Observation of two-mode squeezing in the microwave frequency domain

Continuous variable entanglement between two modes of a radiation field is usually studied at optical frequencies. Here we demonstrate experiments that show the entanglement between microwave photons of different energy in a broadband squeezed beam. We use a Josephson parametric amplifier to generate the two-mode correlated state and detect all four quadrature components simultaneously in a two-channel heterodyne setup using amplitude detectors. Analyzing two-dimensional phase space histograms for all possible pairs of quadratures allows us to determine the full covariance matrix, which is in good agreement with the one expected for a two-mode squeezed state.     

Frequency modulation of fluxon oscillations

The effect of the application of an ac external electromagnetic field to a long Josephson junction is studied by analyzing the spectrum of the radiation emitted by the junction. In the absence of the external field the junction, biased on a dc current singularity of the current-voltage characteristic, emits radiation at a frequency ƒ₀ in the X-band of the microwaves. The application of an external ac field having a frequency ƒ_m of the order of several megahertz gives rise to the appearance of spectral components at frequencies ƒ₀±nƒ_m, with n integer. The experimental results are described reasonably well by classical FM modulation theory.     

Influence of dissipation on phase tunneling in Josephson-junctions

The coupling between the phase and the electromagnetic field in the case of a tunnel junction is treated by Feynmans path integral method. It is shown that the elimination of the field leads to a frequency dependent mass for the motion of the phase , which is simply related to the effective dielectric constant of the junction. Considering tunneling as a motion in imaginary time one obtains a polaron like mass enhancement connected to the dielectric function at positive imaginary frequencies, which essentially leads to the Caldeira-Leggett reduction of the elastic tunneling probability. In the weak damping limit it is shown that the emission of real excitations during tunneling is a higher order effect. At low temperatures the damping finally is determined by the linewidth of electromagnetic radiation at the Josephson plasma frequency.     

Thermoelectric ac Josephson effect in SNS junctions

It was experimentally evidenced, that Josephson radiation from an SNS junction exists, when a heat flow across the junction exceeds a critical value P_c. The ac component of the thermoelectric voltage was observed directly. The heat-flux-voltage characteristic of a TaCuTa junction showed steps of constant voltage, when the junction was irradiated by an external electromagnetic field at frequenct ～ 10² Hz.     

Quantum processes in a two-mode laser field

The probabilities of the emission of a photon by an electron and e ⁺ e ^?-pair photoproduction in a field which is a superposition of two electromagnetic plane waves with different frequencies and propagating in the same direction are obtained. The case where the frequencies of the two modes are commensurate is studied in detail. This case is interesting primarily because of the existence of effects due to the interference of amplitudes, corresponding to a different number of photons absorbed from different modes but having the same total 4-momentum. It is shown that the optimal field for observing interference effects is a field such that the ratio of the mode frequencies is 3. The probabilities of radiation and pair-photoproduction processes in the field of a monochromatic plane wave and in a two-mode field, obtained by splitting the initial wave into two waves, are compared. It is shown that the total probability of the emission of a photon by an electron in a two-mode field is lower than and the probability of pair photoproduction is higher than the probabilities of the same processes in the initial wave. The increase in the pair-photoproduction probability is explained by the fact that additional channels for reactions which are forbidden in the initial monochromatic field open up in a two-mode field.     

Gravitomagnetic and Gravitoelectric Waves in General Relativity: II

Well-known linearizations of Einstein's field equations and isomorphisms with electromagnetic theory allow one to demonstrate, in principle, the existence of gravitomagnetic (GM) and gravitoelectric (GE) wavefields generated by transient nongravitational sources—as in the spin-up of a rigid sphere by an external torque (Tolstoy, I. (2001). International Journal of Theoretical Physics 40(5), 1021–1031). Whereas such effects are currently too small to be measured in the laboratory, order of magnitude estimates suggest that major astrophysical events could generate signals (strains in the metric) observable by LIGO systems. GM/GE modes are entirely uncoupled from the quadrupole radiation of classic gravitational wave theory. However, both travel at light velocity c and, since quadrupole waves may be generated by, or in the neighborhood of, similar events, it is essential to demonstrate that LIGO array geometries can discriminate between them. This can be accomplished by determining arrival directions and polarization planes.     

