Hybrid entangled states(HESs),which involve different particles with various degrees of freedom,have garnered significant attention and been applied in a wide range of quantum technologies.However,similar to other cat...Hybrid entangled states(HESs),which involve different particles with various degrees of freedom,have garnered significant attention and been applied in a wide range of quantum technologies.However,similar to other categories of entanglement,maximally HESs inevitably degrade to mixed states due to the environmental noise and operational imperfections.To address the degradation problem,measurement-based entanglement purification offers a feasible and robust solution alternative to conventional gate-based purification methods.In this paper,we propose a measurement-based hybrid entanglement purification protocol(MB-HEPP)for a certain kind of HES which consists of polarization photons and coherent states.We extend our methodology to several conditions,such as the multi-copy and multi-party scenarios,and the photon-loss condition.Compared with previous HEPPs,this protocol has several advantages.First,it does not depend on post-selection and the purified HESs can be retained for further application.Second,it does not require the Bell state measurement,but only uses the parity check with conventional linear optical elements,which makes it have the higher success probability and more feasible.Our MB-HEPP has potential applications in future heterogeneous quantum networks.展开更多
Quantum dialogue(QD)realizes the real-time secure bidirectional quantum communication.Measurement-deviceindependent(MDI)QD can resist all possible attacks focusing on the imperfect measurement devices and enhance QD’...Quantum dialogue(QD)realizes the real-time secure bidirectional quantum communication.Measurement-deviceindependent(MDI)QD can resist all possible attacks focusing on the imperfect measurement devices and enhance QD’s practical security.However,in practical applications,any secure communication requires identity authentication as a prerequisite.In this paper,we propose an MDI QD protocol with bidirectional identity authentication.The practical communication parties can first authenticate the identity of each other simultaneously before the message exchange.In theory,our MDI QD protocol has unconditional security and the communication parties can exchange 1.5 bits of messages in each communication round with linear optical Bell state measurement.We numerically simulate the secrecy message capacity of our MDI QD protocol.Our protocol has two advantages.First,it can effectively resist the impersonation attack and enhance MDI QD’s practical security.Second,it does not require keys to assist the message exchange and has relatively high efficiency.Our protocol has application potential in the future quantum communication field.展开更多
AlGaN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes(UV-LEDs) have attracted considerable interest due to their wide range of application fields. However, they are still suffering from low light out power and unsatisfactory ...AlGaN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes(UV-LEDs) have attracted considerable interest due to their wide range of application fields. However, they are still suffering from low light out power and unsatisfactory quantum efficiency.The utilization of polarization-doped technique by grading the Al content in p-type layer has demonstrated its effectiveness in improving LED performances by providing sufficiently high hole concentration. However, too large degree of grading through monotonously increasing the Al content causes strains in active regions, which constrains application of this technique, especially for short wavelength UV-LEDs. To further improve 340-nm UV-LED performances, segmentally graded Al content p-Al_xGa_(1-x)N has been proposed and investigated in this work. Numerical results show that the internal quantum efficiency and output power of proposed structures are improved due to the enhanced carrier concentrations and radiative recombination rate in multiple quantum wells, compared to those of the conventional UV-LED with a stationary Al content AlGaN electron blocking layer. Moreover, by adopting the segmentally graded p-Al_xGa_(1-x)N, band bending within the last quantum barrier/p-type layer interface is effectively eliminated.