In this study,a high-ductility AZ91 magnesium alloy was fabricated by the novel continuous rheo-squeeze casting-extrusion(CRSCE)process.The semi-solid slurry was prepared by ultrasonic vibration(UV)treatment,then soli...In this study,a high-ductility AZ91 magnesium alloy was fabricated by the novel continuous rheo-squeeze casting-extrusion(CRSCE)process.The semi-solid slurry was prepared by ultrasonic vibration(UV)treatment,then solidified under pressure,and finally hot extruded.UV treatment can reduce the Al element content in primary grains and increase it in secondary grains.The refined Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase was scattered along secondary grain boundaries and then stretched into narrow,fibrous bands during the hot extrusion.The fibrous bands with proper separation distances can accelerate the dynamic recrystallization(DRX)process and suppress the growth of DRXed grains.Microcracks were initiated inside the brittle Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase and tended to propagate along the continuously distributed Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase during the tensile test.Thus,the tiny Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase in the billet and narrow,fibrous bands in as-extruded rods can prevent cracks from spreading and enhance ductility.Therefore,excellent comprehensive mechanical properties were obtained,with an ultimate tensile strength of 326.3 MPa and an elongation of 16.46%.The CRSCE method offers a novel way to fabricate high-ductility and high-alloyed magnesium alloys without homogenization.Microstructure regulation mechanisms of CRSCE,microstructural hereditary laws,and the effect of the Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase on mechanical properties were further discussed.展开更多
We propose an arbitrated quantum signature （AQS） scheme with continuous variable （CV） squeezed vacuum states, which requires three parties, i.e., the signer Alice, the verifier Bob and the arbitrator Charlie trust...We propose an arbitrated quantum signature （AQS） scheme with continuous variable （CV） squeezed vacuum states, which requires three parties, i.e., the signer Alice, the verifier Bob and the arbitrator Charlie trusted by Alice and Bob, and three phases consisting of the initial phase, the signature phase and the verification phase. We evaluate and compare the original state and the teleported state by using the fidelity and the beam splitter （BS） strategy. The security is ensured by the CV-based quantum key distribution （CV-QKD） and quantum teleportation of squeezed states. Security analyses show that the generated signature can be neither disavowed by the signer and the receiver nor counterfeited by anyone with the shared keys. Furthermore, the scheme can also detect other manners of potential attack although they may be successful. Also, the integrality and authenticity of the transmitted messages can be guaranteed. Compared to the signature scheme of CV-based coherent states, our scheme has better encoding efficiency and performance. It is a potential high-speed quantum signature scheme with high repetition rate and detection efficiency which can be achieved by using the standard off-the-shelf components when compared to the discrete-variable （DV） quantum signature scheme.展开更多
We present a realistic scheme for the entanglement swapping of continuous variable, in which a two-mode squeezed vacuum state serves as a quantum channel. The position sum and momentum difference of two local modes ar...We present a realistic scheme for the entanglement swapping of continuous variable, in which a two-mode squeezed vacuum state serves as a quantum channel. The position sum and momentum difference of two local modes are measured. By taking the input entangled state also as a two-mode squeezed vacuum state, we investigate the average fidelity and the yon Neumann entropy of the output state. The results show that the perfect teleportation can be achieved by increasing the squeezing of the quantum channel and that any nonzero squeezing in both the quantum channel and the input entangled state is sufficient to swap the entanglement.展开更多
The difficulty of quantum key agreement is to realize its security and fairness at the same time.This paper presents a new three-party quantum key agreement protocol based on continuous variable single-mode squeezed s...The difficulty of quantum key agreement is to realize its security and fairness at the same time.This paper presents a new three-party quantum key agreement protocol based on continuous variable single-mode squeezed state.The three parties participating in the agreement are peer entities,making same contributions to the final key.Any one or two participants of the agreement cannot determine the shared key separately.The security analysis shows that the proposed protocol can resist both external and internal attacks.展开更多
A quantum teleportation scheme to teleport a kind of tripartite entangled states of continuous variables by using a quantum channel composed of three bipartite entangled states is proposed. The joint Bell measurement ...A quantum teleportation scheme to teleport a kind of tripartite entangled states of continuous variables by using a quantum channel composed of three bipartite entangled states is proposed. The joint Bell measurement is feasible because the bipartite entangled states are complete and the squeezed state has a natural representation in the entangled state basis. The calculation is greatly simplified by using the Schmidt decomposition of the entangled states.展开更多
Based on the coherent entangled state ｜a, x〉 we introduce the squeezed entangled state （SES）. Then we propose a teleportation protocol for the SES by using Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entangled state ｜η〉 as a quant...Based on the coherent entangled state ｜a, x〉 we introduce the squeezed entangled state （SES）. Then we propose a teleportation protocol for the SES by using Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entangled state ｜η〉 as a quantum channel. The calculation is greatly simplified by virtue of the Schmidt decompositions of both ｜a, x〉 and ｜η〉. Any bipartite states that can be expanded in terms of ｜a, x〉 may be teleported in this way due to the completeness of ｜a, x〉.展开更多
Extending the recent work completed by Fan et al. [Front. Phys. 9（1）, 74 （2014）] to a two-mode case, we investigate how a two-mode squeezed vacuum evolves when it undergoes a two-mode amplitude dissipative channel...Extending the recent work completed by Fan et al. [Front. Phys. 9（1）, 74 （2014）] to a two-mode case, we investigate how a two-mode squeezed vacuum evolves when it undergoes a two-mode amplitude dissipative channel, with the same decay rate ~, using the continuous-variable entangled state approach. Our analytical results show that the initial pure-squeezed vacuum state evolves into a definite mixed state with entanglement and squeezing, decaying over time as a result of amplitude decay. We also investigate the time evolutions of the photon number distribution, the Wigner function, and the optical tomogram in this channel. Our results indicate that the evolved photon number distribution is related to Jacobi polynomials, the Wigner function has a standard Gaussian distribution （corresponding to the vacuum） at long periods, losing its nonclassicality due to amplitude decay, and a larger squeezing leads to a longer decay time.展开更多
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52175321).
文摘In this study,a high-ductility AZ91 magnesium alloy was fabricated by the novel continuous rheo-squeeze casting-extrusion(CRSCE)process.The semi-solid slurry was prepared by ultrasonic vibration(UV)treatment,then solidified under pressure,and finally hot extruded.UV treatment can reduce the Al element content in primary grains and increase it in secondary grains.The refined Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase was scattered along secondary grain boundaries and then stretched into narrow,fibrous bands during the hot extrusion.The fibrous bands with proper separation distances can accelerate the dynamic recrystallization(DRX)process and suppress the growth of DRXed grains.Microcracks were initiated inside the brittle Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase and tended to propagate along the continuously distributed Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase during the tensile test.Thus,the tiny Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase in the billet and narrow,fibrous bands in as-extruded rods can prevent cracks from spreading and enhance ductility.Therefore,excellent comprehensive mechanical properties were obtained,with an ultimate tensile strength of 326.3 MPa and an elongation of 16.46%.The CRSCE method offers a novel way to fabricate high-ductility and high-alloyed magnesium alloys without homogenization.Microstructure regulation mechanisms of CRSCE,microstructural hereditary laws,and the effect of the Mg_(17)Al_(12) phase on mechanical properties were further discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61379153 and 61572529)
文摘We propose an arbitrated quantum signature （AQS） scheme with continuous variable （CV） squeezed vacuum states, which requires three parties, i.e., the signer Alice, the verifier Bob and the arbitrator Charlie trusted by Alice and Bob, and three phases consisting of the initial phase, the signature phase and the verification phase. We evaluate and compare the original state and the teleported state by using the fidelity and the beam splitter （BS） strategy. The security is ensured by the CV-based quantum key distribution （CV-QKD） and quantum teleportation of squeezed states. Security analyses show that the generated signature can be neither disavowed by the signer and the receiver nor counterfeited by anyone with the shared keys. Furthermore, the scheme can also detect other manners of potential attack although they may be successful. Also, the integrality and authenticity of the transmitted messages can be guaranteed. Compared to the signature scheme of CV-based coherent states, our scheme has better encoding efficiency and performance. It is a potential high-speed quantum signature scheme with high repetition rate and detection efficiency which can be achieved by using the standard off-the-shelf components when compared to the discrete-variable （DV） quantum signature scheme.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 20477043）.
文摘We present a realistic scheme for the entanglement swapping of continuous variable, in which a two-mode squeezed vacuum state serves as a quantum channel. The position sum and momentum difference of two local modes are measured. By taking the input entangled state also as a two-mode squeezed vacuum state, we investigate the average fidelity and the yon Neumann entropy of the output state. The results show that the perfect teleportation can be achieved by increasing the squeezing of the quantum channel and that any nonzero squeezing in both the quantum channel and the input entangled state is sufficient to swap the entanglement.
基金Supported by Beijing Natural Science Foundation under Grant Nos.4182006,4162005National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61572053,61472048,61671087,U1636106,61602019,61502016
文摘The difficulty of quantum key agreement is to realize its security and fairness at the same time.This paper presents a new three-party quantum key agreement protocol based on continuous variable single-mode squeezed state.The three parties participating in the agreement are peer entities,making same contributions to the final key.Any one or two participants of the agreement cannot determine the shared key separately.The security analysis shows that the proposed protocol can resist both external and internal attacks.
文摘A quantum teleportation scheme to teleport a kind of tripartite entangled states of continuous variables by using a quantum channel composed of three bipartite entangled states is proposed. The joint Bell measurement is feasible because the bipartite entangled states are complete and the squeezed state has a natural representation in the entangled state basis. The calculation is greatly simplified by using the Schmidt decomposition of the entangled states.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 10475056 and 10647133, and the Research Foundation of the Education Department of Jiangxi Province under Grant No. [2007]22
文摘Based on the coherent entangled state ｜a, x〉 we introduce the squeezed entangled state （SES）. Then we propose a teleportation protocol for the SES by using Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entangled state ｜η〉 as a quantum channel. The calculation is greatly simplified by virtue of the Schmidt decompositions of both ｜a, x〉 and ｜η〉. Any bipartite states that can be expanded in terms of ｜a, x〉 may be teleported in this way due to the completeness of ｜a, x〉.
基金We are grateful to Prof. Hsi-Sheng Goan for valuable support during writing the paper. The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 11347026） and the Natural Science Foundation of Shan- dong Province （Grant Nos. ZR2016AM03 and ZR2017MA011）.
文摘Extending the recent work completed by Fan et al. [Front. Phys. 9（1）, 74 （2014）] to a two-mode case, we investigate how a two-mode squeezed vacuum evolves when it undergoes a two-mode amplitude dissipative channel, with the same decay rate ~, using the continuous-variable entangled state approach. Our analytical results show that the initial pure-squeezed vacuum state evolves into a definite mixed state with entanglement and squeezing, decaying over time as a result of amplitude decay. We also investigate the time evolutions of the photon number distribution, the Wigner function, and the optical tomogram in this channel. Our results indicate that the evolved photon number distribution is related to Jacobi polynomials, the Wigner function has a standard Gaussian distribution （corresponding to the vacuum） at long periods, losing its nonclassicality due to amplitude decay, and a larger squeezing leads to a longer decay time.