Versatile wideband balanced detector for quantum optical homodyne tomography

We present a comprehensive theory and an easy to follow method for the design and construction of a wideband homodyne detector for time-domain quantum measurements. We show how one can evaluate the performance of a detector in a specific time-domain experiment based on the electronic spectral characteristic of that detector. We then present and characterize a high-performance detector constructed using inexpensive, commercially available components such as low-noise high-speed operational amplifiers and high-bandwidth photodiodes. Our detector shows linear behavior up to a level of over 13 dB clearance between shot noise and electronic noise, in the range from DC to 100 MHz. The detector can be used for measuring quantum optical field quadratures both in the continuous-wave and pulsed regimes with standard commercial mode-locked lasers.     

超高速碰撞产生电磁辐射的微波诊断

为了诊断超高速碰撞产生的电磁辐射,建立了超高速碰撞产生电磁辐射的实验和微波诊断系统。利用建立的微波诊断系统,进行了碰撞速度分别为4.60和4.66 km/s条件下超高速碰撞LY12铝靶产生电磁辐射的微波诊断,分析了实验中产生电磁辐射与靶板厚度及裂纹数的关系。实验结果表明:在实验条件相近的情况下,靶板厚度越小,产生的微波辐射强度越大 ;微波辐射功率正比于碰撞产生的微裂纹数。同时揭示了热激发产生电子和裂纹的存在为超高速碰撞产生电磁辐射的物理机制。     

Dipole emission of a nanostructure system composed of two atoms and dimensional resonances

A stationary solution is obtained for the joint system of equations for atomic and field variables for two different atoms with dipole-dipole interaction in the radiation field taking into account the common radiative friction. The atoms are treated as an Lorentz oscillator with one isolated resonance. The interaction of atoms in the radiation field forms four dimensional resonances at frequencies that are substantially different from the natural frequencies of isolated atoms. Two of the four dimensional resonances are characterized by negative dispersion, and the intensity of dipole emission at these frequencies may be increased with respect to the intensity of emission at the frequencies of natural atomic resonances by a factor of about 10¹².     

超短超强激光实验伴生电磁脉冲的模拟研究

靶室腔体谐振产生的电磁辐射是超短超强激光与靶相互作用实验中生成的电磁脉冲(EMP)来源之一。基于有限元分析方法,对靶室腔谐振产生电磁脉冲和电磁脉冲通过窗口向外传播这两个过程进行仿真模拟。前者模拟获得空腔和含结构模型谐振时特征磁场,结果显示内部结构对电磁场强度分布和谐振频率有显著影响;后者模拟结果显示,窗口外侧电场强度比窗口内侧高约40%,而且电磁脉冲传播到靶室外后呈球面波形式扩散并衰减。对电磁脉冲的强度衰减规律进行了分析,得到该衰减曲线的拟合函数。     

光电耦合器电离辐射损伤电流传输比1/f噪声表征

在研究光电耦合器电离辐射损伤机理基础上,分别建立光电耦合器电离辐射损伤电流传输比(CTR)表征模型和1/f噪声表征模型.结果表明CTR退化和噪声增加都归因于辐射后光敏三极管集电结和发射结处SiO₂/Si界面缺陷增多.根据CTR退化和噪声变化分别与辐射剂量的关系,建立起噪声变化与CTR退化之间的关系,辐照实验对表征模型正确性进行了验证.运用噪声变化与辐射剂量的关系,通过低剂量辐照实验可以预测高剂量辐射后光电耦合器退化程度,故可用于评价光电耦合器抗辐射能力. 关键词： f噪声')" href="#">1/f噪声 光电耦合器 缺陷 模型     

