In this theoretical work,we describe a mechanism for the coupling between a plane structure consisting of four quantum dots and a resonator.We systematically study the dependence of the quadruple coupling strength and...In this theoretical work,we describe a mechanism for the coupling between a plane structure consisting of four quantum dots and a resonator.We systematically study the dependence of the quadruple coupling strength and the qubit decoherence rate and point out the optimized operating position of the hybrid system.According to the transmission given by the input-output theory,the signatures in the resonator spectrum are predicted.Furthermore,based on the parameters already achieved in previous works,we prove that the device described in this paper can achieve the strong coupling limit,i.e.,this approach can be used for system extension under the existing technical conditions.Our results show an effective and promotable approach to couple quantum dot structures in plane with the resonator and propose a meaningful extension method.展开更多
We theoretically study the collective decay of two atoms trapped in a single mode cavity and we describe the evolution of the population of Dicke states. We show that the collective decay property is strongly dependen...We theoretically study the collective decay of two atoms trapped in a single mode cavity and we describe the evolution of the population of Dicke states. We show that the collective decay property is strongly dependent on the phase of atomic radiation and the speeding up of collective decay can only be observed in a bad cavity regime. For in-or out-phase case,this occurs due to the quantum interference enhancement, no matter which atom is excited initially. For π/2 phase, the speeding up of collective decay takes place if the first atom is excited at the beginning. However, it disappears due to the quantum interference cancellation if the second atom is excited. Compared with the in-phase and out-phase cases,we also show that the speeding up of collective decay can be significantly enhanced in strong coupling regime for π/2 phase, although one atom is decoupled to the cavity in this condition. The study presented here is helpful to understand the physical mechanism of collective decay in cavity quantum electrodynamics and it provides a useful method to control the collective decay phenomenon via quantum interference effect.展开更多
Quantum electrodynamics in a laser is formulated, in which the electron–laser interaction is exactly considered, while the interaction of an electron and a single photon is considered by perturbation. The formulation...Quantum electrodynamics in a laser is formulated, in which the electron–laser interaction is exactly considered, while the interaction of an electron and a single photon is considered by perturbation. The formulation is applied to the electron– laser collisions. The effect of coherence between photons in the laser is therefore fully considered in these collisions. The possibility of γ-ray laser generation by use of this kind of collision is discussed.展开更多
We theoretically study the system of a superconducting transmission line resonator coupled to two interacting super- conducting flux qubits. It is shown that under certain conditions the resonator mode can be tuned to...We theoretically study the system of a superconducting transmission line resonator coupled to two interacting super- conducting flux qubits. It is shown that under certain conditions the resonator mode can be tuned to two-photon resonance between the ground state and the highest excited state while the middle excited states are far-off resonance. Furthermore, we study the steady-state properties of the flux qubits and resonator, such as the photon statistics, the spectrum and squeezing of the resonator, and demonstrate that two-photon laser can be implemented with current experimental technology.展开更多
This paper presents a scheme for implementing a Fredkin gate on three modes of a cavity. The scheme is based on the dispersive atom-cavity interaction. By modulating the cavity frequency and the atomic transition freq...This paper presents a scheme for implementing a Fredkin gate on three modes of a cavity. The scheme is based on the dispersive atom-cavity interaction. By modulating the cavity frequency and the atomic transition frequency appropriately, it obtains the effective form of nonlinear interaction between photons in the three-mode cavity. This availability is testified via numerical analysis. It also considers both the situations with and without dissipation.展开更多
This theory aims beyond the possibilities being available from the Standard Model. Examples are given by the directly obtained rest masses of the elementary particles, the deduced values of the elementary charge and o...This theory aims beyond the possibilities being available from the Standard Model. Examples are given by the directly obtained rest masses of the elementary particles, the deduced values of the elementary charge and of the mass of the boson detected by CERN which are close to their experimental data, and by an incorporated spin of the photon.展开更多
