We investigate the advantage of coherent superposition of two different coded channels in quantum metrology.In a continuous variable system,we show that the Heisenberg limit 1/N can be beaten by the coherent superposi...We investigate the advantage of coherent superposition of two different coded channels in quantum metrology.In a continuous variable system,we show that the Heisenberg limit 1/N can be beaten by the coherent superposition without the help of indefinite causal order.And in parameter estimation,we demonstrate that the strategy with the coherent superposition can perform better than the strategy with quantum switch which can generate indefinite causal order.We analytically obtain the general form of estimation precision in terms of the quantum Fisher information and further prove that the nonlinear Hamiltonian can improve the estimation precision and make the measurement uncertainty scale as 1/N^(m) for m≥2.Our results can help to construct a high-precision measurement equipment,which can be applied to the detection of coupling strength and the test of time dilation and the modification of the canonical commutation relation.展开更多
The statistical properties of m-coherent superposition operation（μa ＋ νa）^m on the single-mode squeezed vacuum state（M-SSVS） and its decoherence in a thermal environment are studied.Converting the M-SSVS to a s...The statistical properties of m-coherent superposition operation（μa ＋ νa）^m on the single-mode squeezed vacuum state（M-SSVS） and its decoherence in a thermal environment are studied.Converting the M-SSVS to a squeezed Hermite polynomial excitation state,we obtain a compact expression for the normalization factor of M-SSVS,which is the Legendre polynomial of the squeezing parameter.We also derive the explicit expression of the Wigner function（WF） of the M-SSVS,and find the negative region of the WF in phase space.The decoherence effect on this state is then discussed by deriving the time evolution of the WF.Using the negativity of the WF,the loss of nonclassicality is then discussed.展开更多
A powerful approach to generate multilevel superposition state in A-type manifold of levels is proposed. In the analysis, we introduce a group of rotations to transform the coupled system to a simpler form, which invo...A powerful approach to generate multilevel superposition state in A-type manifold of levels is proposed. In the analysis, we introduce a group of rotations to transform the coupled system to a simpler form, which involves one coupled and several decoupled, dark states in the ground state manifold. Then an arbitrary superposition state of initial and final states can be created. In particular, when the Rabi frequencies of the Stokes pulses have equal magnitudes, a superposition state （equal population of the （n - 2） superposition states） will be generated. A numerical simulation of coherence generation is given. It is shown that a small transient population in metastable state decreases as the intensity of Stokes pulses increases. Experimental implementation in Neon atom is given.展开更多
The fractional shortcut to adiabaticity(f-STA)for the production of quantum superposition states is proposed firstly via a three-level system with aΛ-type linkage pattern and a four-level system with a tripod structu...The fractional shortcut to adiabaticity(f-STA)for the production of quantum superposition states is proposed firstly via a three-level system with aΛ-type linkage pattern and a four-level system with a tripod structure.The fast and robust production of the coherent superposition states is studied by comparing the populations for the f-STA and the fractional stimulated Raman adiabatic passage(f-STIRAP).The states with equal proportions can be produced by fixing the controllable parameters of the driving pulses at the final moment of the whole process.The effects of the pulse intensity and the time delay of the pulses on the production process are discussed by monitoring the populations on all of the quantum states.In particular,the spontaneous emission arising from the intermediate state is investigated by the quantum master equation.The result reveals that the f-STA exhibits superior advantages over the f-STIRAP in producing the superposition states.展开更多
A scheme for creating an arbitrary coherent superposition of two atomic states in serial multi-A-type system is proposed. This technique with the application of a control field is based on the existence of two degener...A scheme for creating an arbitrary coherent superposition of two atomic states in serial multi-A-type system is proposed. This technique with the application of a control field is based on the existence of two degenerate dark states and their interaction. The mixing of the dark states can be controlled by changing the relative delay time of the control pulse. One can get any desired superposition by changing the delay time of the control pulse.展开更多
The propagation properties of the off-axis superposition of partially coherent beams through atmospheric turbulence and their beam quality in terms of the mean-squared beam width w（z） and the power in the bucket （...The propagation properties of the off-axis superposition of partially coherent beams through atmospheric turbulence and their beam quality in terms of the mean-squared beam width w（z） and the power in the bucket （PIB） are studied in detail, where the effects of partial coherence, off-axis beam superposition and atmospheric turbulence are considered. The analytical expressions for the intensity, the beam width and the PIB are derived, and illustrative examples are given numerically. It is shown that the maximum intensity/max and the PIB decrease and w（z） increases as the refraction index structure constant Cn^2 increases. Therefore, the turbulence results in a degradation of the beam quality. However, the resulting partially coherent beam with a smaller value of spatial correlation parameter γ and larger values of separate distance Xd and beam number M is less affected by the turbulence than that with a larger value of y and smaller values of Xd and M. The main results obtained in this paper are explained physically.展开更多
