六方氮化硼作为一种宽禁带二维半导体材料,能够容纳丰富的可光学寻址自旋缺陷,其中备受关注的硼空位缺陷在室温下表现出超高的荧光亮度和光学稳定性,且具有易操控的自旋结构,因此成为量子精密测量领域的热门方向。文章使用532nm激光和...六方氮化硼作为一种宽禁带二维半导体材料,能够容纳丰富的可光学寻址自旋缺陷,其中备受关注的硼空位缺陷在室温下表现出超高的荧光亮度和光学稳定性,且具有易操控的自旋结构,因此成为量子精密测量领域的热门方向。文章使用532nm激光和共面波导微波辐射结构,实现硼空位缺陷的自旋态初始化和相干操控,在室温下探测到对比度较高的光探测磁共振(optically detected magnetic resonance,ODMR)谱,并研究了外磁场对电子自旋的影响;在此基础上,进一步通过测量Rabi振荡研究该缺陷的相干特性,并成功观测到核自旋的ODMR谱。文章实现了对六方氮化硼中硼空位自旋缺陷的基本性质测量和相干操控,为其在量子信息科学中的进一步应用打下了基础。展开更多
To fully utilize the resources provided by optical fiber networks,a cross-band quantum light source generating photon pairs,where one photon in a pair is at C band and the other is at O band,is proposed in this work.T...To fully utilize the resources provided by optical fiber networks,a cross-band quantum light source generating photon pairs,where one photon in a pair is at C band and the other is at O band,is proposed in this work.This source is based on spontaneous four-wave mixing(SFWM)in a piece of shallow-ridge silicon waveguide.Theoretical analysis shows that the waveguide dispersion could be tailored by adjusting the ridge width,enabling broadband photon pair generation by SFWM across C band and O band.The spontaneous Raman scattering(SpRS)in silicon waveguides is also investigated experimentally.It shows that there are two regions in the spectrum of generated photons from SpRS,which could be used to achieve cross-band photon pair generation.A chip of shallow-ridge silicon waveguide samples with different ridge widths has been fabricated,through which cross-band photon pair generation is demonstrated experimentally.The experimental results show that the source can be achieved using dispersion-optimized shallow-ridge silicon waveguides.This cross-band quantum light source provides a way to develop new fiber-based quantum communication functions utilizing both C band and O band and extends applications of quantum networks.展开更多
Making full use of the operator ordering method and the integration within ordered products,we obtain the analytical evolution law of a general quadratic state in the amplitude decay channel,and find that it is determ...Making full use of the operator ordering method and the integration within ordered products,we obtain the analytical evolution law of a general quadratic state in the amplitude decay channel,and find that it is determined not only by the decay rate of the amplitude decay channel but also by the coefficients of the initial quadratic state.Further,the quantum statistical properties of the initial quadratic state for amplitude decay are investigated via its average photon number and photon-counting distribution,and its Wigner distribution function evolution is discussed in detail.展开更多
The optical tweezer experiment with neutral atoms is widely used for quantum information research.Here,we present a compact dual magneto-optical trap(MOT)setup for a two-species optical tweezer.Rubidium(Rb)atoms are d...The optical tweezer experiment with neutral atoms is widely used for quantum information research.Here,we present a compact dual magneto-optical trap(MOT)setup for a two-species optical tweezer.Rubidium(Rb)atoms are directly captured using a vapor MOT,while potassium(K)atoms are collected via a 2-stage MOT.Both the quadratic and gradient magnetic fields required for the MOT and Zeeman slower are created by permanent magnets.With the help of the Zeeman slower,the K MOT loading efficiency is enhanced by a factor of three.After the MOT stage,we apply D_(1) gray molasses to reduce the temperature of the K atoms to 9μK.Using this apparatus,both Rb and K are loaded into the optical tweezer.展开更多
A scheme is proposed based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with high phase sensitivity,utilizing a two-mode squeezed coherent state,generated by four-wave mixing,as input.The phase sensitivity of this scheme easily s...A scheme is proposed based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with high phase sensitivity,utilizing a two-mode squeezed coherent state,generated by four-wave mixing,as input.The phase sensitivity of this scheme easily surpasses the Heisenberg limit when intensity difference detection is applied.Under phase-matching conditions,the quantum Cramér-Rao bound significantly exceeds the Heisenberg limit.Additionally,the scheme exhibits robustness against photon loss.When compared with the modified SU(1,1)interferometer with two coherent state inputs,this approach demonstrates superior measurement sensitivity,evaluated through various detection methods and the quantum Cramér-Rao bound.This work holds potential applications in quantum metrology.展开更多
We theoretically investigate the phase sensitivity of a truncated SU(1,1)interferometer fed with a two-mode coherent state and employing double-port homodyne detection.On the one hand,we analytically demonstrate that ...We theoretically investigate the phase sensitivity of a truncated SU(1,1)interferometer fed with a two-mode coherent state and employing double-port homodyne detection.On the one hand,we analytically demonstrate that the two-mode coherent state provides better phase sensitivity than the single-mode coherent state.In addition,we show that the doubleport homodyne detection is a quasi-optimal measurement.For a bright coherent-state input,the sensitivity of this scheme saturates the phase-sensitivity bound determined by the quantum Fisher information.On the other hand,we quantitatively illustrate the advantage of double-port homodyne detection over the single-port scheme under ideal conditions and in the presence of photon loss,respectively.Furthermore,our analysis indicates that the scheme we propose is robust against photon loss.展开更多
