Quantum frequency doubling based on tripartite entanglement with cavities

We analyze the entanglement characteristics of three harmonic modes,which are the output fields from three cavities with an input tripartite entangled state at fundamental frequency.The entanglement properties of the input beams can be maintained after their frequencies have been up-converted by the process of second harmonic generation.We have calculated the parametric dependences of the correlation spectrum on the initial squeezing factor,the pump power,the transmission coefficient,and the normalized analysis frequency of cavity.The numerical results provide references to choose proper experimental parameters for designing the experiment.The frequency conversion of the multipartite entangled state can also be applied to a quantum communication network.     

Quantum teleportation of optical images with frequency conversion

A new version of quantum teleportation of optical images in continuous variables is considered. The new scheme is based on quantum entanglement in continuous variables between light fields of different frequencies and allows wavelength conversion between input and teleported images. The protocol of quantum teleportation with frequency conversion can be used as a combined part of light/matter interface in quantum parallel data processing and in a parallel quantum memory.     

Pulse Transmission and State Conversion in Two-mode Optomechanical Cavity Coupled with Atomic Medium

We investigate the quantum state conversion between cavity modes of distinctively different wavelengths for the two-mode optomechanical cavity coupled with the three-level lambda atom. In the frequency domain, we show that the coherence of atom medium leads to the two maximum transmissions. We also show that the injected atom can interrupt the traveling photon pulses which is transmitted between the different input and output channels. Thus, the addition of atom provides us a way to control the transmission between the quantum states of two cavity modes and the photon information storage.     

Quantum frequency up-conversion with a cavity

The quantum state transfer from subharmonic frequency to harmonic frequency based on asymmetrically pumped second harmonic generation in a cavity is investigated theoretically.The performance of noise-free frequency up-conversion is evaluated by the signal transfer coefficient and the conversion efficiency,in which both the quadrature fluctuation and the average photon number are taken into consideration.It is shown that the quantum property can be preserved during frequency up-conversion via operating the cavity far below the threshold.The dependences of the transfer coefficient and the conversion efficiency on pump parameter,analysing frequency,and cavity extra loss are also discussed.     

Frequency hopping in quantum interferometry: efficient up-down conversion for qubits and ebits

A novel Mach-Zehnder interferometer terminated at two different frequencies realizes in a quantum regime the nonlinear frequency conversion of optical quantum superposition states. The information-preserving character of the relevant unitary transformation has been experimentally demonstrated for input qubits and ebits. Besides its own intrinsic fundamental interest, the new scheme is expected to find important applications in modern quantum information technology.     

Adiabatic state conversion and pulse transmission in optomechanical systems

Optomechanical systems with strong coupling can be a powerful medium for quantum state engineering of the cavity modes. Here, we show that quantum state conversion between cavity modes of distinctively different wavelengths can be realized with high fidelity by adiabatically varying the effective optomechanical couplings. The conversion fidelity for gaussian states is derived by solving the Langevin equation in the adiabatic limit. Meanwhile, we also show that traveling photon pulses can be transmitted between different input and output channels with high fidelity and the output pulse can be engineered via the optomechanical couplings.     

Adiabatic processes in frequency conversion

Adiabatic evolution, an important dynamical process in a variety of classical and quantum systems providing a robust way of steering a system into a desired state 1 - 5 , was introduced only recently to frequency conversion 6 - 9 . Adiabatic frequency conversion allowed the achievement of efficient scalable broadband frequency conversion 8 , 9 and was applied successfully to the conversion of ultrashort pulses, demonstrating near‐100% efficiency for ultrabroadband spectrum 10 - 16 . The underlying analogy between undepleted pump nonlinear processes and coherently excited quantum systems was extended in the past few years to multi‐level quantum systems, demonstrating new concepts in frequency conversion, such as complete frequency conversion through an absorption band 17 - 20 . Additionally, the undepleted pump restriction was removed, enabling the exploration of adiabatic processes in the fully nonlinear dynamics regime of nonlinear optics 21 - 26 . In this article, the basic concept of adiabatic frequency conversion is introduced, and recent advances in ultrashort physics, multi‐process systems, and the fully nonlinear dynamics regime are reviewed.     

