme the ions are driven by a standing-wave laser beam whose carrier frequency is tuned such that the ion transition can take place. We also propose a simple and fast scheme to produce the GHZ state of N hot trapped ions and this scheme is insensitive to the heating of vibrational motion, which is important from the viewpoint of decoherence.     

Scheme for probabilistic remotely preparing a multi-particle entangled GHZ state

This paper presents a scheme for probabilistic remote preparation of a three-particle entangled Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger （GHZ） state via three-particle orthonormal basis projective measurement, and then directly generalize the scheme to multi-particle case. It is shown that by using N pairs of bipartite non-maximally entangled states as the quantum channel and N-particle orthonormal basis projective measurement, the multi-particle remote preparation can be successfully realized with a certain probability.     

Parallel optical coherence tomography using a CCD camera

Parallel optical coherence tomography is demonstrated using a 12-bit scientific-grade charge-coupled device array. A superluminescent diode in combination with a free-space Michelson interferometer was employed to achieve 10-μm axial resolution and 1.1-μm transverse resolution on a 902×575 /μm2 field of view. We imaged a test mirror and bovine retinal tissue using a four-step phase shift method.     

Characterization and electromagnetic response of a ?-shaped metamaterial

In this paper we experimentally and numerically study the left-handed behavior in a biplanar metamaterial operating at microwave frequency. The metamaterial consists of ϕ-shaped metallic patterns on both sides of a dielectric spacer. The origin of negative refractive index is elucidated by performing the effective medium analysis. Additionally, the dependence of the left-handed transmission on geometric parameters, such as the periodicities, the shapes of metallic slabs and continuous wires, and the impact of spacer separation, is examined.     

Efficient remote preparation of arbitrary twoand three-qubit states via the χ state

The application of χ state are investigated in remote state preparation(RSP). By constructing useful measurement bases with the aid of Hurwitz matrix equation, we propose several RSP schemes of arbitrary two- and three-qubit states via the χ state as the entangled resource. It is shown that the original state can be successfully prepared with the probability100% and 50% for real coefficients and complex coefficients, respectively. For the latter case, the special ensembles with unit success probability are discussed by the permutation group. It is worth mentioning that the novel measurement bases have no restrictions on the coefficients of the prepared state, which means that the proposed schemes are more applicable.     

Measurement of the state of an individual spin using a “turnstile”

A scheme is proposed for measuring the state of an individual spin (system of spins). The scheme is based on the idea of a single-electron “turnstile” and the injection of single spin-polarized electrons from the magnetic metallic borders. Applications to the recently proposed scheme of quantum spin gates based on a silicon matrix are discussed (B. E. Kane, Nature 393, 133 (1998)). Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 70, No. 2, 141–147 (25 July 1999)     

Characterization of Young’s modulus of silicon versus temperature using a “beam deflection” method with a four-point bending fixture

Young’s modulus (E) and Poisson’s ratio (ν) are dependent upon the direction on the silicon surface. In this work, E and ν of silicon have been calculated analytically for any crystallographic direction of silicon by using compliance coefficients (s₁₁, s₁₂, and s₄₄), and the values of E are confirmed experimentally by using a “beam deflection” method with a four-point bending fixture. Experimental results for E as a function of temperature from −150 °C to +150 °C are presented for (0 0 1) and (1 1 1) silicon wafers.     

Parrondo?s game using a discrete-time quantum walk

We present a new form of a Parrondo game using discrete-time quantum walk on a line. The two players A and B with different quantum coins operators, individually losing the game can develop a strategy to emerge as joint winners by using their coins alternatively, or in combination for each step of the quantum walk evolution. We also present a strategy for a player A (B) to have a winning probability more than player B (A). Significance of the game strategy in information theory and physical applications are also discussed.     

Global synchronization of Chua＇s chaotic delay network by using linear matrix inequality

Global synchronization of Chua‘s chaotic dynamical networks with coupling delays is investigated in this paper.Unlike other approaches, where only local results were obtained, the network is found to be not linearized in this paper.Insteat, the global synchronization is obtained by using the linear matrix inequality theory. Moreover, some quite simple linear-state-error feedback controllers for global synchronization are derived, which can be easily constructed based on the minimum eigenvalue of the coupling matrix. A simulation of Chua‘s chaotic network with global coupling delays in nodes is finally given, which is used to verify the theoretical results of the proposed global synchron izationscheme.     

