非绝热消除条件下输出边频量子关联

考虑了双模腔内含有N个三能级V型原子的系综与两个量子化场之间的相互作用。在非绝热消除原子变量的条件下,分析了两个初始为相干态的输入场从腔内输出后的量子关联性质。结果表明在恰当的条件下,在中心频率处可以获得量子纠缠,但随合作参数的增加,中心频率处的纠缠变小甚至消失。与此同时,在高频区间则产生了一对边频量子纠缠。这是由于合作参数增加引起的真空拉比分裂导致了高频处获得量子关联。此外,通过调节量子化场的强度以及原子和场的反对称失谐,还可获得两对边频量子纠缠。这对边频量子关联的研究具有十分重要的价值。     

Nonadiabatic pattern formation in optical parametric oscillators

A nonadiabatic mechanism for pattern formation in parametrically forced systems subjected to a slow periodic modulation of the excitation frequency is proposed and discussed in detail for the case of an optical parametric oscillator. It is demonstrated that nonautonomous dynamics may induce nonadiabatic off-axis emission of down-converted photons even when the signal field is blueshifted from the nearby cavity resonance.     

Optical clocks based on ultranarrow three-photon resonances in alkaline Earth atoms

A sharp resonance line that appears in three-photon transitions between the 1S0 and 3P0 states of alkaline earth and Yb atoms is proposed as an optical frequency standard. This proposal permits the use of the even isotopes, in which the clock transition is narrower than in proposed clocks using the odd isotopes and the energy interval is not affected by external magnetic fields or the polarization of trapping light. With this method, the width and the rate of the clock transition can, in principle, be continuously adjusted from the MHz level to sub-mHz without loss of signal amplitude by varying the intensities of the three optical beams. Doppler and recoil effects can be eliminated by proper alignment of the three optical beams or by point confinement in a lattice trap. Light-shift effects on the clock accuracy can be limited to below a part in 10(18).     

Nonadiabatic multi-step excitation for the blue–green light emission from dye grains induced by the near-infrared optical near-field

Blue–green light emission (wavelength range: 460–520 nm) from coumarin dye grains due to near-infrared excitation (CW, λ _ex=808 nm), based on the nonadiabatic excitation process induced by an optical near-field, was observed. A maximum frequency up-shift of 1.17 eV was confirmed. Based on the excitation intensity dependence, a light emission mechanism originating from a nonadiabatic three-step excitation was confirmed for the first time. The lifetime of the intermediate excited state was approximately 1.1–1.9 ps, and thus realization of frequency up-conversion with a rapid response can be expected.     

All-optical clock frequency divider using Fabry-Perot laser diode based on the dynamical period-one oscillation

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a frequency divider implemented by an optically injected Fabry-Perot laser diode (FP-LD) based on the nonlinear dynamical period-one oscillation. Injected by optical pulses, the FP-LD will oscillate in unstable dynamical period-one (P1) oscillation. Through changing the injected strength, emitting wavelength and bias current of the FP-LD, the oscillating frequencies of the P1 state can be varied. Once one of the harmonic frequencies is adjusted to match the repetition frequency of injected optical clock pulse, the P1 oscillation will be locked, and then a divided clock at the fundamental frequency of the P1 oscillation can be generated. By utilizing this divider, we can achieve the optical clock frequency division of divide-by-two, -three and -four in a wide input frequency range, for instance, of 9.0 to 20.0 GHz for divide-by-two. The influence of injected optical power on the timing jitter of the divided clock is also investigated. It is expected that this frequency divider can be applied to high frequency division exceeding 100 GHz due to its fast P1 oscillation.     

Enhanced frequency conversion of nonadiabatic pulses in a double Λ system driven by two pumps with and without carrier beams

We show that nonadiabatic, resonant amplitude- and phase-modulated pulses can be frequency converted with greater efficiency than adiabatic resonant pulses in a double Λ system, interacting with two strong cw beams on one side of the system, and a weak pulsed probe on the other. Indeed, in this double EIT (electromagnetically induced transparency) configuration, conversion efficiencies close to unity, similar to those achieved using highly detuned pulses, can be obtained using highly nonadiabatic resonant pulses. The distance at which the maximum conversion occurs is shorter than in a coherently-prepared Λ system. This counteracts the increased absorption that occurs in the double EIT configuration, so that both produce similar conversion efficiencies. The absorption experienced by matched nonadiabatic pulses in the double EIT system, at all propagation distances, can be overcome by superimposing the nonadiabatic pulses as amplitude modulations on carrier fields. Thus we demonstrate the formation of adiabatons in the double EIT system, and of diabatons in both the coherently-prepared Λ system and the double EIT system. Both the diabatons and adiabatons satisfy pulse-matching conditions. In addition, the asymptotic amplitude of the complementary amplitude modulations is proportional to the ratio of the pump to probe carrier Rabi frequencies, and is the same in each of the configurations.     

