Quantum packet switching generation using correlated photons in a microring resonator system

We propose a new system of a packet of quantum bits generation using a soliton pulse within a microring resonator. A quantum gate can be formed by using a polarization control unit incorporating into the system. The random signal and idler pairs can be formed within the photon correlation bandwidth, which can be generated, and randomly form the packet quantum bits, i.e. quantum packet switching. Each random code (logic) can be performed by combining the signal and idler of each entangled photon pair via the quantum gate. Results obtained have shown that the packet of quantum logic bits can be generated using the entangled photon pairs generated by the proposed system.     

On observing the absence of an atom

An atom is confined to a box in its ground state. An attempt is made to observe it in the left half of the box by scattering photons out of a photon wave packet passing through this half of the box. If no photons are scattered, the atom is missing. It is located on the right side of the box and its wave function is changed. The expectation value of the combined atom and photon energy is increased. For the other alternative, that the atom is found on the left side, the expectation value is decreased. By including both alternatives, it is shown that the mean energy is conserved.     

Quantum bits generation using correlated photons: Fidelity and error corrections

We propose a new system of quantum bits generation using a soliton pulse within a micro ring resonator. A quantum gate can be formed using a polarization control unit incorporating into the system. The random signal and idler pairs can be formed within the photon correlation bandwidth, which can be generated and randomly formed the packet quantum bits, i.e. quantum packet codes. Each random code (logic) can be performed by combining the signal and idler of each entangled photon pair via the quantum gate. Results obtained have shown that the packet of quantum logic bits can be generated using the entangled photon pairs generated by the proposed system. The quantum bits transmission fidelity and error corrections are also described.     

Polarization fields in the positronium atom undergoing emission or absorption of optical photons

This paper solves the problem of the interaction of an electron and positron via the field of soft and hard photons with emission or absorption of a real photon. The interaction is interpreted as a third-order QED effect in the coordinate representation. The role of intermediate states with positive and negative frequencies is studied. A general expression is derived for the matrix elements of the operator of the effective electron-positron interaction energy for different types of quantum transitions. The expression makes it possible to calculate the probabilities of the corresponding transitions in the nonrelativistic approximation. Electric dipole transitions in the positronium atom accompanied by emission (absorption) of an optical photon are investigated. Two-particle wave functions of the positronium atom are used to introduce the concept of polarization fields inside the positronium atom. It is found that the polarization fields depend on the coordinates and time and on the choice of the pair of states between which a quantum transition with emission or absorption of a photon takes place. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 113, 471–488 (February 1998)     

Discrete photodetection for protocols of linear optical quantum calculations and communications

A theory of a discrete photodetection method is developed in which an atomic packet in a microresonator is used as a probe. Such a detector is adjusted by selecting the number of atoms in the packet, the constant of interaction between the mode under study and atoms and the interaction duration. The possibility is analyzed for using this detector to distinguish one-photon and two-photon Fock states and applications in protocols of linear optical quantum measurements and communications. A protocol of a Bell-state analyzer is prepared that allows one to distinguish all the four Bell states constructed on the polarization states of a photon pair.     

Spontaneous Emission of a Polarized Atom in a Medium Between Two Parallel Mirrors

Using the photon closed orbit theory, the spontaneous emission rate of a polarized atom in a medium between two parallel mirrors is derived and calculated. It is found that the spontaneous emission rate of a polarized atom between the mirrors is related to the atomic position and the polarization direction. The results show that in the vicinity of the mirror, the variation of the spontaneous emission rate depends crucially on the atomic polarization direction. With the increase of the polarization angle, the oscillation in the spontaneous emission rate becomes decreased. For the polarization direction parallel to the mirror plane, the oscillation is the greatest; while for the perpendicular polarization direction, the oscillation is nearly vanished. The agreement between our result and the quantum electrodynamics result suggests the correctness of our calculation. This study further verifies that the atomic spontaneous emission process can be effectively controlled by changing the polarization orientation of the atom.     