Collective quantum states, such as subradiant and superradiant states, are useful for controlling optical responses in many-body quantum systems. In this work, we study novel collective quantum phenomena in waveguide-...Collective quantum states, such as subradiant and superradiant states, are useful for controlling optical responses in many-body quantum systems. In this work, we study novel collective quantum phenomena in waveguide-coupled Bragg atom arrays with inhomogeneous frequencies.For atoms without free-space dissipation, collectively induced transparency is produced by destructive quantum interference between subradiant and superradiant states. In a large Bragg atom array, multi-frequency photon transparency can be obtained by considering atoms with different frequencies. Interestingly, we find collectively induced absorption(CIA) by studying the influence of free-space dissipation on photon transport. Tunable atomic frequencies nontrivially modify decay rates of subradiant states. When the decay rate of a subradiant state equals to the free-space dissipation, photon absorption can reach a limit at a certain frequency. In other words, photon absorption is enhanced with low free-space dissipation, distinct from previous photon detection schemes. We also show multi-frequency CIA by properly adjusting atomic frequencies. Our work presents a way to manipulate collective quantum states and exotic optical properties in waveguide quantum electrodynamics(QED) systems.展开更多
Recently, Peng et al. [2010 Eur. Phys. J. D 58 403] proposed to teleport an arbitrary two-qubit state with a family of four-qubit entangled states, which simultaneously include the tensor product of two Bell states, l...Recently, Peng et al. [2010 Eur. Phys. J. D 58 403] proposed to teleport an arbitrary two-qubit state with a family of four-qubit entangled states, which simultaneously include the tensor product of two Bell states, linear cluster state and Dicke-class state. This paper proposes to implement their scheme in cavity quantum electrodynamics and then presents a new family of four-qubit entangled state ｜Ω/1234. It simultaneously includes all the well-known four-qubit entangled states which can be used to teleport an arbitrary two-qubit state. The distinct advantage of the scheme is that it only needs a single setup to prepare the whole family of four-qubit entangled states, which will be very convenient for experimental realization. After discussing the experimental condition in detail, we show the scheme may be feasible based on present technology in cavity quantum electrodynamics.展开更多
Gauge potential plays an important role in exploring exotic phenomena in the single- and many-body quantum systems.In this paper,we propose a scheme to create both new Abelian and non-Abelian gauge potentials by adiab...Gauge potential plays an important role in exploring exotic phenomena in the single- and many-body quantum systems.In this paper,we propose a scheme to create both new Abelian and non-Abelian gauge potentials by adiabatically controlling the degenerate Dicke model in cavity quantum electrodynamics.It is shown that a non-Abelian gauge potential is achieved only for a single atom,whereas an Abelianizen diagonal gauge potential is realized for the atomic ensemble.More importantly,two interesting quantum phenomena such as the geometric phase and the magnetic monopole induced by our created gauge potentials are also predicted.The possible physical realization is presented in the macroscopic circuit quantum electrodynamics with the Cooper pair boxes,which act as the artificial two-level atoms controlled by the gate voltage and the external magnetic flux.展开更多
A scheme is proposed for generating a three-dimensional entangled state for two atoms trapped in a cavity by one step via adiabatic passage. In the scheme, the two atoms are always in ground states and the field mode ...A scheme is proposed for generating a three-dimensional entangled state for two atoms trapped in a cavity by one step via adiabatic passage. In the scheme, the two atoms are always in ground states and the field mode of the cavity excited is negligible under a certain condition. Therefore, the scheme is very robust against decoherence. Furthermore, it needs neither the exact control of all parameters nor the accurate control of the interaction time. It is shown that qutrit entanglement can be generated with a high fidelity.展开更多
We propose a scheme to enable a controllable cross-Kerr interaction between microwave photons in a circuit quantum electrodynamics （QED） system. In this scheme we use two transmission-line resonators （TLRs） and on...We propose a scheme to enable a controllable cross-Kerr interaction between microwave photons in a circuit quantum electrodynamics （QED） system. In this scheme we use two transmission-line resonators （TLRs） and one superconducting quantum interference device （SQUID） type charge qubit, which acts as an artificial atom. It is shown that in the dispersive regime of the eircuit-QED system, a controllable cross-Kerr interaction can be obtained by properly preparing the initial state of the qubit, and a large cross-phase shift between two microwave fields in the two TLRs can then be reached. Based on this cross-Kerr interaction, we show how to create a macroscopic entangled state between the two TLRs.展开更多