Splitting of atomic beams by light for creation of high-resolution spatial structures in optical nanolithography

Diffraction of atomic wave packets from a standing laser wave with a Gaussian profile is studied theoretically and numerically in pursuing the aim of creating high-resolution spatial structures in optical nanolithography. To this end, we propose to use nonadiabatic transitions between two optical potentials which take place when square of the value of detuning off the resonance is approximately equal to the Doppler shift. In this case, atomic wave packets experience splitting at nodes of the standing wave, which allows creating atomic structures on a substrate with a period substantially smaller than the standard nanofabrication limit equal to half the wavelength of light. We propose a scheme of the experiment for the observation of nonadiabatic transitions and splitting of the wave of matter caused by them. A number of computer simulations with parameters corresponding to real atoms have been performed, which exhibit this effect in both momentum and coordinate spaces.     

Nonadiabatic nondegenerate excitation by optical near-field and its application to optical pulse-shape measurement

Using DCM dye grains and light of different wavelengths generated by two CW laser diodes that oscillate in the near-infrared wavelength region, visible light emission from dye grains due to near-infrared excitation based on a nonadiabatic, nondegenerate excitation process was observed for the first time. Unlike sum-frequency generation with nonlinear polarization, the difference in polarization angles of the two beams did not affect the emitted light intensity. Optical sampling based on this nonadiabatic, nondegenerate excitation principle was demonstrated for the first time. The optical pulse shape in the wavelength band of λ=1250–1350 nm, which is close to the wavelength range used for optical fiber communications, was measured with a temporal resolution of 0.8–1.1 ps.     

Optical control of magnetic Feshbach resonances in Bose gases

We theoretically investigate optical control of magnetic Feshbach resonance in Bose gases with two optical fields. The two optical fields couple two ground states through an excited state. Compared with the usual single-optical scheme, two optical fields can greatly suppress the inelastic loss resulting from spontaneous emission by the destructive quantum interference. Using the mean field theory, the analytical formula of the scattering length is obtained. The results show that the scattering length can be modified in a large range by changing the Rabi frequency or the optical field frequency. The strong atom–molecule interaction has obvious effect on the scattering length.     

Plasmon-phonon mechanism of nonradiative transition 2S 1/2 → 2P 1/2 in grazing scattering of a hydrogen atom at the surface of a solid

The probability of nonradiative transition 2S _1/2 ?? 2P _1/2 in the case of grazing scattering of a hydrogen atom with an energy on the order of 1 keV at an Au and LiF surface is calculated in the semiclassical theory of nonadiabatic transitions. The transitions are induced by the interaction of the atom with the fields of surface plasmons and optical phonons, respectively. A formalism is developed which makes it possible to exceed the approximation based on the method of electrical images of charges. The value of the probability of scattering at LiF is high enough for experimental observation of the effect. The probability of this transition is determined for the motion of the atom parallel to the metal surface.     

Controlling nonadiabatic spectral redshift of high-order harmonic using two orthogonally polarized laser fields

We investigate the nonadiabatic spectral redshift of high-order harmonic of He driven by two time-delayed orthogonally polarized laser fields. It is found that the nonadiabatic spectral redshift can be observed by properly adjusting the time delay of the two laser fields when the controlling pulse is added in the raising part of the driving pulse in the vertical direction. That is because the controlling pulse in the vertical direction prevents the ionized electrons from returning to the vicinity of parent ions and then reduces the recombination probability. This leads to the high-order harmonic generated mainly in the falling part of the driving pulse. Meanwhile,we also find that the quantity of redshift can be effectively controlled through accommodating the positive time delays. In addition, this scheme can also be used to produce nonadiabatic spectral blueshift.     

Observation and absolute frequency measurements of the 1S0-3P0 optical clock transition in neutral ytterbium

We report the direct excitation of the highly forbidden (6s2) 1S0 <--> (6s6p) 3P0 optical transition in two odd isotopes of neutral ytterbium. As the excitation laser frequency is scanned, absorption is detected by monitoring the depletion from an atomic cloud at approximately 70 microK in a magneto-optical trap. The measured frequency in 171Yb (F=1/2) is 518,295,836,591.6 +/- 4.4 kHz. The measured frequency in 173Yb (F=5/2) is 518,294,576,847.6 +/- 4.4 kHz. Measurements are made with a femtosecond-laser frequency comb calibrated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology cesium fountain clock and represent nearly a 10(6)-fold reduction in uncertainty. The natural linewidth of these J=0 to J=0 transitions is calculated to be approximately 10 mHz, making them well suited to support a new generation of optical atomic clocks based on confinement in an optical lattice.     

