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Đujić M, Buhin D, Šantić N, Aumiler D, Ban T. Comparative analysis of light storage in antirelaxation-coated and buffer-gas-filled alkali vapor cells. Sci Rep 2024; 14:14467. [PMID: 38914638 PMCID: PMC11196283 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63489-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024] Open
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We explore light storage in antirelaxation-coated and buffer-gas-filled alkali vapor cells, employing electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in warm rubidium vapor. We conduct a comparative study of light storage performance under identical experimental conditions for these two cell types. Using a buffer-gas-filled cell resulted in approximately a tenfold improvement in memory efficiency and storage time compared to antirelaxation-coated cells. Moreover, we demonstrate that memory efficiency can be further enhanced by choosing a near-resonant EIT Λ -scheme over a resonant one. Our findings provide valuable insights for optimizing light storage, thereby contributing to the development of field-deployable quantum memories.
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- M Đujić
- Institute of Physics, Centre for Advanced Laser Techniques, Bijenička cesta 46, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Physics, Centre for Advanced Laser Techniques, Bijenička cesta 46, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Physics, Centre for Advanced Laser Techniques, Bijenička cesta 46, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Institute of Physics, Centre for Advanced Laser Techniques, Bijenička cesta 46, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institute of Physics, Centre for Advanced Laser Techniques, Bijenička cesta 46, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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Niu W, Qin L, Shi Z, Zhang Y, Xia S, Feng X, Wang Q, Liu J, Zhao Z, Zhu Z, Li W, Zhao X. Real-imaginary spectrum decomposition of the transparency spectra in microwave dressed Rydberg systems. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:21374-21388. [PMID: 38859492 DOI: 10.1364/oe.520789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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To distinguish the contributions of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and Autler-Townes splitting (ATS) in their applications in precision laser spectroscopy, we propose a real-imaginary spectrum decomposition method to investigate the transparency spectra in a four-level microwave (MW) dressed Rydberg system. We show that the opening transparency windows in the absorption spectra of probe field is a prominent character by EIT, EIT-ATS crossover, and ATS when the MW field is turned off and the intensity of the control field is adjusted. When the MW field is turned on and gradually increased, the EIT is destroyed and disappears. In addition, the most prominent characters that open a transparency window are the EIT-ATS crossover and the ATS. Then, if we further increase the intensity of the MW field, we find that the transparency windows open mainly due to the ATS. Compared to the previous considerations of this issue, which were limited to three-level systems, our four-level scheme reported here is useful for understanding the features of quantum interference in multilevel atomic systems, and has potential applications to study enhanced sensitivity, measurement spectroscopic, quantum processing, quantum communication, and transmission.
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Chang CC, Chen YH, Chen GY. Electromagnetically induced transparency and quantum enhancement of transmission via dressed bloch photons in an array of three-level Λ-type atoms. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:11307-11322. [PMID: 38570981 DOI: 10.1364/oe.519821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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We investigate the interactions between an array of three-level atoms and two photon fields with distinct frequencies employing quantum electrodynamics (QED). The control beam, as expected, has a considerably higher intensity than the probe beam, and the probe photon's eigenstate notably then appears as a distinctive dressed Bloch wave. We calculate the dispersion relation and quantum amplitude of the probe photons for their transmission. At positions predicting electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) phenomena, we unveil remarkable enhancements in the transmission of the probe beam. Crucially, these enhancements are intricately linked to the unique characteristics of the dressed Bloch wave eigenstate. Moreover, we demonstrate that modulating frequency and intensity of the control beam and the lattice constant would further tune these enhancements. Our study highlights the crucial role of the dressed Bloch wave eigenstate in substantially amplifying targeted light beams, thereby significantly enhancing the detection sensitivity for minute electromagnetic signals and emphasizing its pivotal role in unveiling intriguing phenomena.
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Nakanishi T. Storage and retrieval of electromagnetic waves in a metasurface based on bound states in the continuum by conductivity modulation. OPTICS LETTERS 2023; 48:5891-5894. [PMID: 37966745 DOI: 10.1364/ol.501883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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In this study, we develop a time-varying metasurface based on the bound states in the continuum (BIC) with variable conductors, to store electromagnetic waves. The storage and retrieval of electromagnetic waves are demonstrated numerically through dynamic switching between quasi-BIC and BIC states by modulating the variable conductors. The storage efficiency exhibits oscillatory behaviors with respect to the timing of storage and retrieval. These behaviors can be attributed to the interference of a resonant mode and a static mode that is formed by direct current. In addition, the storage efficiency of a single-layer metasurface can reach 35% under ideal conditions.
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Zhang J, Li J, Chen S, Wen K, Liu W. Quadruple Plasmon-Induced Transparency and Dynamic Tuning Based on Bilayer Graphene Terahertz Metamaterial. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2474. [PMID: 37686982 PMCID: PMC10490479 DOI: 10.3390/nano13172474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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This study proposes a terahertz metamaterial structure composed of a silicon-graphene-silicon sandwich, aiming to achieve quadruple plasmon-induced transparency (PIT). This phenomenon arises from the interaction coupling of bright-dark modes within the structure. The results obtained from the coupled mode theory (CMT) calculations align with the simulations ones using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. Based on the electric field distributions at the resonant frequencies of the five bright modes, it is found that the energy localizations of the original five bright modes undergo diffusion and transfer under the influence of the dark mode. Additionally, the impact of the Fermi level of graphene on the transmission spectrum is discussed. The results reveal that the modulation depths (MDs) of 94.0%, 92.48%, 93.54%, 96.54%, 97.51%, 92.86%, 94.82%, and 88.20%, with corresponding insertion losses (ILs) of 0.52 dB, 0.98 dB, 1.37 dB, 0.70 dB, 0.43 dB, 0.63 dB, 0.16 dB, and 0.17 dB at the specific frequencies, are obtained, achieving multiple switching effects. This model holds significant potential for applications in versatile modulators and optical switches in the terahertz range.
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- Jiayu Zhang
- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (J.Z.); (J.L.); (S.C.)
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (J.Z.); (J.L.); (S.C.)
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (J.Z.); (J.L.); (S.C.)
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; (J.Z.); (J.L.); (S.C.)