在一个磁通量子内dc Josephson电流的阶梯效应(Ⅰ)——双结SQUID

如果将由两个相同的Josephson结组成的双结SQUID放置于Q值足够高的谐振腔内,当其Josephson频率ω=2eV₀/h与谐振腔的本征频率ω_r发生谐振时,腔内就被激起一个驻波电磁场,这个场对两个结的反馈作用,将导致双结SQUID的dc Josephson电流在一个磁通量子内随磁场产生多次阶梯效应。理论给出两个结的Josephson电流产生一系列新的干涉作用:如果两个结分别位于反馈场的波峰,则阶跃电流加强;如果其中一个位于波谷,则使SQUID的干涉图形改变π/2位相,且两个结电流产生相干性减小;如果一个在波峰一个在波节,则SQUID退化到单结;如果两个结都在波节,则不出现n≠0的阶梯。 关键词：     

A rigorous uncertainty relation (Cauchy Inequality) for an electromagnetic field in quantum superpositions of coherent states and in a two-photon coherent state

It is shown that the Heisenberg uncertainty relation (or soft uncertainty relation) determined by the commutation properties of operators of electromagnetic field quadratures differs significantly from the Robertson–Schrödinger uncertainty relation (or rigorous uncertainty relation) determined by the quantum correlation properties of field quadratures. In the case of field quantum states, for which mutually noncommuting field operators are quantum-statistically independent or their quantum central correlation moment is zero, the rigorous uncertainty relation makes it possible to measure simultaneously and exactly the observables corresponding to both operators or measure exactly the observable of one of the operators at a finite measurement uncertainty for the other observable. The significant difference between the rigorous and soft uncertainty relations for quantum superpositions of coherent states and the two-photon coherent state of electromagnetic field (which is a state with minimum uncertainty, according to the rigorous uncertainty relation) is analyzed.     

Generation of ultrabroadband terahertz radiation under optical breakdown of air by two femtosecond pulses of different frequencies

Experimental results on the generation of terahertz (THz) electromagnetic radiation under ionization of air by femtosecond pulses at fundamental and second-harmonic frequencies of a Ti-sapphire laser are presented. The mean power of the generated THz radiation as a function of the time delay between two pulses of different frequencies is found to be quasi-periodical. Theoretically, we show that efficient generation of THz radiation is governed by the inertial part of the nonlinear response of the medium, which is determined by the dynamics of population of highly excited states with subsequent emission of electrons.     

Application of RANS-based method to predict acoustic noise of chevron nozzles

Passive noise control devices for jet flows, such as chevron nozzles, have been studied for a long time due to their large application in turbofan engines. The main purpose of their usage is the reduction of low-frequency noise generation and thus decreasing the noise perceived at the far field. This work is a numerical study of acoustic noise generated by jet flow operating at Mach number 0.9 and Reynolds number 1.38 × 10⁶, considering two chevron nozzle geometries that differ from each other by the penetration angle into the flow. The main aim was to demonstrate that Reynolds averaged Navier Stokes (RANS)-based methods are reliable means to obtain acoustical noise predictions for the industry with a considerably low computational cost. In order to achieve this objective, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) RANS simulations were performed with a cubic k-ɛ model and the acoustic noise spectrum for different angles of radiation was obtained via the Lighthill ray-tracing (LRT) method. The numerical results for the acoustic and flow fields were seen to be in reasonable agreement with the experimental data, suggesting that this methodology can be used as a fast and useful option to predict acoustic noise of jet flows from chevron nozzles.     