We propose a scheme to fast prepare the three-qubit W state via superadiabatic-based shortcuts in a circuit quantumelectrodynamics (circuit QED) system. We derive the effective Hamiltonian to suppress the unwanted tra...We propose a scheme to fast prepare the three-qubit W state via superadiabatic-based shortcuts in a circuit quantumelectrodynamics (circuit QED) system. We derive the effective Hamiltonian to suppress the unwanted transitions betweendifferent eigenstates by counterdiabatic driving, and obtain the W state with high-fidelity based on the superadiabaticpassage. The numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can accelerate the evolution, and is moreefficient than that with the adiabatic passage. In addition, the proposed scheme is robust to the decoherence caused by theresonator decay and qubit relaxation, and does not need additional parameters, which could be feasible in experiment.展开更多
This paper proposes two schemes for implementing three-qubit Toffoli gate with an atom （as target qubit） sent through a two-mode cavity （as control qubits）. The first scheme is based on the large-detuning atom cav...This paper proposes two schemes for implementing three-qubit Toffoli gate with an atom （as target qubit） sent through a two-mode cavity （as control qubits）. The first scheme is based on the large-detuning atom cavity field interaction and the second scheme is based on the resonant atom-field interaction. Both the situations with and without cavity decay and atomic spontaneous emission are considered. The advantages and the experimental feasibility of these two schemes are discussed.展开更多
Ultra-intense lasers can generate the strongest electromagnetic fields in laboratory conditions,and are expected to perform tests of quantum electrodynamics(QED)in yet unexplored parameter ranges.Such experiments requ...Ultra-intense lasers can generate the strongest electromagnetic fields in laboratory conditions,and are expected to perform tests of quantum electrodynamics(QED)in yet unexplored parameter ranges.Such experiments require knowledge of the field strengths and all possible interaction pathways.The latter can be simplified if a perfect,particlefree vacuum is present,thereby excluding competing interactions.We propose a method to evacuate all residual gas particles prior to QED interactions,based on tunnel ionization by a preceding auxiliary laser pulse and a static electric field.We present modelling and experimental results of testing this method on a 0.5 TW chirped pulse amplification laser system.Experimental results match well the simulations for the given conditions and thereby provide valuable understanding to extrapolate this method for QED experiments with PW-class laser systems where it can likewise be employed for in situ peak field strength characterization.展开更多
We report here a nanostructure that traps single quantum dots for studying strong cavity-emitter coupling. The nanostructure is designed with two elliptical holes in a thin silver patch and a slot that connects the ho...We report here a nanostructure that traps single quantum dots for studying strong cavity-emitter coupling. The nanostructure is designed with two elliptical holes in a thin silver patch and a slot that connects the holes. This structure has two functionalities:(1) tweezers for optical trapping;(2) a plasmonic resonant cavity for quantum electrodynamics. The electromagnetic response of the cavity is calculated by finite-difference time-domain(FDTD) simulations, and the optical force is characterized based on the Maxwell's stress tensor method. To be tweezers, this structure tends to trap quantum dots at the edges of its tips where light is significantly confined. To be a plasmonic cavity, its plasmonic resonant mode interacts strongly with the trapped quantum dots due to the enhanced electric field. Rabi splitting and anti-crossing phenomena are observed in the calculated scattering spectra, demonstrating that a strong-coupling regime has been achieved. The method present here provides a robust way to position a single quantum dot in a nanocavity for investigating cavity quantum electrodynamics.展开更多
Polarimetry is a highly sensitive method to quantify changes of the polarization state of light when passing through matter and is therefore widely applied in material science.The progress of synchrotron and X-ray fre...Polarimetry is a highly sensitive method to quantify changes of the polarization state of light when passing through matter and is therefore widely applied in material science.The progress of synchrotron and X-ray free electron laser(XFEL)sources has led to significant developments of X-ray polarizers,opening perspectives for new applications of polarimetry to study source and beamline parameters as well as sample characteristics.X-ray polarimetry has shown to date a polarization purity of less than 1.4×10^(-11),enabling the detection of very small signals from ultrafast phenomena.A prominent application is the detection of vacuum birefringence.Vacuum birefringence is predicted in quantum electrodynamics and is expected to be probed by combining an XFEL with a petawatt-class optical laser.We review how source and optical elements affect X-ray polarimeters in general and which qualities are required for the detection of vacuum birefringence.展开更多