Design of a mode converter for efficient light-atom coupling in free space

In this article, we describe how to develop a mode converter that transforms a plane electromagnetic wave into an inward-moving dipole wave. The latter one is intended to bring a single atom or ion from its ground state to an excited state by absorption of a single photon wave packet with near-100% efficiency. PACS 42.50.-p; 42.50.Ct; 42.50.Ex     

Polarization-controlled single photons

Vacuum-stimulated Raman transitions are driven between two magnetic substates of a 87Rb atom strongly coupled to an optical cavity. A magnetic field lifts the degeneracy of these states, and the atom is alternately exposed to laser pulses of two different frequencies. This produces a stream of single photons with alternating circular polarization in a predetermined spatiotemporal mode. MHz repetition rates are possible as no recycling of the atom between photon generations is required. Photon indistinguishability is tested by time-resolved two-photon interference.     

基于法拉第旋转构造光子Bell态分析器和GHZ态分析器

基于偏振光被囚禁原子光腔反射后所获得的法拉第旋转构造了光子Bell态分析器和GHZ态分析器,并能实现非破坏地识别所有的光子Bell态和GHZ态.该方案不需要腔场的强耦合条件,在低品质光腔中也能实现,从而大大降低了实验难度.     

Effective generation of polarization-entangled photon pairs in a cavity-QED system

We propose a cavity-QED scheme to effectively generate Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen polarization-entangled photon pairs. Assisted by a classical π-polarized pump field, a tripod four-level atom successively couples to two high-Q optical cavities possessing polarization degeneracy. Through stimulated Raman adiabatic passage process the polarization-entangled photon pairs can be produced.     

On the quantum link for transport of logic states

A novel approach for representing logic states in the quantum nodes and transferring the states from one node to another is proposed. Both transmit and receive nodes consist of a rubidium atom (⁸⁷Rb) placed at the center of a two-mode cavity. Representation of logic states by two subspaces of the space of ⁸⁷Rb atom hyperfine states eliminates the need for the transmitting node to change logic state during logic transfer through Raman process. The atom is excited by simultaneous application of two laser beams - one for each subspace. Based on the logic state, the atom emits a photon of appropriate frequency and polarization through Raman process within the corresponding subspace. The emitted photon leaks out of the cavity, reaches the receiving node, and initiates logic dependent transitions there. A simulation platform is developed through the system Hamiltonians for transmit and receive nodes followed by the formulation of the time evolution of the density matrices for the nodes. The efficacy of the simulation approach is emphasized.     

Polarization Bremsstrahlung at Atomic and Cerenkov Resonances

The polarization bremsstrahlung of a fast charged particle in a medium is considered for the case where the conditions for two resonances are satisfied simultaneously: the photon frequency is close to the frequency of one of the transitions of the medium atom, and the permittivity of the medium at this frequency meets the conditions of appearance of Cerenkov radiation. As this takes place, the radiation intensity becomes three or four orders of magnitude higher than that associated with the frequency band within which the bremsstrahlung photon energy exceeds the ionization energy of the atom. Estimates are made for an experiment performed on a gas atomic parahelium at frequencies close to that of the 1s-2p transition.     

Polarization bremsstrahlung at collisions of fast ions with multiatomic targets

The processes of polarization bremsstrahlung at collisions of fast ions with linear chains consisting of isolated atoms have been considered. The intensities and angular distributions of radiation spectra have been obtained for an arbitrary number of atoms in a chain. It has been shown that the interference of the photon emission amplitudes leads to a noticeable change in the spectral angular distributions of polarization bremsstrahlung as compared to the distributions at collisions with an isolated atom. The results allow standard generalization to the cases of polarization bremsstrahlung at channeling of fast ions over surfaces and in solid lattices.     

Formation of stimulated photon echo in ytterbium vapours in a longitudinal magnetic field

Intensity and polarization are derived for stimulated photon echo produced in a longitudinal magnetic field by transitions between resonance levels with the angular momenta 0 and 1. It is shown that stimulated photon echo generated in a longitudinal magnetic field can be used to obtain spectroscopic data on the times of relaxation of population, orientation, and alignment of the level ³P₁ of a ¹⁷⁴Yb atom.     