- Institute of Advanced Photonics Technology, School of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China;
- Key Laboratory of Photonic Technology for Integrated Sensing and Communication, Ministry of Education of China, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Advanced Photonics Technology, School of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China;
- Key Laboratory of Photonic Technology for Integrated Sensing and Communication, Ministry of Education of China, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Stefaniuk T, Nicholls LH, Córdova-Castro RM, Nasir ME, Zayats AV. Nonlocality-Enabled Pulse Management in Epsilon-Near-Zero Metamaterials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2107023. [PMID: 35025119 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ultrashort optical pulses are integral to probing various physical, chemical, and biological phenomena and feature in a whole host of applications, not least in data communications. Super- and subluminal pulse propagation and dispersion management (DM) are two of the greatest challenges in producing or counteracting modifications of ultrashort optical pulses when precise control over pulse characteristics is required. Progress in modern photonics toward integrated solutions and applications has intensified this need for greater control of ultrafast pulses in nanoscale dimensions. Metamaterials, with their unique ability to provide designed optical properties, offer a new avenue for temporal pulse engineering. Here an epsilon-near-zero metamaterial is employed, exhibiting strong nonlocal (spatial dispersion) effects, to temporally shape optical pulses. The authors experimentally demonstrate, over a wide bandwidth of tens of THz, the ability to switch from sub to superluminal and further to "backward" pulse propagation (±c/20) in the same metamaterial device by simply controlling the angle of illumination. Both the amplitude and phase of a 10 ps pulse can be controlled through DM in this subwavelength device. Shaping ultrashort optical pulses with metamaterials promises to be advantageous in laser physics, optical communications, imaging, and spectroscopy applications using both integrated and free-standing devices.
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- Tomasz Stefaniuk
- Department of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
- Department of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, Warsaw, 02-093, Poland
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- Department of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
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- Department of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
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- Department of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
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- Department of Physics and London Centre for Nanotechnology, King's College London, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
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Xiao W, Liu M, Wu T, Peng X, Guo H. Femtotesla Atomic Magnetometer Employing Diffusion Optical Pumping to Search for Exotic Spin-Dependent Interactions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:143201. [PMID: 37084454 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.143201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Searching for beyond-the-standard-model interactions has been of interest in quantum sensing. Here, we demonstrate a method, both theoretically and experimentally, to search for the spin- and velocity-dependent interaction with an atomic magnetometer at the centimeter scale. By probing the diffused optically polarized atoms, undesirable effects coming along with the optical pumping, such as light shifts and power-broadening effects, are suppressed, which enables a 1.4 fT_{rms}/Hz^{1/2} noise floor and the reduced systematic errors of the atomic magnetometer. Our method sets the most stringent laboratory experiment constraints on the coupling strength between electrons and nucleons for the force range λ>0.7 mm at 1σ confidence. The limit is more than 3 orders of magnitude tighter than the previous constraints for the force range between 1 mm∼10 mm, and one order of magnitude tighter for the force range above 10 mm.
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- Wei Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, and Center for Quantum Information Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, and Center for Quantum Information Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, and Center for Quantum Information Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, and Center for Quantum Information Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Electronics, and Center for Quantum Information Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Liu H, Wang M, Jiao H, Lu J, Fan W, Li S, Wang H. Cavity-enhanced and temporally multiplexed atom-photon entanglement interface. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:7200-7211. [PMID: 36859856 DOI: 10.1364/oe.483444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Practical realization of quantum repeaters requires quantum memories with high retrieval efficiency, multi-mode storage capacities, and long lifetimes. Here, we report a high-retrieval-efficiency and temporally multiplexed atom-photon entanglement source. A train of 12 write pulses in time is applied to a cold atomic ensemble along different directions, which generates temporally multiplexed pairs of Stokes photons and spin waves via Duan-Lukin-Cirac-Zoller processes. The two arms of a polarization interferometer are used to encode photonic qubits of 12 Stokes temporal modes. The multiplexed spin-wave qubits, each of which is entangled with one Stokes qubit, are stored in a "clock" coherence. A ring cavity that resonates simultaneously with the two arms of the interferometer is used to enhance retrieval from the spin-wave qubits, with the intrinsic retrieval efficiency reaching 70.4%. The multiplexed source gives rise to a ∼12.1-fold increase in atom-photon entanglement-generation probability compared to the single-mode source. The measured Bell parameter for the multiplexed atom-photon entanglement is 2.21(2), along with a memory lifetime of up to ∼125 µs.
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Zhao G, Zhu J, Hou J, Chen Y, Lin J, Cheng Y, Chen X, Zheng Y, Wan W. Controllable EIT-like mode splitting in a chiral microcavity. OPTICS LETTERS 2023; 48:755-758. [PMID: 36723581 DOI: 10.1364/ol.482912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two coupled resonance modes can lead to exotic transmission spectra due to internal interference processes. Examples include electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in atoms and mode splitting in optics. The ability to control individual modes plays a crucial role in controlling such transmission spectra for practical applications. Here we experimentally demonstrate a controllable EIT-like mode splitting in a single microcavity using a double-port excitation. The mode splitting caused by internal coupling between two counter-propagating resonances can be effectively controlled by varying the power of the two inputs, as well as their relative phase. Moreover, the presence of asymmetric scattering in the microcavity leads to chiral behaviors in the mode splitting in the two propagating directions, manifesting itself in terms of a Fano-like resonance mode. These results may offer a compact platform for a tunable device in all-optical information processing.
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Weng M, Tian T, Wang Z. Vibration induced transparency: Simulating an optomechanical system via the cavity QED setup with a movable atom. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 3:50-56. [PMID: 38933573 PMCID: PMC11197654 DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2022.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We simulate an optomechanical system via a cavity QED scenario with a movable atom and investigate its application in the tiny mass sensing. We find that the steady-state solution of the system exhibits a multiple stability behavior, which is similar to that in the optomechanical system. We explain this phenomenon by the opto-mechanical interaction term in the effective Hamiltonian. Due to the dressed states formed by the effective coupling between the vibration degree of the atom and the optical mode in the cavity, we observe a narrow transparent window in the output field. We utilize this vibration induced transparency phenomenon to perform the tiny mass sensing. We hope our study will broaden the application of the cavity QED system to quantum technologies.
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- Mingzhu Weng
- Center for Quantum Sciences and School of Physics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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- School of Science, Changchun University, Changchun 130022, China
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- Center for Quantum Sciences and School of Physics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
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Kim US, Kim YH. Simultaneous Trapping of Two Optical Pulses in an Atomic Ensemble as Stationary Light Pulses. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:093601. [PMID: 36083682 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.093601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The stationary light pulse (SLP) refers to a zero-group-velocity optical pulse in an atomic ensemble prepared by two counterpropagating driving fields. Despite the uniqueness of an optical pulse trapped within an atomic medium without a cavity, observations of SLP so far have been limited to trapping a single optical pulse due to the stringent SLP phase-matching condition, and this has severely hindered the development of SLP-based applications. In this Letter, we first show theoretically that the SLP process in fact supports two phase-matching conditions and we then utilize the result to experimentally demonstrate simultaneous SLP trapping of two optical pulses for the duration from 0.8 to 2.0 μs. The characteristic dissipation time, obtained by the release efficiency measurement from the SLP trapping state, is 1.22 μs, which corresponds to an effective Q factor of 2.9×10^{9}. Our Letter is expected to bring forth interesting SLP-based applications, such as, efficient photon-photon interaction, spatially multimode coherent quantum memory, creation of exotic photonic gas states, etc.