Using the Seiberg-Witten map, we obtain a quantum electrodynamics on a noncommutative space, which has arbitrary charge and keep the gauge invariance to at the leading order in theta. The one-loop divergence and Compt...Using the Seiberg-Witten map, we obtain a quantum electrodynamics on a noncommutative space, which has arbitrary charge and keep the gauge invariance to at the leading order in theta. The one-loop divergence and Compton scattering are reinvestigated. The noncommutative effects are larger than those in ordinary noncommutative quantum electrodynamics.展开更多
The Dicke model,which describes the collective interaction between an ensemble of atoms and a single-mode photon field,serves as a fundamental framework for studying light-matter interactions and quantum electrodynami...The Dicke model,which describes the collective interaction between an ensemble of atoms and a single-mode photon field,serves as a fundamental framework for studying light-matter interactions and quantum electrodynamic phenomena.In this work,we investigate the manifestation of non-Hermitian effects in a generalized Dicke model,where two dissipative atom ensembles interact with a single-mode photon field.We explore the system in the semiclassical limit as a non-Hermitian Dicke model,revealing rich exceptional points(EPs)and diabolic points.Furthermore,we explore the quantum signature of EPs in the Hilbert space,relying on discrete photon numbers.The transition of photons from antibunching to bunching at steady state is unravelled.Our findings deepen the understanding of non-Hermitian physics in light-matter interaction,which is instructive for the design of advanced photonic devices.展开更多
Tunable plasmonic structures provide the possibility to actively modify the radiation from atoms through electromagnetic coupling.In this paper,we investigate the decay and radiation behavior of an atom near a dielect...Tunable plasmonic structures provide the possibility to actively modify the radiation from atoms through electromagnetic coupling.In this paper,we investigate the decay and radiation behavior of an atom near a dielectric nanosphere with conductive surface within the framework of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics.The electromagnetic fields including the losses in the materials can be taken as fundamental excitations which interact with the atom through a transition dipole.Both weak and strong coupling regimes have been investigated.The decay rate and the angle-dependent light intensities indeed strongly depend on the parameters of the system,i.e.,the position and orientation of the dipole,the geometric size,and the surface conductivity,providing the opportunity of artificial control over these quantities.Generalizing the formalism in this paper to other systems,like metamaterials,is straightforward,which we believe may pave a way for future active quantum nanophotonic devices.展开更多
Recent theoretical investigations into the excitation energies of the high-Z lithium isoelectronic sequence(Li-like)ions have revealed significant discrepancies[Eur.Phys.J.Plus 1371253(2022)],with deviations between t...Recent theoretical investigations into the excitation energies of the high-Z lithium isoelectronic sequence(Li-like)ions have revealed significant discrepancies[Eur.Phys.J.Plus 1371253(2022)],with deviations between the methods employed reaching up to∼40 eV for U^(89+).In this work,we address this issue through a comprehensive study of Lilike uranium(U^(89+)),calculating the lowest 35 levels of the 1s^(2)nl(n≤6)configurations.We employ two independent relativistic methods:the multiconfiguration Dirac–Hartree–Fock(MCDHF)method implemented in the GRASP2K code,and the relativistic configuration interaction(RCI)method within the Flexible Atomic Code(FAC).Our calculations resolve the discrepancies,achieving excellent mutual agreement and reducing deviations from experimental benchmarks to within∼2 eV.Furthermore,we identify the bottlenecks to achieving sub-eV accuracy for each method in the strong-field,high-Z regime.To the best of our knowledge,this is the most extensive dataset for this ion to date,including excitation energies,lifetimes,and radiative properties for allowed(E1)and forbidden(M1,E2,M2)transitions.Estimated uncertainties for most strong allowed and forbidden transitions remain below 1%and 2%,respectively,rendering this dataset valuable for applications in plasma spectroscopy.The dataset that supported the findings of this study is available in Science Data Bank at https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.32492.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.92265113,12074368,and 12034018).