This paper discusses the amplitude-squared squeezing for the superposition of two coherent states with their phase differences being separately π/2, 3π/2, and π1, as well as for the superposition state of two pseud...This paper discusses the amplitude-squared squeezing for the superposition of two coherent states with their phase differences being separately π/2, 3π/2, and π1, as well as for the superposition state of two pseudoclassical states. According to the analysis, it is found that the superposition state of two coherent states with their phase differences π/2 and 3π/2, and the superposition state of two pseudoclassical states both do exhibit the amplitude-squared squeezing. Also, some specific states are found to exhibit even stronger squeezing effects when relative phase of the superposition is equal to the average photon number. Amplitude-squared squeezing is dependent on the difference in phase between two coherent states.展开更多
This paper proposes a scheme for generation of superpositions of coherent states of the effective bosonic mode in a collection of atoms. In the scheme an atomic sample interacts with a slightly detuned cavity mode and...This paper proposes a scheme for generation of superpositions of coherent states of the effective bosonic mode in a collection of atoms. In the scheme an atomic sample interacts with a slightly detuned cavity mode and a resonant strong classical field. Under ceitain conditions the atomic system evolves from a coherent state to a superposition of coherent states.展开更多
This paper proposes a scheme for generating arbitrary superpositions of several coherent states along a straight line for a cavity mode. In the scheme, several atoms are sent through a cavity initially in a strong coh...This paper proposes a scheme for generating arbitrary superpositions of several coherent states along a straight line for a cavity mode. In the scheme, several atoms are sent through a cavity initially in a strong coherent state. The superposition of several coherent states with desired coefficients may be generated if each atom is detected in the excited state after it exits the cavity. The scheme is based on resonant atom-cavity interaction and no classical field is required during and after the atom cavity interaction. Thus, the scheme is very simple and the interaction time is very short, which is important in view of decoherence.展开更多
We propose a method for the generation of superpositions of two-mode coherent states for the center-of-mass and relative vibrational modes of two trapped ions. In the scheme the ions are driven by a single travelling-...We propose a method for the generation of superpositions of two-mode coherent states for the center-of-mass and relative vibrational modes of two trapped ions. In the scheme the ions are driven by a single travelling-wave laser field tuned to the carrier. Then a measurement of the internal states collapses the vibrational modes to the entangled coherent state.展开更多
In the regime of weak nonlinearity we present two general,feasible schemes for manipulating photon states.One is an entangler for generating any one of the n-photon Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger(GHZ)states.Interactions ...In the regime of weak nonlinearity we present two general,feasible schemes for manipulating photon states.One is an entangler for generating any one of the n-photon Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger(GHZ)states.Interactions of the incoming photons with crossKerr media followed by a phase shift gate and a measurement on a probe beam plus appropriate local operations using classical feed-forward of the measurement results allow one to obtain the desired states in a nearly deterministic manner.The second scheme discussed is an analyzer for multiphoton maximally entangled states,which is derived from the above entangler.In this scheme,all of the 2nn-photon GHZ states can,nearly deterministically,be discriminated.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62001134)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,China(Grant No.2020GXNSFAA159047)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFB1601402-2).
文摘We investigate the advantage of coherent superposition of two different coded channels in quantum metrology.In a continuous variable system,we show that the Heisenberg limit 1/N can be beaten by the coherent superposition without the help of indefinite causal order.And in parameter estimation,we demonstrate that the strategy with the coherent superposition can perform better than the strategy with quantum switch which can generate indefinite causal order.We analytically obtain the general form of estimation precision in terms of the quantum Fisher information and further prove that the nonlinear Hamiltonian can improve the estimation precision and make the measurement uncertainty scale as 1/N^(m) for m≥2.Our results can help to construct a high-precision measurement equipment,which can be applied to the detection of coupling strength and the test of time dilation and the modification of the canonical commutation relation.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11047133)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province,China (Grant Nos. 20114BAB202004 and 2009GZW0006)the Research Foundation of the Education Department of Jiangxi Province,China (GrantNo. GJJ11390)
文摘The statistical properties of m-coherent superposition operation（μa ＋ νa）^m on the single-mode squeezed vacuum state（M-SSVS） and its decoherence in a thermal environment are studied.Converting the M-SSVS to a squeezed Hermite polynomial excitation state,we obtain a compact expression for the normalization factor of M-SSVS,which is the Legendre polynomial of the squeezing parameter.We also derive the explicit expression of the Wigner function（WF） of the M-SSVS,and find the negative region of the WF in phase space.The decoherence effect on this state is then discussed by deriving the time evolution of the WF.Using the negativity of the WF,the loss of nonclassicality is then discussed.