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- U-Shin Kim
- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea
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Su K, Zhong Y, Zhang S, Li J, Zou CL, Wang Y, Yan H, Zhu SL. Quantum Interference between Nonidentical Single Particles. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:093604. [PMID: 36083656 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.093604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Quantum interference between identical single particles reveals the intrinsic quantum statistic nature of particles, which could not be interpreted through classical physics. Here, we demonstrate quantum interference between nonidentical bosons using a generalized beam splitter based on a quantum memory. The Hong-Ou-Mandel type interference between single photons and single magnons with high visibility is demonstrated, and the crossover from the bosonic to fermionic quantum statistics is observed by tuning the beam splitter to be non-Hermitian. Moreover, multiparticle interference that simulates the behavior of three fermions by three input photons is realized. Our work extends the understanding of the quantum interference effects and demonstrates a versatile experimental platform for studying and engineering quantum statistics of particles.
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- Keyu Su
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter, Frontier Research Institute for Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter, Frontier Research Institute for Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter, Frontier Research Institute for Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter, Frontier Research Institute for Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Quantum Precision Measurement, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials, School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory of Quantum Matter, Frontier Research Institute for Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Sun Y, Zhang D, Zhang H. Tailoring dual-band electromagnetically induced transparency with polarization conversions in a dielectric-metal hybrid metastructure. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:30574-30591. [PMID: 36242158 DOI: 10.1364/oe.465895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Metastructure analogs of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) provide a new approach for engineering realizations of nonlinear optical manipulations regardless of harsh conditions; further can be employed in polarization conversions for its low-loss transmission and phase modulation. In this work, dual-band EIT in a dielectric-metal hybrid metasurface achieved via providing different coupling channels is theoretically investigated with a maximum group delay of 404 ps. The linear-to-circular polarization conversion (LCPC) behaviors are observed respectively holding the transmittance of 0.58 at 0.68 THz, 0.73 at 0.76 THz, 0.61 at 0.90 THz, 0.53 at 0.99 THz, owning to the asymmetric EIT responses in the transverse magnetic (TM) and transverse electric (TE) modes incidence. On the other hand, phase-transition VO2 is doped to perturb the dark mode resonances. With its conductivity σ = 105 S/m, dual transparency peaks transform into unimodal broadband transmission windows with relative bandwidths of 17.1% and 9.1% under the TE and TM excitations apart. Induced LCPC possesses a bandwidth of 10.4% centered at 0.76 THz attributed to the drastic dispersion. The as-proposed design exploits pattern asymmetry of EIT responses to realize LCPC, promising the wide prospect of reconfigurable multiplexings.
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Cao P, Li Y, Deng Y, Wu Y. Constant frequency reconfigurable terahertz metasurface based on tunable electromagnetically induced transparency-like approach. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:405206. [PMID: 35772294 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac7d60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A terahertz constant frequency reconfigurable metasurface based on tunable electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT)-like property was designed, whose transparency window frequency did not vary with Fermi energy. This structure was composed of two single-layer graphene resonators, namely, left double big rings and right double small rings. An evident transparency window (EIT-like phenomenon) was caused by the near-field coupling between bright modes of the two resonators in the transmission spectrum, in which amplitude over 80% was acquired at 1.98 THz. By individually reconfiguring the Fermi energy of each resonator, the EIT-like effects, transparency window amplitude, modulation speed and group delay could be actively controlled while the frequency of EIT-like window remained constant. Significantly, the transparency window was fully modulated without changing the frequency, and the maximum modulation depth reached 78%. Furthermore, the modulation speed also increased because the total graphene areaAwas effectively reduced in the proposed structure. Compared with other metasurface structures, the modulation properties of the proposed structure showed higher performance while the EIT-like window frequency remained static. This research provides an alternative method for developing constant frequency reconfigurable modulation terahertz devices (such as optical switches and modulators), as well as a potential approach for miniaturization of terahertz devices.
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- Pengfei Cao
- School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Yang S, Zhang X, Sun H. Exceptional point protected robust on-chip optical logic gates. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2022; 2:20210243. [PMID: 37323707 PMCID: PMC10191016 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Optical logic gates are crucial components for information processing and communication using photons. Current optical logic gates typically rely on the light interference principle which requires an accurate manipulation of the dynamical phase of light, making the device quite sensitive to system disturbances such as fabrication errors. Here we introduce non-Hermitian principles into the design of optical logic gates that work in the signal transmission process. We propose an exclusive-or gate for silicon-on-insulator platform by employing the physics in the exceptional point (EP) encirclement process. The EP induced mode switching behavior is applied to manipulate the phase of light which is topologically protected by the energy surface around the EP. As a result, the performance of the device is found to be extremely robust to structural parameter disturbances. The proposed non-Hermitian principle is expected to find applications for other on-chip photonic devices toward high robust performance.
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- Song‐Rui Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated OptoelectronicsCollege of Electronic Science and EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchunChina
- College of PhysicsJilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated OptoelectronicsCollege of Electronic Science and EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchunChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated OptoelectronicsCollege of Electronic Science and EngineeringJilin UniversityChangchunChina
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and InstrumentsDepartment of Precision InstrumentTsinghua UniversityHaidianBeijingChina
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Chang CC, Chen YH, Chen GY, Lin L. Manipulating quantum interference of dressed photon fields. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:18156-18167. [PMID: 36221622 DOI: 10.1364/oe.455247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Through quantum electrodynamics (QED) we investigate the interactions between a three-level atom and two photon fields under perturbation limit. The dispersion relation and (relative) transmission of the probe photons are obtained by calculating the corresponding Feynman diagrams. The quantum interference in this three-level system such as Fano resonance and electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) can be tuned by varying the intensities of the control and probe beams. Moreover, by considering that the control beam with periodic modulation, that is, the so-called Landau-Zener-Stückelberg (LZS) type source, the accumulated phase after Landau-Zener transitions is found to show the alternating Fano (EIT) lineshapes in the transmission of the probe photons. We further find that the transmissions can become almost stationary in addition to a wide EIT window in time even though the control beam is a LZS-type oscillating source.