文摘In this theoretical work,we describe a mechanism for the coupling between a plane structure consisting of four quantum dots and a resonator.We systematically study the dependence of the quadruple coupling strength and the qubit decoherence rate and point out the optimized operating position of the hybrid system.According to the transmission given by the input-output theory,the signatures in the resonator spectrum are predicted.Furthermore,based on the parameters already achieved in previous works,we prove that the device described in this paper can achieve the strong coupling limit,i.e.,this approach can be used for system extension under the existing technical conditions.Our results show an effective and promotable approach to couple quantum dot structures in plane with the resonator and propose a meaningful extension method.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11504272,11774262,11474003,and 11504003)the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation(Grant No.2016YFA0302800)+2 种基金the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1330203)the Fund from the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(STCSM)(Grant No.18JC1410900)the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,China(Grant Nos.1408085MA19 and 1608085ME102)
文摘We theoretically study the collective decay of two atoms trapped in a single mode cavity and we describe the evolution of the population of Dicke states. We show that the collective decay property is strongly dependent on the phase of atomic radiation and the speeding up of collective decay can only be observed in a bad cavity regime. For in-or out-phase case,this occurs due to the quantum interference enhancement, no matter which atom is excited initially. For π/2 phase, the speeding up of collective decay takes place if the first atom is excited at the beginning. However, it disappears due to the quantum interference cancellation if the second atom is excited. Compared with the in-phase and out-phase cases,we also show that the speeding up of collective decay can be significantly enhanced in strong coupling regime for π/2 phase, although one atom is decoupled to the cavity in this condition. The study presented here is helpful to understand the physical mechanism of collective decay in cavity quantum electrodynamics and it provides a useful method to control the collective decay phenomenon via quantum interference effect.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 10875003）.
文摘Quantum electrodynamics in a laser is formulated, in which the electron–laser interaction is exactly considered, while the interaction of an electron and a single photon is considered by perturbation. The formulation is applied to the electron– laser collisions. The effect of coherence between photons in the laser is therefore fully considered in these collisions. The possibility of γ-ray laser generation by use of this kind of collision is discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Fundamental Research Program of China(Grant No.2011cba00200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11274295)the Doctor Foundation of Education Ministry of China(Grant No.20113402110059)
文摘We theoretically study the system of a superconducting transmission line resonator coupled to two interacting super- conducting flux qubits. It is shown that under certain conditions the resonator mode can be tuned to two-photon resonance between the ground state and the highest excited state while the middle excited states are far-off resonance. Furthermore, we study the steady-state properties of the flux qubits and resonator, such as the photon statistics, the spectrum and squeezing of the resonator, and demonstrate that two-photon laser can be implemented with current experimental technology.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60667001)
文摘This paper presents a scheme for implementing a Fredkin gate on three modes of a cavity. The scheme is based on the dispersive atom-cavity interaction. By modulating the cavity frequency and the atomic transition frequency appropriately, it obtains the effective form of nonlinear interaction between photons in the three-mode cavity. This availability is testified via numerical analysis. It also considers both the situations with and without dissipation.