Resonant Auger decay of molecules in intense x-ray laser fields: light-induced strong nonadiabatic effects

The resonant Auger process is studied in intense x-ray laser fields. It is shown that the dressing of the initial and decaying states by the field leads to coupled complex potential surfaces which, even for diatomic molecules, possess intersections at which the nonadiabatic couplings are singular. HCl is studied as an explicit showcase example. The exact results differ qualitatively from those without rotations. A wealth of nonadiabatic phenomena is expected in decay processes in intense x-ray fields.     

Vortex phase diagram of F=1 spinor Bose-Einstein condensates

We have calculated the F=1 ground state of a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate trapped harmonic potential with an applied Ioffe-Pitchard magnetic field. The vortex phase diagram is found in the plane spanned by perpendicular and longitudinal magnetic fields. The ferromagnetic condensate has two vortex phases which differ by winding number in the spinor components. The two vortices for the F(z)=-1 antiferromagnetic condensate are separated in space. Moreover, we considered an average local spin || to testify to what extent it is parallel to magnetic field (the nonadiabatic effects). We have shown that the effects are important at vortex cores.     

Systematic study of the 87Srclock transition in an optical lattice

With ultracold 87Srconfined in a magic wavelength optical lattice, we present the most precise study (2.8 Hz statistical uncertainty) to date of the 1S0-3P0 optical clock transition with a detailed analysis of systematic shifts (19 Hz uncertainty) in the absolute frequency measurement of 429 228 004 229 869 Hz. The high resolution permits an investigation of the optical lattice motional sideband structure. The local oscillator for this optical atomic clock is a stable diode laser with its hertz-level linewidth characterized by an octave-spanning femtosecond frequency comb.     

Accurate optical lattice clock with 87Sr atoms

We report a frequency measurement of the 1S0-3P0 transition of 87Sr atoms in an optical lattice clock. The frequency is determined to be 429 228 004 229 879(5) Hz with a fractional uncertainty that is comparable to state-of-the-art optical clocks with neutral atoms in free fall. The two previous measurements of this transition were found to disagree by about 2 x 10(-13), i.e., almost 4 times the combined error bar and 4 to 5 orders of magnitude larger than the claimed ultimate accuracy of this new type of clocks. Our measurement is in agreement with one of these two values and essentially resolves this discrepancy.     

Observation of the 1S0-3P0 transition in atomic ytterbium for optical clocks and qubit arrays

We report an observation of the weak 6 1S0-6 3P0 transition in (171,173)Yb as an important step to establishing Yb as a primary candidate for future optical frequency standards, and to open up a new approach for qubits using the 1S0 and 3P0 states of Yb atoms in an optical lattice.     

基于光学-微波同步的低噪声微波产生方法

低噪声微波在冷原子光钟、光子雷达、大科学装置远程同步等领域具有重要的应用价值.本文介绍了一种基于光学-微波相位探测技术的低噪声微波产生方案,利用光纤环路光学-微波鉴相器,将超稳激光的频率稳定度相干传递至介质振荡器.实验采用梳齿相位参考至超稳激光的窄线宽掺铒光纤飞秒光学频率梳,结合光纤环路光学-微波鉴相器和精密锁相装置,将7 GHz介质振荡器同步至光频梳重复频率的高次谐波,同步后的光脉冲序列与微波信号的剩余相位噪声为–100 d Bc/Hz@1 Hz,定时抖动为8.6 fs [1 Hz—1.5 MHz];通过搭建两套低噪声微波产生系统,测得7 GHz微波的剩余相位噪声为–90 d Bc/Hz@1 Hz,对应的频率稳定度为4.8×10^–15@1 s.该研究结果对基于光学相干分频的低噪声微波产生提供了一种新思路.     

Incoherent convergence of diffraction free fields

We describe a method for the synthesis of diffraction free fields by means of an ensemble of optical fields mutually incoherent. The constituent optical fields are generated by controlling the angular correlation function between two points distributed on a circle in the frequency space. The angular position and the separation between the points are considered as random variables. The implicit probability density function allows us to generate diffraction free beams with easily tunable profiles. Inverse problems are also analyzed, which consists in finding the joint probability density function for a known irradiance distribution. Experimental and computational results are shown.     

Nonadiabatic effects in the phonon spectrum of metal compounds

It is shown that nonadiabatic corrections to the dispersion law of optical phonons in the region of small wave vectors in the case of branches, for which the vibration with a zero wave vector is not accompanied by the appearance of a dipole moment in the ionic lattice, are significant for all possible directions of the wave vector. If a dipole moment arises, nonadiabatic corrections reach a noticeable value only for the wave-vector directions that are almost perpendicular to the direction of the dipole moment.