文摘六方氮化硼作为一种宽禁带二维半导体材料,能够容纳丰富的可光学寻址自旋缺陷,其中备受关注的硼空位缺陷在室温下表现出超高的荧光亮度和光学稳定性,且具有易操控的自旋结构,因此成为量子精密测量领域的热门方向。文章使用532nm激光和共面波导微波辐射结构,实现硼空位缺陷的自旋态初始化和相干操控,在室温下探测到对比度较高的光探测磁共振(optically detected magnetic resonance,ODMR)谱,并研究了外磁场对电子自旋的影响;在此基础上,进一步通过测量Rabi振荡研究该缺陷的相干特性,并成功观测到核自旋的ODMR谱。文章实现了对六方氮化硼中硼空位自旋缺陷的基本性质测量和相干操控,为其在量子信息科学中的进一步应用打下了基础。
基金supported by the Quantum Science and Technology-National Science and Technology Major Project (Grant No.2024ZD0302502 for WZ)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.92365210 for WZ)+1 种基金Tsinghua Initiative Scientific Research Program (for WZ)the project of Tsinghua University-Zhuhai Huafa Industrial Share Company Joint Institute for Architecture Optoelectronic Technologies (JIAOT,for YH)。
文摘To fully utilize the resources provided by optical fiber networks,a cross-band quantum light source generating photon pairs,where one photon in a pair is at C band and the other is at O band,is proposed in this work.This source is based on spontaneous four-wave mixing(SFWM)in a piece of shallow-ridge silicon waveguide.Theoretical analysis shows that the waveguide dispersion could be tailored by adjusting the ridge width,enabling broadband photon pair generation by SFWM across C band and O band.The spontaneous Raman scattering(SpRS)in silicon waveguides is also investigated experimentally.It shows that there are two regions in the spectrum of generated photons from SpRS,which could be used to achieve cross-band photon pair generation.A chip of shallow-ridge silicon waveguide samples with different ridge widths has been fabricated,through which cross-band photon pair generation is demonstrated experimentally.The experimental results show that the source can be achieved using dispersion-optimized shallow-ridge silicon waveguides.This cross-band quantum light source provides a way to develop new fiber-based quantum communication functions utilizing both C band and O band and extends applications of quantum networks.
文摘Making full use of the operator ordering method and the integration within ordered products,we obtain the analytical evolution law of a general quadratic state in the amplitude decay channel,and find that it is determined not only by the decay rate of the amplitude decay channel but also by the coefficients of the initial quadratic state.Further,the quantum statistical properties of the initial quadratic state for amplitude decay are investigated via its average photon number and photon-counting distribution,and its Wigner distribution function evolution is discussed in detail.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2023YFA1406703 and 2022YFA1404203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12425408,U21A20437 and 12074337)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China(Grant No.LR21A040002)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.226-2023-00131)。
文摘The optical tweezer experiment with neutral atoms is widely used for quantum information research.Here,we present a compact dual magneto-optical trap(MOT)setup for a two-species optical tweezer.Rubidium(Rb)atoms are directly captured using a vapor MOT,while potassium(K)atoms are collected via a 2-stage MOT.Both the quadratic and gradient magnetic fields required for the MOT and Zeeman slower are created by permanent magnets.With the help of the Zeeman slower,the K MOT loading efficiency is enhanced by a factor of three.After the MOT stage,we apply D_(1) gray molasses to reduce the temperature of the K atoms to 9μK.Using this apparatus,both Rb and K are loaded into the optical tweezer.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12104190,12104189,12204312)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20210874)+2 种基金General project of Natural Science Research in Colleges And Universities of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.20KJB140008)the Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant Nos.20224BAB211014 and 20232BAB201042)Key Laboratory of Tian Qin Project(Sun Yat-sen University)。
文摘A scheme is proposed based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with high phase sensitivity,utilizing a two-mode squeezed coherent state,generated by four-wave mixing,as input.The phase sensitivity of this scheme easily surpasses the Heisenberg limit when intensity difference detection is applied.Under phase-matching conditions,the quantum Cramér-Rao bound significantly exceeds the Heisenberg limit.Additionally,the scheme exhibits robustness against photon loss.When compared with the modified SU(1,1)interferometer with two coherent state inputs,this approach demonstrates superior measurement sensitivity,evaluated through various detection methods and the quantum Cramér-Rao bound.This work holds potential applications in quantum metrology.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12104193 and U24A2017)National Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship(Grant No.202411463037Z)the project of Changzhou Physics Society Fund(Grant No.CW20250102)。
文摘We theoretically investigate the phase sensitivity of a truncated SU(1,1)interferometer fed with a two-mode coherent state and employing double-port homodyne detection.On the one hand,we analytically demonstrate that the two-mode coherent state provides better phase sensitivity than the single-mode coherent state.In addition,we show that the doubleport homodyne detection is a quasi-optimal measurement.For a bright coherent-state input,the sensitivity of this scheme saturates the phase-sensitivity bound determined by the quantum Fisher information.On the other hand,we quantitatively illustrate the advantage of double-port homodyne detection over the single-port scheme under ideal conditions and in the presence of photon loss,respectively.Furthermore,our analysis indicates that the scheme we propose is robust against photon loss.