文摘This theory aims beyond the possibilities being available from the Standard Model. Examples are given by the directly obtained rest masses of the elementary particles, the deduced values of the elementary charge and of the mass of the boson detected by CERN which are close to their experimental data, and by an incorporated spin of the photon.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12105025)。
文摘Collective quantum states, such as subradiant and superradiant states, are useful for controlling optical responses in many-body quantum systems. In this work, we study novel collective quantum phenomena in waveguide-coupled Bragg atom arrays with inhomogeneous frequencies.For atoms without free-space dissipation, collectively induced transparency is produced by destructive quantum interference between subradiant and superradiant states. In a large Bragg atom array, multi-frequency photon transparency can be obtained by considering atoms with different frequencies. Interestingly, we find collectively induced absorption(CIA) by studying the influence of free-space dissipation on photon transport. Tunable atomic frequencies nontrivially modify decay rates of subradiant states. When the decay rate of a subradiant state equals to the free-space dissipation, photon absorption can reach a limit at a certain frequency. In other words, photon absorption is enhanced with low free-space dissipation, distinct from previous photon detection schemes. We also show multi-frequency CIA by properly adjusting atomic frequencies. Our work presents a way to manipulate collective quantum states and exotic optical properties in waveguide quantum electrodynamics(QED) systems.
文摘Recently, Peng et al. [2010 Eur. Phys. J. D 58 403] proposed to teleport an arbitrary two-qubit state with a family of four-qubit entangled states, which simultaneously include the tensor product of two Bell states, linear cluster state and Dicke-class state. This paper proposes to implement their scheme in cavity quantum electrodynamics and then presents a new family of four-qubit entangled state ｜Ω/1234. It simultaneously includes all the well-known four-qubit entangled states which can be used to teleport an arbitrary two-qubit state. The distinct advantage of the scheme is that it only needs a single setup to prepare the whole family of four-qubit entangled states, which will be very convenient for experimental realization. After discussing the experimental condition in detail, we show the scheme may be feasible based on present technology in cavity quantum electrodynamics.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.10904092,10934004,60978018,11074184,and 11074154the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation under Grant No.Y6090001
文摘Gauge potential plays an important role in exploring exotic phenomena in the single- and many-body quantum systems.In this paper,we propose a scheme to create both new Abelian and non-Abelian gauge potentials by adiabatically controlling the degenerate Dicke model in cavity quantum electrodynamics.It is shown that a non-Abelian gauge potential is achieved only for a single atom,whereas an Abelianizen diagonal gauge potential is realized for the atomic ensemble.More importantly,two interesting quantum phenomena such as the geometric phase and the magnetic monopole induced by our created gauge potentials are also predicted.The possible physical realization is presented in the macroscopic circuit quantum electrodynamics with the Cooper pair boxes,which act as the artificial two-level atoms controlled by the gate voltage and the external magnetic flux.