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Arkhipov M, Arkhipov R, Babushkin I, Rosanov N. Self-Stopping of Light. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:203901. [PMID: 35657893 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.203901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Here, we show that light can bring itself to a complete standstill (self-stop) via self-interaction mediated by the resonant nonlinearity in a fully homogeneous medium. An intense few-cycle pulse, entering the medium, may reshape to form a strongly coupled light-matter bundle, in which the energy is transferred from light to the medium and back periodically on the single-cycle scale. Such oscillating structure can decelerate, alter its propagation direction, and even completely stop, depending on the state of its internal degrees of freedom. This phenomenon is expected to occur in the few-cycle strong-field regime when the Rabi oscillation frequency becomes comparable with the frequency of the incoming light.
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- Mikhail Arkhipov
- St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
- Ioffe Institute, Politekhnicheskaya strasse 26, St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
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- Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering-Innovation Across Disciplines), Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany
- Max Born Institute, Max-Born-Strasse 2a, Berlin 10117, Germany
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- St. Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia
- Ioffe Institute, Politekhnicheskaya strasse 26, St. Petersburg 194021, Russia
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Ma L, Lei X, Yan J, Li R, Chai T, Yan Z, Jia X, Xie C, Peng K. High-performance cavity-enhanced quantum memory with warm atomic cell. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2368. [PMID: 35501315 PMCID: PMC9061733 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30077-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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AbstractHigh-performance quantum memory for quantized states of light is a prerequisite building block of quantum information technology. Despite great progresses of optical quantum memories based on interactions of light and atoms, physical features of these memories still cannot satisfy requirements for applications in practical quantum information systems, since all of them suffer from trade-off between memory efficiency and excess noise. Here, we report a high-performance cavity-enhanced electromagnetically-induced-transparency memory with warm atomic cell in which a scheme of optimizing the spatial and temporal modes based on the time-reversal approach is applied. The memory efficiency up to 67 ± 1% is directly measured and a noise level close to quantum noise limit is simultaneously reached. It has been experimentally demonstrated that the average fidelities for a set of input coherent states with different phases and amplitudes within a Gaussian distribution have exceeded the classical benchmark fidelities. Thus the realized quantum memory platform has been capable of preserving quantized optical states, and is ready to be applied in quantum information systems, such as distributed quantum logic gates and quantum-enhanced atomic magnetometry.
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Zhou T, Chen S, Zhang X, Zhang X, Hu H, Wang Y. Electromagnetically induced transparency based on a carbon nanotube film terahertz metasurface. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:15436-15445. [PMID: 35473263 DOI: 10.1364/oe.457768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, we present a study of bright-bright mode electromagnetically induced transparency based on carbon nanotube films terahertz metasurface consisting of an array of two asymmetric split rings. Under the excitation of terahertz wave, the electromagnetically induced transparency window can be obviously observed. The simulation results agree with the theoretical results. The formation mechanism of the transparent window in bright-bright mode electromagnetically induced transparency is further analyzed. Moreover, the sensing performance of the proposed terahertz metasurface is investigated and the sensitivity can reach to 320 GHz/RIU. To verify the slow light characteristics of the device, the group delay of the terahertz metasurface is calculated and the value is 2.12 ps. The proposed metasurface device and the design strategies provide opportunities for electromagnetically induced transparency applications, such as sensors, optical memories, and flexible terahertz functional devices.
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Ren S, Zhao Y, Wang S, Chen Z, Xu Y, Mo Z, Wang X, Shen B, Qu J, Hu R, Liu L. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering from an electromagnetic induced transparency substrate for the determination of hepatocellular carcinoma. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:12387-12396. [PMID: 35472875 DOI: 10.1364/oe.455350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful analytical method that is especially suitable for the detection of protein molecules. Detection sensitivity of SERS is directly related to the enhancement factor of the substrate, which is dependent on the strength of a local surface electric field generated by surface plasmonic resonance from substrate. In this study, an electromagnetic induced transparency like (EIT-like) metamaterial was used as the SERS substrate. The corresponding plasmonic resonance structure not only produces stronger optical near field but also reduces the spectral line broadening due to radiation damping. This is very beneficial for SERS process, which is strongly dependent on electric field intensity, to improve the sensitivity of SERS detection. Compared with the single resonance mode substrate, the enhancement factor for SERS with the double-mode substrate was increased by an order of magnitude. The obtained EIT-like substrate was used as a SERS-active substrate to detect Lens culinaris agglutinin (LCA)-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3), a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-specific maker. Experimental results are in good agreement with the clinical diagnosis, which demonstrates the potential application of metamaterials in the SERS-based diagnosis and biosensing.
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Bustard PJ, Bonsma-Fisher K, Hnatovsky C, Grobnic D, Mihailov SJ, England D, Sussman BJ. Toward a Quantum Memory in a Fiber Cavity Controlled by Intracavity Frequency Translation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:120501. [PMID: 35394321 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.120501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We propose a quantum memory protocol based on trapping photons in a fiber-integrated cavity, comprised of a birefringent fiber with dichroic reflective end facets. Photons are switched into resonance with the fiber cavity by intracavity Bragg-scattering frequency translation, driven by ancillary control pulses. After the storage delay, photons are switched out of resonance with the cavity, again by intracavity frequency translation. We demonstrate storage of quantum-level THz-bandwidth coherent states for a lifetime up to 16 cavity round trips, or 200 ns, and a maximum overall efficiency of 73%.
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- Philip J Bustard
- National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada
- Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
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Tunable Triple Plasmonically Induced Transparency in Triangular Cavities Coupled with an MDM Waveguide. PHOTONICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics9020100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this paper, a side-coupled triangle cavity in a plasmonic waveguide structure is proposed and numerically analyzed by the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method and coupled mode theory (CMT). Triple plasmonically induced transparency (PIT) was achieved when an extra triangle was added into the structure, and the transmission characteristics were investigated. This novel structure has a maximal sensitivity of 933 nm/RIU when used as a sensor and a contrast ratio of 4 dB. Moreover, the tunability of PIT can be realized by filling the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) E7 into the triangles. The refractive index of E7 changes with the applied electric field. Given that E7 is also sensitive to temperature, this structure can be used as a temperature sensor with a sensitivity of 0.29 nm/°C. It is believed that this tunable structure with PIT may have potential applications in highly integrated optical circuits.