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the feasibility of using multiphoton microscopy(MPM) to assess a tumor regression grading(TRG) system.METHODS: Fresh specimens from seven patients with colorectal carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant radi...AIM: To evaluate the feasibility of using multiphoton microscopy(MPM) to assess a tumor regression grading(TRG) system.METHODS: Fresh specimens from seven patients with colorectal carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy at the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital were obtained immediately after proctectomy.Specimens were serially sectioned(10 μm thickness) and used for MPM or stained with hematoxylin and eosin for comparison.Sections were imaged by MPM using 810 nm excitation, and images were collected in two wavelength channels corresponding to second-harmonic generation(SHG) and two-photon excited fluorescence(TPEF) signals.The ratio of these signal intensities was used to distinguish fibrosis from normal mucosal and serosal tissues.RESULTS: TRG of specimens assessed by MPMwere in complete agreement with histologic grading performed by a consulting pathologist.SHG and TPEF images clearly revealed collagen fibers and fragmented elastic fibers in the muscularis propria specimens following neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy.Additionally, blood vessel hyperplasia was observed as thickening and fibrosis of the intima and media, which was accompanied by minimal inflammatory cell infiltration.Furthermore, the SHG/TPEF ratio in stromal fibrosis(4.15 ± 0.58) was significantly higher than those in the normal submucosal(2.31 ± 0.52) and serosal(1.47 ± 0.10) tissues(P < 0.001 for both).Analysis of emission spectra from cancerous tumor cells revealed two peaks corresponding to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrogen and flavin adenine dinucleotide signals; the ratio of these values was 1.19 ± 0.02, which is close to a normal metabolic state.CONCLUSION: MPM can be used to perform realtime diagnosis of tumor response after neoadjuvant treatment, and can be applied to evaluate TRG.展开更多
We systematically investigate the internal friction properties of a Fe-(43 at.%)Al powder mixture compact during the heating process with the expectation to understand the phase formation and transition process.Three ...We systematically investigate the internal friction properties of a Fe-(43 at.%)Al powder mixture compact during the heating process with the expectation to understand the phase formation and transition process.Three internal friction peaks are successively observed during the heating process from room temperature to 750℃,but almost completely disappear in the subsequent cooling process.Three internal friction peaks exhibit obvious measuring frequency dependence,which increases with decreasing the frequency.The first internal friction peak originates from the micro-sliding of weak bonding interface between Al particles corresponding to a recr.ystallization process of deformed Al particles.The second internal friction peak is attributed to a phase formation process associated with the formation of the intermediate phase Fe2Al5.The third internal friction peak is considered to result from the formation of the FeAl intermetallic compound owing to the reaction of Fe2Al5 and residual Fe initiated by a dramatic thermal explosion reaction.展开更多
The anomalous hysteresis in a perovskite solar cell induced by an asymmetric field is confirmed by a capacitance–voltage measurement. By applying several cycles of alternating reverse and forward scans, this hysteres...The anomalous hysteresis in a perovskite solar cell induced by an asymmetric field is confirmed by a capacitance–voltage measurement. By applying several cycles of alternating reverse and forward scans, this hysteresis phenomenon is obviously alleviated, resulting in a hysteresis-less state in the perovskite solar cell. Meanwhile, the open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency of the perovskite solar cell are enhanced by 55.74% and 61.30%, respectively, while the current density and fill factor keep almost invariable. The operation of alleviating hysteresis is essential for further research and is likely to bring in performance gains.展开更多
We put forward an optimal entanglement concentration protocol（ECP） for recovering an arbitrary less-entangled multi-photon Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger（GHZ） state into the maximally entangled GHZ state based on t...We put forward an optimal entanglement concentration protocol（ECP） for recovering an arbitrary less-entangled multi-photon Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger（GHZ） state into the maximally entangled GHZ state based on the photonic Faraday rotation in low-quality（Q） cavity. In the ECP, only one pair of less-entangled multi-photon GHZ state and one auxiliary photon are required, and the concentration task can be realized by local operations. Moreover, our ECP can be used repeatedly to further concentrate the discarded items of conventional ECPs, which can increase its success probability largely. Under the practical imperfect detection condition, our protocol can still work with relatively high success probability. This ECP has application potential in current and future quantum communication.展开更多
Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)enables the sender to directly transmit secure messages to the receiver via a quantum channel without the need for keys.Device-independent(DI)and measurement-device-independent...Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)enables the sender to directly transmit secure messages to the receiver via a quantum channel without the need for keys.Device-independent(DI)and measurement-device-independent(MDI)QSDC protocols theoretically enhance the practical security of QSDC.However,DI QSDC requires extremely high global detection efficiency and has a limited secure communication distance.Both DI and MDI QSDC protocols depend on high-quality entanglement.Current entanglement sources,which generate entangled photon pairs with low efficiency,significantly reduce their practical communication capabilities.In this paper,we propose a single-photon-based receiver-device-independent(RDI)QSDC protocol.This protocol relies solely on the practical single-photon source,which is nearly on-demand with current technology,and treats all receiving devices on both ends of the communication as“black boxes”.The security of the message is ensured only through the observed statistics.We also develop a numerical method to simulate the protocol's performance under practical noisy communication conditions.The RDI QSDC protocol provides the same security level as MDI QSDC.Compared to DI and MDI QSDC,RDI QSDC has several advantages.First,it uses single-photon sources and single-photon measurements,which allow it to achieve practical communication efficiency approximately 3415 times greater than that of DI QSDC,while being easier to implement.The entire protocol is feasible with current technology.Second,it offers higher robustness to photon loss and better noise tolerance than DI QSDC,enabling a secure communication distance approximately 26 times greater than that of DI QSDC.Based on these advantages,the RDI QSDC protocol presents a promising approach for achieving highly secure and efficient QSDC in the near future.展开更多
Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)can transmit the secret message directly.Single-photon-based QSDC protocol requires the active modulation of the quantum state of the source,potentially introducing various sid...Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)can transmit the secret message directly.Single-photon-based QSDC protocol requires the active modulation of the quantum state of the source,potentially introducing various side-channel vulnerabilities.In this paper,we propose a passive-state preparation QSDC protocol.By utilizing a passive-state preparation method,we remove the need for active modulation,thus eliminating the side-channel risks associated with the source encoder.To evaluate the performance of the protocol,we develop a system model and improve the decoy state method.Through parameter optimization,we identify the optimal secrecy message capacity for various communication distances and compare it with active modulation QSDC.At a communication distance of 10(15)km,the secrecy message capacity of passive-state preparation QSDC reaches3.894×10^(-4)(3.715×10^(-5))bit/pulse,achieving 95.3%(91.5%)of the active case’s performance.Meanwhile,we consider the resource consumption and optimize the secrecy message transmission rate of passive-state preparation QSDC.Using a coherent light source with a frequency of 10^(6)Hz,at communication distances of 5,10,and 15 km,the secrecy message transmission rates for passive-state preparation QSDC reach 2.370×10^(2),4.218×10,and 2.504 bit/s,respectively.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12175106 and 92365110)the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX23-1028)。
文摘Hybrid entangled states(HESs),which involve different particles with various degrees of freedom,have garnered significant attention and been applied in a wide range of quantum technologies.However,similar to other categories of entanglement,maximally HESs inevitably degrade to mixed states due to the environmental noise and operational imperfections.To address the degradation problem,measurement-based entanglement purification offers a feasible and robust solution alternative to conventional gate-based purification methods.In this paper,we propose a measurement-based hybrid entanglement purification protocol(MB-HEPP)for a certain kind of HES which consists of polarization photons and coherent states.We extend our methodology to several conditions,such as the multi-copy and multi-party scenarios,and the photon-loss condition.Compared with previous HEPPs,this protocol has several advantages.First,it does not depend on post-selection and the purified HESs can be retained for further application.Second,it does not require the Bell state measurement,but only uses the parity check with conventional linear optical elements,which makes it have the higher success probability and more feasible.Our MB-HEPP has potential applications in future heterogeneous quantum networks.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12175106 and 92365110)the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.KYCX23-0987).