Response of Granular La1??xCaxMnO3 Film to 10?GHz and 35?GHz Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation

The nonbolometric response of La_1 − xCa_xMnO₃ film to 10 GHz and 35 GHz frequency electromagnetic radiation is investigated in the case when, in addition to the strong electric field of the wave, the film is subjected to a stationary electric bias field. Dependences of responses on the radiation power P at temperature T = 80 K are presented. In the low power region, a linear dependence of the response on P is observed at both frequencies whereas for high powers the dependence behaves as ~P ^1/2. The obtained results are explained taking into account that the nonbolometric response originates from the intergranular junctions that operate in the reverse current regime. There two effects take place: (i) at low powers the detection resistance decreases with increasing power P, and (ii) at higher powers in addition to that the film resistance decreases as P ^1/2 due to the avalanche of charge carriers in the electric field of the electromagnetic wave.     

Separation of Coulomb fission from nuclear fission at medium energies

The cross sections for fission induced by one neutron transfer and by the electromagnetic field in the reaction 24.3 MeV/u ²³⁸U + ¹⁹⁷Au are calculated and compared to the experimental data. It turns up that the two calculated cross sections differ by five orders of magnitude at a distance of closest approach of 25 fm. It is shown that in the experiment in which one is able to select the events corresponding to a large distance of closest approach, a separation of Coulomb fission from nuclear fission events can be efficiently obtained.     

Generation of electromagnetic radiation in the motion of vortices in magnetically coupled superconducting films

We examine theoretically the generation of electromagnetic radiation in the relative motion of vortex lattices in magnetically coupled films in the dc transformer geometry. We establish the conditions under which the force of mutual pinning of the vortex lattices varies according to a harmonic law as a function of the relative displacement of the vortices in the films within a given range of magnetic field inductions. In this case the equation describing the viscous flow of vortex lattices in magnetically coupled films is the same as the equation of the resistively shunted Josephson junction model. We show that magnetically coupled superconductors exhibit the properties of a Josephson element without any restrictions on the geometrical size of such a system imposed by the coherence length ξ. The frequency f of the electromagnetic radiation generated by the relative motion of vortex lattices in magnetically coupled superconductors depends on the spatial period of the vortex lattices and the velocity of relative vortex motion, which means that the frequency of the radiation can be tuned by applying a magnetic field or a current. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 113, 1319–1338 (April 1998)     

Stimulated Raman scattering and spontaneous Raman solitons in ammonia

In this study we report the first observation of spontaneous Raman solitons in stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) by the gas NH₃. The scattered radiation is called Stokes radiation. Raman solitons are of considerable interest, because their existence can be explained by quantum-mechanical fluctuations of the electromagnetic field in vacuum. We have observed spontaneous Raman solitons in a forward SRS configuration for two different molecular transitions of NH₃, the laser emissions at 58 μm and 72.6 μm wavelength. These are optically pumped by 10 μm CO₂-laser pulses with a duration of 100 ns and an energy of 150 mJ. Spontaneous Raman solitons are short spikes in the pump pulse which occur during its depletion. Their origin is the rapid π phase change of the Stokes seed. In contrast to other laboratories we have used single-pass cells. Thus, we have succeeded in observing multiple spontaneous Raman solitons during one pump pulse. Previous experiments with multi-pass cells never showed multiple solitons. Since multiple spontaneous Raman solitons have already been reported in an earlier experiment with a single-pass cell filled with hydrogen at high pressure, we conclude that such multiple Raman solitons can be observed mainly in this type of gas cell. Subsequently, we have performed statistical measurements on the delay time and the height of the spontaneous Raman solitons in the depleted pump pulse for the 58 μm-NH₃ emission. We have compared these statistics with theory and equivalent experimental results of other laboratories. They are in good agreement with the assumption that quantum-mechanical fluctuations are the origin of spontaneous Raman solitons. The most recent theories postulate that the origin of the formation of spontaneous Raman solitons can be explained by the rapid π phase change of the Stokes seed as well as that of the laser or polarization wave. Therefore, we have determined the phase of the spontaneous Raman solitons relative to the depleted pump pulse. Although, such changes of sign of the relative phase have already been observed in an earlier SRS experiment with hydrogen at high pressure, we did not detect any in our experiment. Therefore, we conclude that in this experiment the π phase change occurs in the Stokes or polarization wave.