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Hsu H, Cheng CY, Shiu JS, Chen LC, Chen YF. Quantum fidelity of electromagnetically induced transparency: the full quantum theory. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:2097-2111. [PMID: 35209357 DOI: 10.1364/oe.448334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We present a full quantum model to study the fidelity of single photons with different quantum states propagating in a medium exhibiting electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). By using the general reservoir theory, we can calculate the quantum state of the transmitted probe photons that reveal the EIT phenomenon predicted by semiclassical theory while reflecting the influence of the quantum fluctuations of the strong coupling field. Our study shows that the coupling field fluctuations not only change the quantum state of the probe photons, but also slightly affect its transmittance. Moreover, we demonstrate that the squeezed coupling field can enhance the influence of its fluctuations on the quantum state of the probe photons, which means that the EIT effect can be manipulated by controlling the quantum state properties of the coupling field. The full quantum theory in this paper is suitable for studying quantum systems related to the EIT mechanism that would allow us to examine various quantum effects in EIT-based systems from a full quantum perspective.
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Moreno-Cardoner M, Goncalves D, Chang DE. Quantum Nonlinear Optics Based on Two-Dimensional Rydberg Atom Arrays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:263602. [PMID: 35029476 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.263602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We propose the combination of subwavelength, two-dimensional atomic arrays and Rydberg interactions as a powerful platform to realize strong, coherent interactions between individual photons with high fidelity. The atomic spatial ordering guarantees efficient atom-light interactions without the possibility of scattering light into unwanted directions, allowing the array to act as a perfect mirror for individual photons. In turn, Rydberg interactions enable single photons to alter the optical response of the array within a potentially large blockade radius R_{b}, which can effectively punch a large "hole" for subsequent photons. We show that such a system enables a coherent photon-photon gate or switch, with a significantly better error scaling (∼R_{b}^{-4}) than in a disordered ensemble. We also investigate the optical properties of the system in the limit of strong input intensities and show that this many-body quantum driven dissipative system can be modeled well by a semiclassical model based on holes punched in a classical mirror.
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- M Moreno-Cardoner
- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 21a, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Departament de Física Quàntica i Astrofísica and Institut de Ciències del Cosmos, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
- ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, 08015 Barcelona, Spain
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Wu T, Wang G, Jia Y, Shao Y, Chen C, Han J, Gao Y, Gao Y. Dual-Spectral Plasmon-Induced Transparent Terahertz Metamaterial with Independently Tunable Amplitude and Frequency. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11112876. [PMID: 34835641 PMCID: PMC8618654 DOI: 10.3390/nano11112876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A bifunctional tunable metamaterial composed of pattern metal structure, graphene, and strontium titanate (STO) film is proposed and studied numerically and theoretically. The dual plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) window is obtained by coupling the bright state cut wire (CW) and two pairs of dark state dual symmetric semiring resonators (DSSRs) with different parameters. Correspondingly, slow light effect can also be realized. When shifting independently, the Fermi level of the graphene strips, the amplitudes of the two PIT transparency windows and slow light effect can be tuned, respectively. In addition, when independently tuning the temperature of the metamaterial, the frequency of the dual PIT windows and slow light effect can be tuned. The physical mechanism of the dual-PIT was analyzed theoretically by using a three-harmonic oscillator model. The results show that the regulation function of the PIT peak results from the change of the oscillation damping at the dark state DSSRs by tuning conductivity of graphene. Our design presents a new structure to realize the bifunctional optical switch and slow light.
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- Tong Wu
- Electronic Engineering College, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (T.W.); (G.W.); (Y.J.); (J.H.)
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- Electronic Engineering College, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (T.W.); (G.W.); (Y.J.); (J.H.)
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- Electronic Engineering College, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (T.W.); (G.W.); (Y.J.); (J.H.)
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- Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin 150086, China; (Y.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering, East University of Heilongjiang, Harbin 150086, China; (Y.S.); (C.C.)
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- Electronic Engineering College, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (T.W.); (G.W.); (Y.J.); (J.H.)
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- Electronic Engineering College, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (T.W.); (G.W.); (Y.J.); (J.H.)
- Correspondence: (Y.G.); (Y.G.)
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- Electronic Engineering College, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (T.W.); (G.W.); (Y.J.); (J.H.)
- Correspondence: (Y.G.); (Y.G.)
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Chen Y, Wang J, Wang C, Zhang S, Cao M, Franke-Arnold S, Gao H, Li F. Phase gradient protection of stored spatially multimode perfect optical vortex beams in a diffused rubidium vapor. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:31582-31593. [PMID: 34615249 DOI: 10.1364/oe.439716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We experimentally investigate the optical storage of perfect optical vortex (POV) and spatially multimode perfect optical vortex (MPOV) beams via electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in a hot vapor cell. In particular, we study the role that phase gradients and phase singularities play in reducing the blurring of the retrieved images due to atomic diffusion. Three kinds of manifestations are enumerated to demonstrate such effect. Firstly, the suppression of the ring width broadening is more prominent for POVs with larger orbital angular momentum (OAM). Secondly, the retrieved double-ring MPOV beams' profiles present regular dark singularity distributions that are related to their vortex charge difference. Thirdly, the storage fidelities of the triple-ring MPOVs are substantially improved by designing line phase singularities between multi-ring MPOVs with the same OAM number but π offset phases between adjacent rings. Our experimental demonstration of MPOV storage opens new opportunities for increasing data capacity in quantum memories by spatial multiplexing, as well as the generation and manipulation of complex optical vortex arrays.
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Fang L, Wang J. Broadband chiral silicon photonic circuits based on fork-type inversely tapered nanowire waveguides. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:2316-2319. [PMID: 33988572 DOI: 10.1364/ol.424464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Optical spin or circular polarization provides a new degree of freedom to control light-matter interaction in the fundamentals and applications of light. To broaden the bandwidth of chiral (spin-controlled) coupling in photonic integrated circuits, we propose fork-type inversely tapered nanowire waveguides to compensate for the out-of-step phase evolution of adiabatic coupling between ${{\rm TE}_0}$ and ${{\rm TM}_0}$ (${{\rm TE}_1}$) modes excited from the $x$- and $y$-polarization components of spin polarized light in free space, respectively. We design and simulate two kinds of devices based on air and ${{\rm Si}_3}{{\rm N}_4}$ up-claddings to show the feasibility of broadening the bandwidth of chiral silicon photonic circuits by using fork-type inverse tapers. Numerical results show that the bandwidth can approach 70 nm under high directionality of above 0.90. This broadband chiral coupling via the new phase synchronizing technique with fork-type inverse tapers may pave the way to develop on-chip spin photonics or polarization-based photonic integrated devices.