单模激光系统输入信号后的稳态平均光强相对涨落

研究了具有实虚部间关联的量子噪声和抽运噪声驱动的单模激光系统输入信号后的统计性质,采用线性化近似方法计算了系统的稳态平均光强相对涨落,分析了量子噪声实虚部间关联系数、量子噪声强度、抽运噪声强度、输入信号振幅和频率、净增益等对稳态平均光强相对涨落的影响,发现在量子噪声实虚部间弱关联、小噪声、远离阚值、信号振幅不大和频率较高的条件下激光场的统计涨落较小。     

High-efficiency frequency doubling of continuous-wave laser light

We report on the observation of high-efficiency frequency doubling of 1550?nm continuous-wave laser light in a nonlinear cavity containing a periodically poled potassium titanyl phosphate crystal (PPKTP). The fundamental field had a power of 1.10?W and was converted into 1.05?W at 775?nm, yielding a total external conversion efficiency of 95±1%. The latter value is based on the measured depletion of the fundamental field being consistent with the absolute values derived from numerical simulations. According to our model, the conversion efficiency achieved was limited by the nonperfect mode matching into the nonlinear cavity and by the nonperfect impedance matching for the maximum input power available. Our result shows that cavity-assisted frequency conversion based on PPKTP is well suited for low-decoherence frequency conversion of quantum states of light.     

Generation of a superposition of odd photon number states for quantum information networks

We report on the experimental observation of quantum-network-compatible light described by a nonpositive Wigner function. The state is generated by photon subtraction from a squeezed vacuum state produced by a continuous wave optical parametric amplifier. Ideally, the state is a coherent superposition of odd photon number states, closely resembling a superposition of weak coherent states |alpha > - |-alpha >. In the limit of low squeezing the state is basically a single photon state. Light is generated with about 10,000 and more events per second in a nearly perfect spatial mode with a Fourier-limited frequency bandwidth which matches well atomic quantum memory requirements. The generated state of light is an excellent input state for testing quantum memories, quantum repeaters, and linear optics quantum computers.     

Nonreciprocal Single Photon Frequency Conversion via Chiral Coupling between a V-Type System and a Pair of Waveguides

The single photon frequency conversion is investigated theoretically in the system composed of a V-type system chiral coupling to a pair of waveguides. The single photon scattering amplitudes are obtained using the real-space Hamiltonian. The calculated results show that the probability of single photon frequency down-or up-conversion can reach a unit by choosing appropriate parameters in the non-dissipative system with perfect chiral coupling.We present a nonreciprocal single photon beam splitter whose frequency of the output photon is different from that of the input photon. The influences of dissipations and non-perfect chiral coupling on the single frequency conversion are also shown. Our results may be useful in designing quantum devices at the single-photon level.     

半导体光放大器中垂直双抽运四波混频效应的理论研究

建立了输入信号光偏振方向任意情况下的半导体光放大器(SOA)中 垂直双抽运四波混频(FWM)效应的完整宽带理论模型. 以基于SOA的垂直双抽运FWM型全光波长转换器为例, 通过数值模拟的方法, 理论研究了输入信号光与两抽运光功率、两抽运光与信号光之间的波长失 谐量和输入信号光偏振方向等工作参数对SOA的垂直双抽 运FWM效应及基于SOA的垂直双抽运FWM型波长转换器特性的影响.     

基于双模压缩信道的双模高斯态量子隐形传态

研究了双模高斯态的两个模经由两个双模压缩量子信道的隐形传态.结果表明，当输入态有纠缠时，若要输出态的纠缠不为零，量子信道的纠缠必须大于一确定值，其大小在输入态为纯态时依赖于输入态的纠缠度；在输入态为混合态时不仅与输入态的纠缠有关，还依赖于输入态的整体纯度. 关键词： 量子隐形传态 量子纠缠 双模高斯态     

Optimum quantum state of light for gravitational-wave interferometry

The laser interferometric gravitational-wave detectors are sensitive to the quantum state of light employed in the dark port of interferometric system. In this paper a general quantum state for the dark input port is assumed. The quantum state of light is expanded versus the Fock states. The quantum noise of interferometric system is computed as a function of the quantum state of light. The variational method and the genetic algorithm are employed to determine the coefficients of the dark input port and the laser input power for the minimization of the quantum noise. Calculation shows that the optimum quantum state for the dark input port is very close to the vacuum squeezed state. For this optimum quantum state the quantum noise and optimum laser power reduces one order of magnitude relative to the conventional interferometer.     