文摘Quantum dialogue(QD)realizes the real-time secure bidirectional quantum communication.Measurement-deviceindependent(MDI)QD can resist all possible attacks focusing on the imperfect measurement devices and enhance QD’s practical security.However,in practical applications,any secure communication requires identity authentication as a prerequisite.In this paper,we propose an MDI QD protocol with bidirectional identity authentication.The practical communication parties can first authenticate the identity of each other simultaneously before the message exchange.In theory,our MDI QD protocol has unconditional security and the communication parties can exchange 1.5 bits of messages in each communication round with linear optical Bell state measurement.We numerically simulate the secrecy message capacity of our MDI QD protocol.Our protocol has two advantages.First,it can effectively resist the impersonation attack and enhance MDI QD’s practical security.Second,it does not require keys to assist the message exchange and has relatively high efficiency.Our protocol has application potential in the future quantum communication field.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61874161 and 11474105)the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province,China(Grant Nos.2017B010127001 and 2015B010105011)+4 种基金the Education Department Project of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2017KZDXM022)the Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou City,China(Grant No.201607010246)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Universities of China(Grant No.IRT13064)the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen City,China(Grant No.GJHZ20180416164721073)the Science and Technology Planning of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2015B010112002)
文摘AlGaN-based ultraviolet light-emitting diodes(UV-LEDs) have attracted considerable interest due to their wide range of application fields. However, they are still suffering from low light out power and unsatisfactory quantum efficiency.The utilization of polarization-doped technique by grading the Al content in p-type layer has demonstrated its effectiveness in improving LED performances by providing sufficiently high hole concentration. However, too large degree of grading through monotonously increasing the Al content causes strains in active regions, which constrains application of this technique, especially for short wavelength UV-LEDs. To further improve 340-nm UV-LED performances, segmentally graded Al content p-Al_xGa_(1-x)N has been proposed and investigated in this work. Numerical results show that the internal quantum efficiency and output power of proposed structures are improved due to the enhanced carrier concentrations and radiative recombination rate in multiple quantum wells, compared to those of the conventional UV-LED with a stationary Al content AlGaN electron blocking layer. Moreover, by adopting the segmentally graded p-Al_xGa_(1-x)N, band bending within the last quantum barrier/p-type layer interface is effectively eliminated.
基金Supported by Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University,No.IRT1115the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81271620+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Fujian Province,No.2014J06016the Youth Scientific Research Foundation of Fujian Provincial Department of Health(2013-2-36)National Clinical Key Specialty Construction Project(General Surgery)
文摘AIM: To evaluate the feasibility of using multiphoton microscopy(MPM) to assess a tumor regression grading(TRG) system.METHODS: Fresh specimens from seven patients with colorectal carcinoma undergoing neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy at the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital were obtained immediately after proctectomy.Specimens were serially sectioned(10 μm thickness) and used for MPM or stained with hematoxylin and eosin for comparison.Sections were imaged by MPM using 810 nm excitation, and images were collected in two wavelength channels corresponding to second-harmonic generation(SHG) and two-photon excited fluorescence(TPEF) signals.The ratio of these signal intensities was used to distinguish fibrosis from normal mucosal and serosal tissues.RESULTS: TRG of specimens assessed by MPMwere in complete agreement with histologic grading performed by a consulting pathologist.SHG and TPEF images clearly revealed collagen fibers and fragmented elastic fibers in the muscularis propria specimens following neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy.Additionally, blood vessel hyperplasia was observed as thickening and fibrosis of the intima and media, which was accompanied by minimal inflammatory cell infiltration.Furthermore, the SHG/TPEF ratio in stromal fibrosis(4.15 ± 0.58) was significantly higher than those in the normal submucosal(2.31 ± 0.52) and serosal(1.47 ± 0.10) tissues(P < 0.001 for both).Analysis of emission spectra from cancerous tumor cells revealed two peaks corresponding to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrogen and flavin adenine dinucleotide signals; the ratio of these values was 1.19 ± 0.02, which is close to a normal metabolic state.CONCLUSION: MPM can be used to perform realtime diagnosis of tumor response after neoadjuvant treatment, and can be applied to evaluate TRG.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.51661032 and 51301150the Special Program of Science and Technology New Star of Shaanxi Province under Grant No.2013KJXX-11。