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Yu Y, Chen Y, Wang C, Wang J, Sun Z, Cao M, Gao H, Li F. Optical storage of Ince-Gaussian modes in warm atomic vapor. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:1021-1024. [PMID: 33649647 DOI: 10.1364/ol.414762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We report on the optical storage of Ince-Gaussian modes in a warm rubidium vapor cell based on electromagnetically induced transparency protocol, and we also qualitatively analyze how atomic diffusion affects the retrieved beams after storage. Ince-Gaussian modes possess very complex and abundant spatial structures and form a complete infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. Successfully storing such modes could open up possibilities for fundamental high-dimensional optical communication experiments.
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Lake DP, Mitchell M, Sukachev DD, Barclay PE. Processing light with an optically tunable mechanical memory. Nat Commun 2021; 12:663. [PMID: 33510152 PMCID: PMC7844031 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-20899-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mechanical systems are one of the promising platforms for classical and quantum information processing and are already widely-used in electronics and photonics. Cavity optomechanics offers many new possibilities for information processing using mechanical degrees of freedom; one of them is storing optical signals in long-lived mechanical vibrations by means of optomechanically induced transparency. However, the memory storage time is limited by intrinsic mechanical dissipation. More over, in-situ control and manipulation of the stored signals processing has not been demonstrated. Here, we address both of these limitations using a multi-mode cavity optomechanical memory. An additional optical field coupled to the memory modifies its dynamics through time-varying parametric feedback. We demonstrate that this can extend the memory decay time by an order of magnitude, decrease its effective mechanical dissipation rate by two orders of magnitude, and deterministically shift the phase of a stored field by over 2π. This further expands the information processing toolkit provided by cavity optomechanics.
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- David P Lake
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Chen B, Xing HW, Chen JB, Xue HB, Xing LL. Tunable fast–slow light conversion based on optomechanically induced absorption in a hybrid atom–optomechanical system. QUANTUM INFORMATION PROCESSING 2021; 20:10. [DOI: 10.1007/s11128-020-02955-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Propagation of optically tunable coherent radiation in a gas of polar molecules. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17615. [PMID: 33077780 PMCID: PMC7572405 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74569-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Coherent, optically dressed media composed of two-level molecular systems without inversion symmetry are considered as all-optically tunable sources of coherent radiation in the microwave domain. A theoretical model and a numerical toolbox are developed to confirm the main finding: the generation of low-frequency radiation, and the buildup and propagation dynamics of such low-frequency signals in a medium of polar molecules in a gas phase. The physical mechanism of the signal generation relies on the permanent dipole moment characterizing systems without inversion symmetry. The molecules are polarized with a DC electric field yielding a permanent electric dipole moment in the laboratory frame; the direction and magnitude of the moment depend on the molecular state. As the system is resonantly driven, the dipole moment oscillates at the Rabi frequency and, hence, generates microwave radiation. We demonstrate the tuning capability of the output signal frequency with the drive amplitude and detuning. We find that even though decoherence mechanisms such as spontaneous emission may damp the output field, a scenario based on pulsed illumination yields a coherent, pulsed output of tunable temporal width. Finally, we discuss experimental scenarios exploiting rotational levels of gaseous ensembles of heteronuclear diatomic molecules.
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Kukharchyk N, Sholokhov D, Morozov O, Korableva SL, Kalachev AA, Bushev PA. Electromagnetically induced transparency in a mono-isotopic 167Er: 7LiYF 4 crystal below 1 Kelvin: microwave photonics approach. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:29166-29177. [PMID: 33114821 DOI: 10.1364/oe.400222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Electromagnetically induced transparency allows for the controllable change of absorption properties, which can be exploited in a number of applications including optical quantum memory. In this paper, we present a study of the electromagnetically induced transparency in a 167Er:7LiYF4 crystal at low magnetic fields and ultra-low temperatures. The experimental measurement scheme employs an optical vector network analysis that provides high precision measurement of amplitude, phase and group delay and paves the way towards full on-chip integration of optical quantum memory setups. We found that sub-Kelvin temperatures are the necessary requirement for observing electromagnetically induced transparency in this crystal at low fields. A good agreement between theory and experiment is achieved by taking into account the phonon bottleneck effect.
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Fan B, Ning J, Xie M, Liu C, Guan S. Coherent feedback induced transparency. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:28243-28251. [PMID: 32988100 DOI: 10.1364/oe.404053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We propose a light transparency effect induced by coherent feedback. By studying a system comprising a linear optical cavity controlled by a linear coherent feedback loop, we show that the optical signal field passing through the system cavity exhibits novel transparency behaviors. Unidirectional coupling between the system and its feedback control loop enables the group velocity and transmission rate to be tuned separately, thus maintaining the unity transmission rate when the group velocity is significantly suppressed. Furthermore, we demonstrate that simply applying a certain phase shift to the output of the system cavity and feeding it back into the system can induce perfect transmission. Our proposal offers a simple and effective way to control light transmission and group velocity using only linear optics elements.
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Nguyen TT, Chen TH, Thi LLN, Tsai CC. Polarization dependence of 133Cs 6S 1/2-6P 3/2-11S 1/2 electromagnetically induced transparency at room temperature. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:26313-26323. [PMID: 32906905 DOI: 10.1364/oe.399000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The effect of polarization on the ladder-type electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) spectra of 133Cs atoms at room temperature for the transitions 62P1/2-62P3/2-112S1/2 is experimentally studied. The entire spectra with additional peaks arising from the Doppler effect are observed. As the relative angle between the probe's and coupling's plane of polarization arranges at 0°, 45°, and 90°, the peak height ratio of 44'3" to 44'4" increases by more than 7 times with corresponding values of 0.19, 0.69, and 1.4. Meanwhile, that of 45'4" to 44'4" are found to be 0.61, 0.87, and 1.23 (doubled), respectively. A theoretical model built to explain the experimental results with the considerations of optical pumping effect, two-photon transition probability, dephasing rate, and integration all over the velocity distribution. The simulation and experimental results are well-agreed.
