Two-order Interference of Single Photon

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单光子量子密钥分发系统中干涉稳定性分析

为了研究位相编码量子密钥分发系统中的干涉稳定性, 运用解析和数值计算方法详细研究了光纤双折射、温度变化、非对称性以及耦合器分光比对量子密钥分发系统干涉条纹可见度的影响, 结果表明光纤双折射、温度变化和非对称性都将影响系统的干涉可见度, 调整接收端的调制位相能消除温度变化的影响, 并减小非对称性对系统的影响, 但不能改善光纤双折射对系统干涉的影响. 另外, 耦合器分光比影响系统的效率.     

Optical Parametric Amplification of Single Photon: Statistical Properties and Quantum Interference

By using phase space method, we theoretically investigate the quantum statistical properties and quantum interference of optical parametric amplification of single photon. The statistical properties, such as the Wigner function (WF), average photon number, photon number distribution and parity, are derived analytically for the fields of the two output ports. The results indicate that the fields in the output ports are multiphoton states rather than single photon state due to the amplification of the optical parametric amplifiers (OPA). In addition, the phase sensitivity is also examined by using the detection scheme of parity measurement.     

基于实时优化单光子干涉可视度的相位编码量子密钥分发

在相位编码量子密钥分发系统中,单光子干涉可视度决定了系统的成码率。本文提出一种优化单光子干涉可视度的方法,即利用遗传算法和四通道偏振控制器实时补偿单光子偏振漂移,同时利用时分复用参考光连续无复位地补偿单光子相位漂移,最终在25km光纤中实时优化的单光子干涉可视度达到98.6%,相位编码量子密钥分发系统成码率为2.2kbit/s。     

Photon Statistics of Single-Photon Quantum States in Real Single Photon Detection

Single photon detection (SPD) with high quantum efficiency has been widely used for measurement of different quantum states with different photon distributions.Based on the direct single SPD and double-SPD of HBT configuration, we discuss the effect of a real SPD on the photon statistics measurement and it shows that the measured photon distributions for different quantum states are corrected in different forms.The results are confirmed by experiment with the strongly attenuated coherent light and thermal light.This system can be used to characterize the photon statistics of the fluorescence light from single atom or single molecular.     

通讯波段单光子探测器的研制

将InGaAs/InP雪崩光电二极管应用于盖革模式下,采用门脉冲模式淬灭雪崩,并使用魔T混合网络抑制尖峰噪声,实现了通信波段1550 nm的单光子探测.在APD工作温度为223 K时,测得暗计数率与探测效率的比值为0.035.     

高光电探测效率CMOS单光子雪崩二极管器件

基于0.18μm CMOS工艺技术,制作了单光子雪崩二极管,可对650~950nm波段的微弱光进行有效探测.该器件采用P~+/N阱结构,P~+层深度较深,以提高对长光波的光子探测效率与响应度;采用低掺杂深N阱增大耗尽层厚度,可以提高探测灵敏度;深N阱与衬底形成的PN结可有效隔离衬底,降低衬底噪声;采用P阱保护环结构以预防过早边缘击穿现象.通过理论分析确定器件的基本结构参数及工艺参数,并对器件性能进行优化设计.实验结果表明,单光子雪崩二极管的窗口直径为10μm,器件的反向击穿电压为18.4V左右.用光强为0.001 W/cm~2的光照射,650nm处达到0.495A/W的响应度峰值;在2V的过偏压下,650~950nm波段范围内光子探测效率均高于30%,随着反向偏压的适当增大,探测效率有所提升.     

Quantum Nonlocality of Single Photon State?

In the paper with the above title [1] (but without the question mark), it is claimed that quantum nonlocality can be revealed in a simple interferometry experiment using only single particle. A critical analysis of the concept of hidden variable used by the authors of [1] shows that the reasoning is not correct.     

Polarization Properties of Quantum-Dot-Based Single Photon Sources

Polarization properties of single photons emitted by optical pumping from a single quantum dot （ QD） are studied by using a four-level system model. The model is capable of explaining the polarization uncertainty observed in single photon emission experiments. It is found that the dependence of photon emission efficiency and polarization visibility on pump power are opposite in general cases. By employing QDs with small size and strong carrier confinement, the photon polarization visibility under high pump power can be improved. In addition, embedding a QD into a well designed microcavity is also found to be favourable, whereas the trade-off between high polarization visibility and multi-photon emission is noted.     