基金supported by the Science Foundation of Educational Committee of Fujian Province of China (Grant Nos. JB09012 and JB09013)
文摘A scheme is proposed for generating a three-dimensional entangled state for two atoms trapped in a cavity by one step via adiabatic passage. In the scheme, the two atoms are always in ground states and the field mode of the cavity excited is negligible under a certain condition. Therefore, the scheme is very robust against decoherence. Furthermore, it needs neither the exact control of all parameters nor the accurate control of the interaction time. It is shown that qutrit entanglement can be generated with a high fidelity.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10775048 and 11075050)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2007CB925204)the Education Department of Hunan Province,China (GrantNo. 08W012)
文摘We propose a scheme to enable a controllable cross-Kerr interaction between microwave photons in a circuit quantum electrodynamics （QED） system. In this scheme we use two transmission-line resonators （TLRs） and one superconducting quantum interference device （SQUID） type charge qubit, which acts as an artificial atom. It is shown that in the dispersive regime of the eircuit-QED system, a controllable cross-Kerr interaction can be obtained by properly preparing the initial state of the qubit, and a large cross-phase shift between two microwave fields in the two TLRs can then be reached. Based on this cross-Kerr interaction, we show how to create a macroscopic entangled state between the two TLRs.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61871234)sponsored by NUPTSF(Grant Nos.NY218097 and NY220178)。
文摘We propose a scheme to fast prepare the three-qubit W state via superadiabatic-based shortcuts in a circuit quantumelectrodynamics (circuit QED) system. We derive the effective Hamiltonian to suppress the unwanted transitions betweendifferent eigenstates by counterdiabatic driving, and obtain the W state with high-fidelity based on the superadiabaticpassage. The numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can accelerate the evolution, and is moreefficient than that with the adiabatic passage. In addition, the proposed scheme is robust to the decoherence caused by theresonator decay and qubit relaxation, and does not need additional parameters, which could be feasible in experiment.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60667001)
文摘This paper proposes two schemes for implementing three-qubit Toffoli gate with an atom （as target qubit） sent through a two-mode cavity （as control qubits）. The first scheme is based on the large-detuning atom cavity field interaction and the second scheme is based on the resonant atom-field interaction. Both the situations with and without cavity decay and atomic spontaneous emission are considered. The advantages and the experimental feasibility of these two schemes are discussed.
基金the China Scholarship Council for financial support during a visit of Qiqi Yu(File No.201908310159)to Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorfthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11935008).
文摘Ultra-intense lasers can generate the strongest electromagnetic fields in laboratory conditions,and are expected to perform tests of quantum electrodynamics(QED)in yet unexplored parameter ranges.Such experiments require knowledge of the field strengths and all possible interaction pathways.The latter can be simplified if a perfect,particlefree vacuum is present,thereby excluding competing interactions.We propose a method to evacuate all residual gas particles prior to QED interactions,based on tunnel ionization by a preceding auxiliary laser pulse and a static electric field.We present modelling and experimental results of testing this method on a 0.5 TW chirped pulse amplification laser system.Experimental results match well the simulations for the given conditions and thereby provide valuable understanding to extrapolate this method for QED experiments with PW-class laser systems where it can likewise be employed for in situ peak field strength characterization.
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFA0301300)
文摘We report here a nanostructure that traps single quantum dots for studying strong cavity-emitter coupling. The nanostructure is designed with two elliptical holes in a thin silver patch and a slot that connects the holes. This structure has two functionalities:(1) tweezers for optical trapping;(2) a plasmonic resonant cavity for quantum electrodynamics. The electromagnetic response of the cavity is calculated by finite-difference time-domain(FDTD) simulations, and the optical force is characterized based on the Maxwell's stress tensor method. To be tweezers, this structure tends to trap quantum dots at the edges of its tips where light is significantly confined. To be a plasmonic cavity, its plasmonic resonant mode interacts strongly with the trapped quantum dots due to the enhanced electric field. Rabi splitting and anti-crossing phenomena are observed in the calculated scattering spectra, demonstrating that a strong-coupling regime has been achieved. The method present here provides a robust way to position a single quantum dot in a nanocavity for investigating cavity quantum electrodynamics.