Quantum teleportation across a biological membrane by means of correlated spin pair dynamics in photosynthetic reaction centers

In the process coined quantum teleportation the complete information contained in an input quantum stateΨ _i is teleported to a distant location at which the original quantum state is regenerated as teleported output stateΨ _i. This paper presents the proof-of-feasibility concept of a quantum teleportation experiment during which an arbitrary input quantum state is teleported across a biological membrane. As particular aspect it is emphasized that all essential subprocesses of the usual quantum teleportation scheme are suggested to be realized by free running reaction processes in a biological membrane-bound reaction center complex with only one significant adaptation required at the input side. The first process of generation of a spin-correlated (Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen) pair of particles (Bell-state source) is a naturally occurring process realized in photosynthetic reaction centers by the primary processes of light-induced charge separation across the membrane. The second process is the so-called Bell-state measurement, which is able to store the complete information of the input quantum state. It is suggested to be realized by a fast spin-dependent recombination between one pair partner spin and a properly engineered input spin. Under suitable recombination conditions the remaining second pair partner spin, situated at the receiver location on the other side of the membrane, is shown to end up in the quantum state identical to that of the initial input state due to the fixed spin correlation of the Bell-state source and the particular spin selectivity of the recombination process. Thus, the input (spin) quantum state is teleported from the spin near the (electron charge) donor side to the acceptor side of the membrane-bound photosynthetic reaction center complex. A comprehensive discussion is presented for this quantum teleportation concept using photosynthetic reaction centers as the quantum channel of communication. Standard electron paramagnetic resonance techniques can be used to set up the input state and read out or hand over the output state for subsequent quantum information processing.     

两模腔中的参量上转换和下转换

提出了一种通过建立双线性二次哈密顿量在量子腔中实现参量上转换和下转换的方案.通常在非线性过程中,介质本身不参与能量的净交换,但光波频率可以发生转换的作用称为参量转换作用.此方案建立在一个四能级原子同时与两经典场和两量子场相互作用的基础上,理论属于非线性光学四波混频范畴.将原子制备在合适的能级上,经典光场与相应的能级发生共振,而同时量子光场与相应的能级产生大失谐相互作用,在强相互作用区域内,原子和腔场失耦合,进而实现腔模的参量转换.根据所制备初始能级的不同以及光场激发能级的差异,分别实现了参量上转换和参量下转换.在利用参量下转换制备压缩算符后,对实验的可行性进行了讨论,并且给出了理论值.结果表明：在级联三能原子中采用一个级联双光子过程代替了原来的两个偶极禁戒跃迁间的经典驱动,可以保证高的不同频率之间的转换效率,并且用于光的量子操控和量子信息处理.     

Observation of the Rabi oscillation of light driven by an atomic spin wave

Coherent conversion between a Raman pump field and its Stokes field is observed in a Raman process with a strong atomic spin wave initially prepared by another Raman process operated in the stimulated emission regime. The oscillatory behavior resembles the Rabi oscillation in atomic population in a two-level atomic system driven by a strong light field. The Rabi-like oscillation frequency is found to be related to the strength of the prebuilt atomic spin wave. High conversion efficiency of 40% from the Raman pump field to the Stokes field is recorded and it is independent of the input Raman pump field. This process can act as a photon frequency multiplexer and may find wide applications in quantum information science.     

Low-pump sum frequency generation of frequency-stabilized 453 nm blue laser for photonic quantum interface

Generation of a cavity-enhanced nondegenerate narrow-band photon pair source is a potential way to realize a perfect photonic quantum interface for a hybrid quantum network. However, to ensure the high quality of the photon source, the pump laser for the narrow-band photon source should be generated in a special way. Here, we experimentally generate the blue 453 nm laser with a sum frequency generation process in a periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide. A 13 mW laser at 453 nm can be achieved with a low-power 880 nm laser and 935 nm laser input, and the internal conversion efficiency is 21.6% after calculation. The frequency of a 453 nm laser is stabilized by locking two pump lasers on one ultrastable optical cavity. The single pass process without employing cavity enhancement can ensure a good robustness of the whole system.     

Fidelity between Gaussian mixed states with quantum state quadrature variances

In this paper, from the original definition of fidelity in a pure state, we first give a well-defined expansion fidelity between two Gaussian mixed states. It is related to the variances of output and input states in quantum information processing. It is convenient to quantify the quantum teleportation(quantum clone) experiment since the variances of the input(output) state are measurable. Furthermore, we also give a conclusion that the fidelity of a pure input state is smaller than the fidelity of a mixed input state in the same quantum information processing.     

初态对光波导阵列中连续量子行走影响的研究

本文使用近邻耦合模型得到的解析解,分析了周期性波导中输入态对量子行走的粒子数的概率分布函数 和二阶相干性的影响.结果表明:输入态的对称性质对量子行走过程的二阶相干度有影响, 而对粒子数的概率分布函数影响不大. 关键词： 周期性光波导阵列 量子行走 二阶相干度 纠缠态