Role of polarization Bremsstrahlung in the formation of thick target Bremsstrahlung spectra in the energy range of 5–10 keV

Role of polarization Bremsstrahlung in the formation of total Bremsstrahlung (BS) spectra in thick targets of Al, Ti, Sn and Pb, produced by complete absorption of ⁹⁰Sr beta particles having an energy range of 0–546 keV, are studied in the photon energy region of 5 to 10 keV. The theoretical BS spectral photon distributions, obtained from Elwert corrected (nonrelativistic) Bethe–Heitler theory, a modified Elwert factor (relativistic) Bethe–Heitler theory that describe ordinary Bremsstrahlung (OB) and a modified Elwert factor (relativistic) Bethe–Heitler theory for BS spectra that includes the polarization Bremsstrahlung (PB) into OB in stripped atom approximation, were compared with the experimentally measured BS spectral photon distributions. It has been observed that the experimental results are in agreement with the modified Elwert factor (relativistic) Bethe–Heitler theory at photon energy from 5 to 10 keV. It has been also observed that the contribution of PB into OB decreases with increase in end‐point energy of beta emitter and the energy of the emitted photon. Further, it has been found that the contribution of PB into OB increases with increase in atomic number of the target atom. This indicates the importance of PB in the formation of BS produced by continuous beta particle. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nonlinear quantum optics in a waveguide: distinct single photons strongly interacting at the single atom level

We propose a waveguide-QED system where two single photons of distinct frequency or polarization interact strongly. The system consists of a single ladder-type three level atom coupled to a waveguide. When both optical transitions are coupled strongly to the waveguide's mode, we show that a control photon tuned to the upper transition induces a π phase shift and tunneling of a probe photon tuned to the otherwise reflective lower transition. Furthermore, the system exhibits single photon scattering by a classical control beam. Waveguide-QED schemes could be an alternative to high quality cavities or dense atomic ensembles in quantum information processing.     

Polarization bremsstrahlung in α decay

A mechanism of formation of electromagnetic radiation that accompanies α decay and is associated with the emission of photons by electrons of atomic shells due to the scattering of α particles by these atoms (polarization bremsstrahlung) is proposed. It is shown that, when the photon energy is no higher than the energy of K electrons of an atom, polarization bremsstrahlung makes a significant contribution to the bremsstrahlung in α decay.     

Spectroscopy of He–Ne afterglow plasma

Implementation of promising control schemes for the intensity and position of X-ray-laser beams with a photon energy up to several tens of kiloelectronvolts requires knowledge of the angular dependence of cross sections for photoionization of noble gas atoms by hard photons. Estimates of quadrupole corrections to the cross section for photoionization of a Kr atom by X-ray photons with an energy of about 25 keV are reported in this paper. An analytic expression for the cross section of the process is parameterized in a compact form convenient for analyzing angular distributions with an arbitrary polarization of a photon beam.     

Coherent forward scattering of a single photon wave packet in a resonant medium

The propagation of a single photon wave packet in a thick resonant medium was studied theoretically and experimentally. The well-known acceleration of wave packet decay was observed upon wave packet exiting from a medium with single resonant absorption line. It was found that in a medium with two closely spaced absorption lines, the restoration of the photon wave packet is observed after the acceleration of decay.     

Optical spin orientation of a single manganese atom in a quantum dot

The magnetic state of a single magnetic atom (Mn) embedded in an individual semiconductor quantum dot is optically probed using micro-spectroscopy. A high degree of spin polarization can be achieved for an individual Mn atom localized in a quantum dot using quasi-resonant or fully-resonant optical excitation at zero magnetic field. Optically created spin polarized carriers generate an energy splitting of the Mn spin and enable magnetic moment orientation controlled by the photon helicity and energy. The dynamics and the magnetic field dependence of the optical pumping mechanism shows that the spin lifetime of an isolated Mn atom at zero magnetic field is controlled by a magnetic anisotropy induced by the built-in strain in the quantum dots. The Mn spin distribution prepared by optical pumping is fully conserved for a few microseconds. This opens the way to full optical control of the spin state of an individual magnetic atom in a solid state environment.