基金the China Scholarship Council for financial support(No.201908310159)The support of the High Energy Density Department at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden–Rossendorf+1 种基金the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China(Grant No.2018YFA0404803)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11935008)
文摘Polarimetry is a highly sensitive method to quantify changes of the polarization state of light when passing through matter and is therefore widely applied in material science.The progress of synchrotron and X-ray free electron laser(XFEL)sources has led to significant developments of X-ray polarizers,opening perspectives for new applications of polarimetry to study source and beamline parameters as well as sample characteristics.X-ray polarimetry has shown to date a polarization purity of less than 1.4×10^(-11),enabling the detection of very small signals from ultrafast phenomena.A prominent application is the detection of vacuum birefringence.Vacuum birefringence is predicted in quantum electrodynamics and is expected to be probed by combining an XFEL with a petawatt-class optical laser.We review how source and optical elements affect X-ray polarimeters in general and which qualities are required for the detection of vacuum birefringence.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (10647005)NSF of Guizhou Province of China (20050530,2005364)
文摘Using the Seiberg-Witten map, we obtain a quantum electrodynamics on a noncommutative space, which has arbitrary charge and keep the gauge invariance to at the leading order in theta. The one-loop divergence and Compton scattering are reinvestigated. The noncommutative effects are larger than those in ordinary noncommutative quantum electrodynamics.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1404400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12125504 and 12305050)+3 种基金Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.LZ25A050001)the Doctoral Support Program for Young Talents of the China Association for Science and Technologythe Hundred Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(Grant No.23KJB140017)。
文摘The Dicke model,which describes the collective interaction between an ensemble of atoms and a single-mode photon field,serves as a fundamental framework for studying light-matter interactions and quantum electrodynamic phenomena.In this work,we investigate the manifestation of non-Hermitian effects in a generalized Dicke model,where two dissipative atom ensembles interact with a single-mode photon field.We explore the system in the semiclassical limit as a non-Hermitian Dicke model,revealing rich exceptional points(EPs)and diabolic points.Furthermore,we explore the quantum signature of EPs in the Hilbert space,relying on discrete photon numbers.The transition of photons from antibunching to bunching at steady state is unravelled.Our findings deepen the understanding of non-Hermitian physics in light-matter interaction,which is instructive for the design of advanced photonic devices.
基金supported by Hangzhou Dianzi University(Grant No.KYS075621018)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.LY24A050004)。
文摘Tunable plasmonic structures provide the possibility to actively modify the radiation from atoms through electromagnetic coupling.In this paper,we investigate the decay and radiation behavior of an atom near a dielectric nanosphere with conductive surface within the framework of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics.The electromagnetic fields including the losses in the materials can be taken as fundamental excitations which interact with the atom through a transition dipole.Both weak and strong coupling regimes have been investigated.The decay rate and the angle-dependent light intensities indeed strongly depend on the parameters of the system,i.e.,the position and orientation of the dipole,the geometric size,and the surface conductivity,providing the opportunity of artificial control over these quantities.Generalizing the formalism in this paper to other systems,like metamaterials,is straightforward,which we believe may pave a way for future active quantum nanophotonic devices.
基金supported by the Research Foundation for Higher Level Talents of West Anhui University(Grant No.WGKQ2021005)the Research Projects of West An-hui University(Grant No.WXZR202418).
文摘Recent theoretical investigations into the excitation energies of the high-Z lithium isoelectronic sequence(Li-like)ions have revealed significant discrepancies[Eur.Phys.J.Plus 1371253(2022)],with deviations between the methods employed reaching up to∼40 eV for U^(89+).In this work,we address this issue through a comprehensive study of Lilike uranium(U^(89+)),calculating the lowest 35 levels of the 1s^(2)nl(n≤6)configurations.We employ two independent relativistic methods:the multiconfiguration Dirac–Hartree–Fock(MCDHF)method implemented in the GRASP2K code,and the relativistic configuration interaction(RCI)method within the Flexible Atomic Code(FAC).Our calculations resolve the discrepancies,achieving excellent mutual agreement and reducing deviations from experimental benchmarks to within∼2 eV.Furthermore,we identify the bottlenecks to achieving sub-eV accuracy for each method in the strong-field,high-Z regime.To the best of our knowledge,this is the most extensive dataset for this ion to date,including excitation energies,lifetimes,and radiative properties for allowed(E1)and forbidden(M1,E2,M2)transitions.Estimated uncertainties for most strong allowed and forbidden transitions remain below 1%and 2%,respectively,rendering this dataset valuable for applications in plasma spectroscopy.The dataset that supported the findings of this study is available in Science Data Bank at https://doi.org/10.57760/sciencedb.32492.