Probabilistic teleportation of an unknown N-atom state using a two-atom nonmaximally entangled state in cavity QED

We present a scheme for realizing probabilistic teleportation of an unknown N-atom state via cavity QED. This scheme requires only a nonmaximally entangled pair to be used as a quantum channel, so the requirement of entanglement is reduced. In addition, our scheme does not involve the Bell-state measurement and is insensitive to the cavity decay, which is important from the experimental point of view. If the quantum channel is a two-atom maximally entangled state, teleportation of an unknown N-atom state can be realized by a simpler scheme via cavity QED.     

The relation between Hardy’s non-locality and violation of Bell inequality

We give an analytic quantitative relation between Hardy’s non-locality and Bell operator. We find that Hardy’s non-locality is a sufficient condition for the violation of Bell inequality, the upper bound of Hardy’s non-locality allowed by information causality just corresponds to Tsirelson bound of Bell inequality and the upper bound of Hardy’s non-locality allowed by the principle of no-signaling just corresponds to the algebraic maximum of Bell operator. Then we study the Cabello’s argument of Hardy’s non-locality (a generalization of Hardy’s argument) and find a similar relation between it and violation of Bell inequality. Finally, we give a simple derivation of the bound of Hardy’s non-locality under the constraint of information causality with the aid of the above derived relation between Hardy’s non-locality and Bell operator.     

Characterization of mineral phases of agricultural soil samples of Colombian coffee using M?ssbauer spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction

Friedreich ataxia is a disease that is associated with defects in the gene coding for a small protein frataxin. Several different roles have been proposed for the protein, including iron chaperoning and iron storage. M?ssbauer spectroscopy was used to probe these hypotheses. Iron accumulation in mutant mitochondria unable to assemble iron sulfur clusters proved to be insensitive to overexpression of frataxin, ruling out its potential involvement as an iron storage protein similar to ferritin. Rather, it was found that frataxin negatively regulates iron sulfur cluster assembly.     

The relation between and violation of Hardy＇s non-locality Bell inequality

We give an analytic quantitative relation between Hardy＇s non-locality and Bell operator. We find that Hardy＇s non-locality is a sufficient condition for the violation of Bell inequality, the upper bound of Hardy＇s non-locality allowed by information causality just corresponds to Tsirelson bound of Bell inequality and the upper bound of Hardy＇s non- locality allowed by the principle of no-signaling just corresponds to the algebraic maximum of Bell operator. Then we study the CabeUo＇s argument of Hardy＇s non-locality （a generalization of Hardy＇s argument） and find a similar relation between it and violation of Bell inequality. Finally, we give a simple derivation of the bound of Hardy＇s non-locality under the constraint of information causality with the aid of the above derived relation between Hardy＇s non-locality and Bell operator.     

Interaction of a pair coherent state with a three-level Λ-type atom and generation of a modified Bessel-Gaussian state with a vortex structure

The evolution of a system state is derived based on the nonresonant interaction of a three-level "Λ" type atom with two cavity modes at a pair coherent state and two classic fields,and a cavity field state is analyzed in detail under conditional detecting.It is found that the quantized modified Bessel-Gaussian states as well as the superposition states consisting of the quantized vortex states with different weighted coefficients may be prepared through carefully preparing an initial atomic state and appropriately adjusting the interaction time.The scheme provides an additional choice to realize the two-mode quantized vortex state within the context of cavity quantum electrodynamics(QED).     

Interaction of pair coherent state with a three-level Λ-type atom and generation of a modified Bessel-Gaussian state with a vortex structure

The evolution of a system state is derived based on the nonresonant interaction of a three-level "Λ" type atom with two cavity modes at a pair coherent state and two classic fields, and a cavity field state is analysed in detail under conditional detecting. It is found that the quantized modified Bessel-Gaussian states as well as the superposition states consisting of the quantized vortex states with different weighted coefficients may be prepared through carefully preparing an initial atomic state and appropriately adjusting the interaction time. The scheme provides an additional choice to realize the two-mode quantized vortex state within the context of cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED).