With the widespread application of quantum communication technology,there is an urgent need to enhance unconditionally secure key rates and capacity.Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution(MDI-QKD),pro...With the widespread application of quantum communication technology,there is an urgent need to enhance unconditionally secure key rates and capacity.Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution(MDI-QKD),proven to be immune to detection-side channel attacks,is a secure and reliable quantum communication scheme.The core of this scheme is Hong–Ou–Mandle(HOM)interference,a quantum optical phenomenon with no classical analog,where identical photons meeting on a symmetric beam splitter(BS)undergo interference and bunching.Any differences in the degrees of freedom(frequency,arrival time,spectrum,polarization,and the average number of photons per pulse)between the photons will deteriorate the interference visibility.Here,we demonstrate 16-channel weak coherent pulses(WCPs)of HOM interference with all channels’interference visibility over 46%based on two independent frequency-post-aligned soliton microcombs(SMCs).In our experiment,full locking and frequency alignment of the comb teeth between the two SMCs were achieved through pump frequency stabilization,SMC repetition rate locking,and fine tuning of the repetition rate.This demonstrates the feasibility of using independently generated SMCs as multi-wavelength sources for quantum communication.Meanwhile,SMC can achieve hundreds of frequency-stable comb teeth by locking only two parameters,which further reduces the complexity of frequency locking and the need for finding sufficient suitable frequency references compared to independent laser arrays.展开更多
Industrial coal-fired boiler is an important air pollutant emission source in China. The chain-grate boiler is the most extensively used type of industrial coal-fired boiler. An electrical low-pressure impactor, and a...Industrial coal-fired boiler is an important air pollutant emission source in China. The chain-grate boiler is the most extensively used type of industrial coal-fired boiler. An electrical low-pressure impactor, and a Dekati？ Low Pressure Impactor were applied to determine mass and number size distributions of PM10 at the inlet and the outlet of the particulate emission control devices at six coalfired chain-grate boilers. The mass size distribution of PM10 generated from coal-fired chain-grate boilers generally displays a bimodal distribution that contains a submicron mode and a coarse mode. The PM in the submicron mode for burning with raw coal contributes to 33% ± 10 % of PM10 emissions, much higher than those for pulverized boilers. And the PM in the submicron mode for burning with briquette contributes up to 86 % of PM10 emissions. Multiclones and scrubbers are not efficient for controlling PM10 emission. Their average collection efficiencies for sub-micron particle and super-micron particle are 34% and 78%, respectively. Operating conditions of industrial steam boilers have influence on PM generation. Peak of the submicron mode during normal operation period is larger than the start-up period.展开更多
基金Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(2021ZD0300701,2021ZD0301500)CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(YSBR-069)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(62075238,62205036)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB2800603)。
文摘With the widespread application of quantum communication technology,there is an urgent need to enhance unconditionally secure key rates and capacity.Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution(MDI-QKD),proven to be immune to detection-side channel attacks,is a secure and reliable quantum communication scheme.The core of this scheme is Hong–Ou–Mandle(HOM)interference,a quantum optical phenomenon with no classical analog,where identical photons meeting on a symmetric beam splitter(BS)undergo interference and bunching.Any differences in the degrees of freedom(frequency,arrival time,spectrum,polarization,and the average number of photons per pulse)between the photons will deteriorate the interference visibility.Here,we demonstrate 16-channel weak coherent pulses(WCPs)of HOM interference with all channels’interference visibility over 46%based on two independent frequency-post-aligned soliton microcombs(SMCs).In our experiment,full locking and frequency alignment of the comb teeth between the two SMCs were achieved through pump frequency stabilization,SMC repetition rate locking,and fine tuning of the repetition rate.This demonstrates the feasibility of using independently generated SMCs as multi-wavelength sources for quantum communication.Meanwhile,SMC can achieve hundreds of frequency-stable comb teeth by locking only two parameters,which further reduces the complexity of frequency locking and the need for finding sufficient suitable frequency references compared to independent laser arrays.
基金Acknowledgements This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 41275121 and 41575119） and the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China （No. 2013CB228505） and Beijing Municipal Science ＆ Technology Commission （Grant No. Z161100000716004）.
文摘Industrial coal-fired boiler is an important air pollutant emission source in China. The chain-grate boiler is the most extensively used type of industrial coal-fired boiler. An electrical low-pressure impactor, and a Dekati？ Low Pressure Impactor were applied to determine mass and number size distributions of PM10 at the inlet and the outlet of the particulate emission control devices at six coalfired chain-grate boilers. The mass size distribution of PM10 generated from coal-fired chain-grate boilers generally displays a bimodal distribution that contains a submicron mode and a coarse mode. The PM in the submicron mode for burning with raw coal contributes to 33% ± 10 % of PM10 emissions, much higher than those for pulverized boilers. And the PM in the submicron mode for burning with briquette contributes up to 86 % of PM10 emissions. Multiclones and scrubbers are not efficient for controlling PM10 emission. Their average collection efficiencies for sub-micron particle and super-micron particle are 34% and 78%, respectively. Operating conditions of industrial steam boilers have influence on PM generation. Peak of the submicron mode during normal operation period is larger than the start-up period.