文摘We systematically investigate the internal friction properties of a Fe-(43 at.%)Al powder mixture compact during the heating process with the expectation to understand the phase formation and transition process.Three internal friction peaks are successively observed during the heating process from room temperature to 750℃,but almost completely disappear in the subsequent cooling process.Three internal friction peaks exhibit obvious measuring frequency dependence,which increases with decreasing the frequency.The first internal friction peak originates from the micro-sliding of weak bonding interface between Al particles corresponding to a recr.ystallization process of deformed Al particles.The second internal friction peak is attributed to a phase formation process associated with the formation of the intermediate phase Fe2Al5.The third internal friction peak is considered to result from the formation of the FeAl intermetallic compound owing to the reaction of Fe2Al5 and residual Fe initiated by a dramatic thermal explosion reaction.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11474105 and 51172079)the Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province,China(Grant Nos.2015B090903078 and 2015B010105011)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou City,China(Grant No.201607010246)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Universities of China(Grant No.IRT13064)
文摘The anomalous hysteresis in a perovskite solar cell induced by an asymmetric field is confirmed by a capacitance–voltage measurement. By applying several cycles of alternating reverse and forward scans, this hysteresis phenomenon is obviously alleviated, resulting in a hysteresis-less state in the perovskite solar cell. Meanwhile, the open-circuit voltage and power conversion efficiency of the perovskite solar cell are enhanced by 55.74% and 61.30%, respectively, while the current density and fill factor keep almost invariable. The operation of alleviating hysteresis is essential for further research and is likely to bring in performance gains.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11474168 and 61401222)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK20151502)+1 种基金the Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Province,Chinaa Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘We put forward an optimal entanglement concentration protocol（ECP） for recovering an arbitrary less-entangled multi-photon Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger（GHZ） state into the maximally entangled GHZ state based on the photonic Faraday rotation in low-quality（Q） cavity. In the ECP, only one pair of less-entangled multi-photon GHZ state and one auxiliary photon are required, and the concentration task can be realized by local operations. Moreover, our ECP can be used repeatedly to further concentrate the discarded items of conventional ECPs, which can increase its success probability largely. Under the practical imperfect detection condition, our protocol can still work with relatively high success probability. This ECP has application potential in current and future quantum communication.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12175106,and 92365110)the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX24-1127)。
文摘Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)enables the sender to directly transmit secure messages to the receiver via a quantum channel without the need for keys.Device-independent(DI)and measurement-device-independent(MDI)QSDC protocols theoretically enhance the practical security of QSDC.However,DI QSDC requires extremely high global detection efficiency and has a limited secure communication distance.Both DI and MDI QSDC protocols depend on high-quality entanglement.Current entanglement sources,which generate entangled photon pairs with low efficiency,significantly reduce their practical communication capabilities.In this paper,we propose a single-photon-based receiver-device-independent(RDI)QSDC protocol.This protocol relies solely on the practical single-photon source,which is nearly on-demand with current technology,and treats all receiving devices on both ends of the communication as“black boxes”.The security of the message is ensured only through the observed statistics.We also develop a numerical method to simulate the protocol's performance under practical noisy communication conditions.The RDI QSDC protocol provides the same security level as MDI QSDC.Compared to DI and MDI QSDC,RDI QSDC has several advantages.First,it uses single-photon sources and single-photon measurements,which allow it to achieve practical communication efficiency approximately 3415 times greater than that of DI QSDC,while being easier to implement.The entire protocol is feasible with current technology.Second,it offers higher robustness to photon loss and better noise tolerance than DI QSDC,enabling a secure communication distance approximately 26 times greater than that of DI QSDC.Based on these advantages,the RDI QSDC protocol presents a promising approach for achieving highly secure and efficient QSDC in the near future.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12175106,12405016,and 92365110)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(Grant Nos.BK20240611and BK20240612)the Key R&D Program of Guangdong Province(Grant No.2018B030325002)。
文摘Quantum secure direct communication(QSDC)can transmit the secret message directly.Single-photon-based QSDC protocol requires the active modulation of the quantum state of the source,potentially introducing various side-channel vulnerabilities.In this paper,we propose a passive-state preparation QSDC protocol.By utilizing a passive-state preparation method,we remove the need for active modulation,thus eliminating the side-channel risks associated with the source encoder.To evaluate the performance of the protocol,we develop a system model and improve the decoy state method.Through parameter optimization,we identify the optimal secrecy message capacity for various communication distances and compare it with active modulation QSDC.At a communication distance of 10(15)km,the secrecy message capacity of passive-state preparation QSDC reaches3.894×10^(-4)(3.715×10^(-5))bit/pulse,achieving 95.3%(91.5%)of the active case’s performance.Meanwhile,we consider the resource consumption and optimize the secrecy message transmission rate of passive-state preparation QSDC.Using a coherent light source with a frequency of 10^(6)Hz,at communication distances of 5,10,and 15 km,the secrecy message transmission rates for passive-state preparation QSDC reach 2.370×10^(2),4.218×10,and 2.504 bit/s,respectively.