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Hammad A, Gabarty A, Zinhoum RA. Assessment irradiation effects on different development stages of Callosobruchus maculatus and on chemical, physical and microbiological quality of cowpea seeds. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2020; 110:497-505. [PMID: 32000866 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485319000865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Irradiation is a physical, environmentally friendly treatment which does not leave any residues in the product. It is increasingly used as an alternative to methyl bromide and other chemical fumigants for disinfestation of insect pest in stored grains. In this research, we try to evaluate the effect of low gamma irradiation doses in the range of 50-1200 Gy on the different stages of Callosobruchus maculatus. It was found that no adults emerged after irradiation of eggs at 450 Gy. No emerging adults (F1 generation) have been shown when larvae or pupae were exposed to 650 Gy. Also, no emerging adult has been shown from the parental C. maculatus adults irradiated with 650 Gy. When suppression of F1 generation was used for the measuring effective irradiation dose and phytosanitary efficacy, 650 Gy was required for disinfestation of cowpea seed weevils. The irradiation dose level of 650 Gy was used for the large-scale confirmatory tests applied to 27,754 adults of C. maculatus in cowpea seeds resulting in non F1 adults' production with a confidence level of 93.77%. All the physical and chemical characteristics of cowpea seeds were non-significantly (P ≤ 0.05) affected by the irradiation dose of 650 Gy. Meanwhile, this irradiation dose very slightly reduced the microbial load of cowpea seeds. We recommend the generic dose 650 Gy as the phytosanitary irradiation dose for the cowpea seed weevil.
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- A Hammad
- Radiation Microbiology Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Natural Products Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Stord Product Pest Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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Sun H, Zhao L, Dai J, Liang Y, Guo J, Meng H, Liu H, Dai Q, Wei Z. Broadband Filter and Adjustable Extinction Ratio Modulator Based on Metal-Graphene Hybrid Metamaterials. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1359. [PMID: 32664539 PMCID: PMC7407151 DOI: 10.3390/nano10071359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A novel multifunctional device based on a hybrid metal-graphene Electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) metamaterial at the terahertz band is proposed. It is composed of a parallel cut wire pair (PCWP) that serves as a dark mode resonator, a vertical cut wire pair (VCWP) that serves as a bright mode resonator and a graphene ribbon that serves as a modulator. An ultra-broadband transmission window with 1.23 THz bandwidth can be obtained. The spectral extinction ratio can be tuned from 26% to 98% by changing the Fermi level of the graphene. Compared with previous work, our work has superior performance in the adjustable bandwidth of the transmission window without changing the structure of the dark and bright mode resonators, and has a high extinction ratio and dynamic adjustability. Besides, we present the specific application of the device in filters and optical modules. Therefore, we believe that such a metamaterial structure provides a new way to actively control EIT-like, which has promising applications in broadband optical filters and photoelectric intensity modulators in terahertz communications.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (H.S.); (L.Z.); (J.D.); (Y.L.); (J.G.); (H.M.); (H.L.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (H.S.); (L.Z.); (J.D.); (Y.L.); (J.G.); (H.M.); (H.L.)
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Laskar AW, Adhikary P, Mondal S, Katiyar P, Vinjanampathy S, Ghosh S. Observation of Quantum Phase Synchronization in Spin-1 Atoms. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:013601. [PMID: 32678654 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.013601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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With growing interest in quantum technologies, possibilities of synchronizing quantum systems have garnered significant recent attention. In experiments with dilute ensemble of laser cooled spin-1 ^{87}Rb atoms, we observe phase difference of spin coherences to synchronize with phases of external classical fields. An initial limit-cycle state of a spin-1 atom localizes in phase space due to dark-state polaritons generated by classical two-photon tone fields. In particular, when the two couplings fields are out of phase, the limit-cycle state synchronizes only with two artificially engineered, anisotropic decay rates. Furthermore, we observe a blockade of synchronization due to quantum interference and emergence of Arnold-tongue-like features. Such anisotropic decay induced synchronization of spin-1 systems with no classical analog can provide insights in open quantum systems and find applications in synchronized quantum networks.
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- Arif Warsi Laskar
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
- Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, 117543 Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208016, India
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Guan J, Xia S, Zhang Z, Wu J, Meng H, Yue J, Zhai X, Wang L, Wen S. Two Switchable Plasmonically Induced Transparency Effects in a System with Distinct Graphene Resonators. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2020; 15:142. [PMID: 32621110 PMCID: PMC7347741 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-020-03374-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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General plasmonic systems to realize plasmonically induced transparency (PIT) effect only exist one single PIT mainly because they only allow one single coupling pathway. In this study, we propose a distinct graphene resonator-based system, which is composed of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) coupled with dielectric grating-loaded graphene layer resonators, to achieve two switchable PIT effects. By designing crossed directions of the resonators, the proposed system exists two different PIT effects characterized by different resonant positions and linewidths. These two PIT effects result from two separate and polarization-selective coupling pathways, allowing us to switch the PIT from one to the other by simply changing the polarization direction. Parametric studies are carried to demonstrate the coupling effects whereas the two-particle model is applied to explain the physical mechanism, finding excellent agreements between the numerical and theoretical results. Our proposal can be used to design switchable PIT-based plasmonic devices, such as tunable dual-band sensors and perfect absorbers.
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- Jingrui Guan
- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education & Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Lopez JP, de Melo AMG, Tabosa JWR. Self-amplifying memory based on multiple cascading four-wave mixing via recoil-induced resonance. OPTICS LETTERS 2020; 45:3490-3493. [PMID: 32630879 DOI: 10.1364/ol.394302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We report on a new, to the best of our knowledge, type of optical memory that allows for the amplification of the optical signal carrying the stored information during its reading process. The memory mechanism is demonstrated in an ensemble of cold cesium atoms and is based on the multiple parametric four-wave mixing exploring the external atomic degrees of freedom via recoil-induced resonances. We have particularly demonstrated the storage of light carrying orbital angular momentum with a fourfold amplifying factor for the retrieved signal during the reading process. Memory lifetimes of the order of hundreds of microseconds have been measured, and possible applications for this self-amplifying memory are discussed.
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Qiu TH, Li H, Xie M, Liu Q, Ma HY, Xu R. Efficient all-optical router and beam splitter for light with orbital angular momentum. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:19750-19759. [PMID: 32672245 DOI: 10.1364/oe.395984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We propose an efficient scheme for realizing all-optical router or beam splitter (BS) by employing a double tripod-type atomic system, where the ground levels are coupled by two additional intensity-dependent weak microwave fields. We show that the high-dimensional probe field encoded in a degree of freedom of orbital angular momentum can be stored, retrieved, and manipulated. Due to the constructive or destructive interference between the introduced microwave fields and the atomic spin coherence, the generated stationary light pulses and the retrieved probe fields can be increased or decreased with high efficiency and fidelity in a controllable manner. On the basis of the results and a general extension, a tunable all-optical router or BS, which can split a high-dimensional probe field into two or more ones, can be achieved by actively operating the controlling fields and the microwave fields. The current scheme, integrating multiple functions and showing excellent performance, could greatly enhance the tunability and capacity for the all-optical information processing.