高探测效率CMOS单光子雪崩二极管器件

基于标准0.35μm CMOS工艺设计了一种单光子雪崩二极管器件.采用p+n阱型二极管结构,同时引进保护环与深n阱结构以提高单光子雪崩二极管性能;研究了扩散n阱保护环宽度对雪崩击穿特性的影响;对器件的电场分布、击穿特性、光子探测效率、频率响应等特性进行了分析.仿真结果表明:所设计的单光子雪崩二极管器件结构直径为10μm,扩散n阱保护环宽度为1μm时,雪崩击穿电压为13.2 V,3 dB带宽可达1.6 GHz;过偏压为1 V、2 V时最大探测效率分别高达52%和55%;在波长500~800 nm之间器件响应度较好,波长为680 nm时单位响应度峰值高达0.45 A/W.     

Entanglement of Momentum for a Single Photon with a Single Atom

In this talk, the interaction of a single photon injected to a single atom is studied, for which initially the photon is uncorrelated with the atom. The spontaneous emitted photon will then evolve to be entangled with the atom on their continuous kinetic variables （momentum） in the process of resonant scattering. We find the relations between the entanglement and their physical control parameters （such as the linewidth of the injected photon wave packet, and that of the atomic wave packet, etc. ）, which indicates that high entanglement can be reached by broadening the scale of the atomic wave or squeezing the linewidth of the incident single-photon pulse.     

气体雪崩放电的单光子测量时间谱

用单光子时间分辨测量技术,研究了伴随有限正比、自猝灭流光(SQS)和G-M三种放电模式光发射的时间特性.结果表明:SQS相对于原初雪崩有一段时间延迟,约几到十几ns,流光的持续时间在10—30ns范围,且与猝灭气体浓度和工作电压有关;伴随G-M雪崩时的光脉冲持续时间长达约1μs,而有限正比只有4ns.本文还清楚地显示了三种模式雪崩放电过程特征的区别.     

初步的纯光子谱的物理蕴含

基于相对论流体力学,指出了新近报道的首次实测的纯光子谱虽然具有线性,但并不意味着极端相对论性原子核碰撞后的系统在整体上达到了热平衡. 运用动态相变机制的计算结果可以预言,若强子化相变是一级相变,当碰撞能量高于200GeV/u时,纯光子谱将呈现凹形曲线,可以用作诊断夸克-胶子等离子体是否存在的信号.     

A Four-Dimensional Measurement Scheme for Single Photon Time-Polarization

We propose an experimental scheme to realize the four-dimensional projective measurements tor a single photon. The photon polarization and time-energy provide the four-dimensional Hilbert space. Based on this scheme, we suggest an experiment to test the violation of Bell inequalities of four-dimensional systems. In addition, by virtue of a maximally entangled biphoton state, we also show that it is possible to construct a quantum key distribution channel that can provide two-bit key with one pair of entangled photons.     

Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector with Optical Cavity

Increasing the detection efficiency(DE)is a hot issue in the development of the superconducting nanowire single photon detector(SNSPD).In this work,a cavity-integrated structure coupled to the SNSPD is used to enhance the light absorption of nanowire.Ultra-thin Nb films are successfully prepared by magnetron sputtering,which are used to fabricate Nb/Al SNSPD with the curve of 100 nm and the square area of 4×4μm~2 by sputtering and the lift-off method.To characterize the optical and electrical performance of the cavity-integrated SNSPD,a reliable cryogenic research system is built up based on a He~3 system.To satisfy the need of light coupling,a packaging structure with collimator is conducted.Both DE and the dark count rates increase with I_b.It is also found that the DE of SNSPD with cavities can be up to 0.17% at the temperature of 0.7 K under the infrared light of 1550 nm,which is obviously higher than that of the SNSPD directly fabricated upon silicon without any cavity structure.     

单光子时间测量中的多光子修正

建立了闪烁晶体荧光的单光子时间测量中的多光子修正函数,研究了该函数对衰减时间测量的影响,给出了时间测量谱的修正公式.     

Quantum Nonlocality of Photon Pairs in Interference in a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Nonlocal character of entangled photon pairs generated in spontaneous parametric downconversion is demonstrated. One photon from a pair propagates through a Mach-Zehnder interferometer and is detected in coincidence-count measurement with its twin. Width of the coincidence-count interference pattern (measured for various values of path difference in the Mach-Zehnder interferometer) depends on spectral width of the twin as a result of entanglement of photons in a pair. The experimental setup is analyzed for a Gaussian spectral filter and a Fabry-Perot resonator. It is shown that nonlocal interference is much stronger for cw pumping in comparison with femtosecond pulsed pumping for values of parameters commonly used in spontaneous parametric downconversion experiments.     

Double-mode Two-photon Absorption and Enhanced Photon Antibunching Due to Interference

Inspired by results of interfering signal and idler from a nondegenerate parametric amplifier we investigate the photon statistics of the resulting field after interference of two components subjected to double-mode two-photon absorption. This absorption process leads to a strong correlation of the participating modes, which can be used to generate fields with photon antibunching in interference experiments. In addition the photon number can be made small, which produces enhanced antibunching.