文摘A powerful approach to generate multilevel superposition state in A-type manifold of levels is proposed. In the analysis, we introduce a group of rotations to transform the coupled system to a simpler form, which involves one coupled and several decoupled, dark states in the ground state manifold. Then an arbitrary superposition state of initial and final states can be created. In particular, when the Rabi frequencies of the Stokes pulses have equal magnitudes, a superposition state （equal population of the （n - 2） superposition states） will be generated. A numerical simulation of coherence generation is given. It is shown that a small transient population in metastable state decreases as the intensity of Stokes pulses increases. Experimental implementation in Neon atom is given.
基金supported by the NSF of China(Grant No.11405100)the Natural Science Basic Research Program in Shaanxi Province of China(Grant Nos.2020JM-507 and 2019JM-332)。
文摘The fractional shortcut to adiabaticity(f-STA)for the production of quantum superposition states is proposed firstly via a three-level system with aΛ-type linkage pattern and a four-level system with a tripod structure.The fast and robust production of the coherent superposition states is studied by comparing the populations for the f-STA and the fractional stimulated Raman adiabatic passage(f-STIRAP).The states with equal proportions can be produced by fixing the controllable parameters of the driving pulses at the final moment of the whole process.The effects of the pulse intensity and the time delay of the pulses on the production process are discussed by monitoring the populations on all of the quantum states.In particular,the spontaneous emission arising from the intermediate state is investigated by the quantum master equation.The result reveals that the f-STA exhibits superior advantages over the f-STIRAP in producing the superposition states.
文摘A scheme for creating an arbitrary coherent superposition of two atomic states in serial multi-A-type system is proposed. This technique with the application of a control field is based on the existence of two degenerate dark states and their interaction. The mixing of the dark states can be controlled by changing the relative delay time of the control pulse. One can get any desired superposition by changing the delay time of the control pulse.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60778048)
文摘The propagation properties of the off-axis superposition of partially coherent beams through atmospheric turbulence and their beam quality in terms of the mean-squared beam width w（z） and the power in the bucket （PIB） are studied in detail, where the effects of partial coherence, off-axis beam superposition and atmospheric turbulence are considered. The analytical expressions for the intensity, the beam width and the PIB are derived, and illustrative examples are given numerically. It is shown that the maximum intensity/max and the PIB decrease and w（z） increases as the refraction index structure constant Cn^2 increases. Therefore, the turbulence results in a degradation of the beam quality. However, the resulting partially coherent beam with a smaller value of spatial correlation parameter γ and larger values of separate distance Xd and beam number M is less affected by the turbulence than that with a larger value of y and smaller values of Xd and M. The main results obtained in this paper are explained physically.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10674038 and 10604042)National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2006CB302901)
文摘This paper discusses the amplitude-squared squeezing for the superposition of two coherent states with their phase differences being separately π/2, 3π/2, and π1, as well as for the superposition state of two pseudoclassical states. According to the analysis, it is found that the superposition state of two coherent states with their phase differences π/2 and 3π/2, and the superposition state of two pseudoclassical states both do exhibit the amplitude-squared squeezing. Also, some specific states are found to exhibit even stronger squeezing effects when relative phase of the superposition is equal to the average photon number. Amplitude-squared squeezing is dependent on the difference in phase between two coherent states.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10674025)the Doctoral Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No 20070386002)
文摘This paper proposes a scheme for generation of superpositions of coherent states of the effective bosonic mode in a collection of atoms. In the scheme an atomic sample interacts with a slightly detuned cavity mode and a resonant strong classical field. Under ceitain conditions the atomic system evolves from a coherent state to a superposition of coherent states.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10674025)the Doctoral Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20070386002)
文摘This paper proposes a scheme for generating arbitrary superpositions of several coherent states along a straight line for a cavity mode. In the scheme, several atoms are sent through a cavity initially in a strong coherent state. The superposition of several coherent states with desired coefficients may be generated if each atom is detected in the excited state after it exits the cavity. The scheme is based on resonant atom-cavity interaction and no classical field is required during and after the atom cavity interaction. Thus, the scheme is very simple and the interaction time is very short, which is important in view of decoherence.
基金教育部霍英东教育基金，the National Natural Science Foundation of China under，Funds from Fuzhou University
文摘We propose a method for the generation of superpositions of two-mode coherent states for the center-of-mass and relative vibrational modes of two trapped ions. In the scheme the ions are driven by a single travelling-wave laser field tuned to the carrier. Then a measurement of the internal states collapses the vibrational modes to the entangled coherent state.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.11371005)Hebei Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.A2012205013 and A2014205060)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No.3142014068)
文摘In the regime of weak nonlinearity we present two general,feasible schemes for manipulating photon states.One is an entangler for generating any one of the n-photon Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger(GHZ)states.Interactions of the incoming photons with crossKerr media followed by a phase shift gate and a measurement on a probe beam plus appropriate local operations using classical feed-forward of the measurement results allow one to obtain the desired states in a nearly deterministic manner.The second scheme discussed is an analyzer for multiphoton maximally entangled states,which is derived from the above entangler.In this scheme,all of the 2nn-photon GHZ states can,nearly deterministically,be discriminated.