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Xia S, Zhai X, Wang L, Wen S. Plasmonically induced transparency in in-plane isotropic and anisotropic 2D materials. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:7980-8002. [PMID: 32225433 DOI: 10.1364/oe.389573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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General two-dimensional (2D) material-based systems that achieve plasmonically induced transparency (PIT) are limited to isotropic graphene only through unidirectional bright-dark mode interaction. Moreover, it is challenging to extend these devices to anisotropic 2D films. In this study, we exploit surface plasmons excited at two crossed grating layers, which can be formed either by dielectric gratings or by the 2D sheet itself, to achieve dynamically tunable PIT in both isotropic and anisotropic 2D materials. Here, each grating simultaneously acts as both bright and dark modes. By taking isotropic graphene and anisotropic black phosphorus (BP) as proofs of concept, we reveal that this PIT can result from either unidirectional bright-dark or bidirectional bright-bright and bright-dark mode hybridized couplings when the incident light is parallelly/perpendicularly or obliquely polarized to the gratings, respectively. Identical grating parameters in isotropic (crossed lattice directions in anisotropic) layers produce polarization-independent single-window PIT, whereas different grating parameters (coincident lattice directions) yield polarization-sensitive double-window PIT. The proposed technique is examined by a two-particle model, showing excellent agreement between the theoretical and numerical results. This study provides insight into the physical mechanisms of PIT and advances the applicability and versatility of 2D material-based PIT devices.
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Ma L, Paradis E, Raithel G. DC electric fields in electrode-free glass vapor cell by photoillumination. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:3676-3685. [PMID: 32122031 DOI: 10.1364/oe.380748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We demonstrate laser induced DC electric fields in an all-glass vapor cell without bulk or thin film electrodes. The spatial field distribution is mapped by Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) spectroscopy. The fields are generated by a photoelectric effect and allow DC electric field tuning of up to 0.8 V/cm within the Rydberg EIT probe region. We explain the measured with a boundary-value electrostatic model. This work may inspire new approaches for DC electric field control in designing miniaturized atomic vapor cell devices. Limitations and other charge effects are also discussed.
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Ma J, Qin J, Campbell GT, Lecamwasam R, Sripathy K, Hope J, Buchler BC, Lam PK. Photothermally induced transparency. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaax8256. [PMID: 32128396 PMCID: PMC7034986 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax8256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Induced transparency is a common but remarkable effect in optics. It occurs when a strong driving field is used to render an otherwise opaque material transparent. The effect is known as electromagnetically induced transparency in atomic media and optomechanically induced transparency in systems that consist of coupled optical and mechanical resonators. In this work, we introduce the concept of photothermally induced transparency (PTIT). It happens when an optical resonator exhibits nonlinear behavior due to optical heating of the resonator or its mirrors. Similar to the established mechanisms for induced transparency, PTIT can suppress the coupling between an optical resonator and a traveling optical field. We further show that the dispersion of the resonator can be modified to exhibit slow or fast light. Because of the relatively slow thermal response, we observe the bandwidth of the PTIT to be 2π × 15.9 Hz, which theoretically suggests a group velocity of as low as 5 m/s.
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Wen Y, Zhou P, Xu Z, Yuan L, Wang M, Wang S, Chen L, Wang H. Cavity-enhanced and long-lived optical memories for two orthogonal polarizations in cold atoms. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:360-368. [PMID: 32118964 DOI: 10.1364/oe.376962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The storage and retrieval efficiency (SRE) and lifetime of optical quantum memories are two key performance indicators for scaling up quantum information processing. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a cavity-enhanced long-lived optical memory for two polarizations in a cold atomic ensemble. Using electromagnetically induced-transparency (EIT) dynamics, we demonstrate the storages of left-circularly and right-circularly polarized signal light pulses in the atoms, respectively. By making the signal and control beams collinearly pass through the atoms and storing the two polarizations of the signal light as two magnetic-field-insensitive spin waves, we achieve a long-lived (3.5 ms) memory. By placing a low-finesse optical ring cavity around the cold atoms, the coupling between the signal light and the atoms is enhanced, which leads to an increase in SRE. The presented cavity-enhanced storage shows that the SRE is ∼30%, corresponding to an intrinsic SRE of ∼45%.
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Qin GQ, Yang H, Mao X, Wen JW, Wang M, Ruan D, Long GL. Manipulation of optomechanically induced transparency and absorption by indirectly coupling to an auxiliary cavity mode. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:580-592. [PMID: 32118983 DOI: 10.1364/oe.381760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We theoretically study the optomechanically induced transparency (OMIT) and absorption (OMIA) phenomena in a single microcavity optomechanical system, assisted by an indirectly coupled auxiliary cavity mode. We show that the interference effect between the two optical modes plays an important role and can be used to control the multiple-pathway induced destructive or constructive interference effect. The three-pathway interference could induce an absorption dip within the transparent window in the red sideband driving regime, while we can switch back and forth between OMIT and OMIA with the four-pathway interference. The conversion between the transparency peak and absorption dip can be achieved by tuning the relative amplitude and phase of the multiple light paths interference. Our system proposes a new platform to realize multiple pathways induced transparency and absorption in a single microcavity and a feasible way for realizing all-optical information processing.
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Liu Z, Gao E, Zhang Z, Li H, Xu H, Zhang X, Luo X, Zhou F. Dual-Mode On-to-Off Modulation of Plasmon-Induced Transparency and Coupling Effect in Patterned Graphene-Based Terahertz Metasurface. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2020; 15:1. [PMID: 31897852 PMCID: PMC6940413 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3237-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The plasmon-induced transparency (PIT), which is destructive interference between the superradiation mode and the subradiation mode, is studied in patterned graphene-based terahertz metasurface composed of graphene ribbons and graphene strips. As the results of finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation and coupled-mode theory (CMT) fitting, the PIT can be dynamically modulated by the dual-mode. The left (right) transmission dip is mainly tailored by the gate voltage applied to graphene ribbons (stripes), respectively, meaning a dual-mode on-to-off modulator is realized. Surprisingly, an absorbance of 50% and slow-light property of 0.7 ps are also achieved, demonstrating the proposed PIT metasurface has important applications in absorption and slow-light. In addition, coupling effects between the graphene ribbons and the graphene strips in PIT metasurface with different structural parameters also are studied in detail. Thus, the proposed structure provides a new basis for the dual-mode on-to-off multi-function modulators.
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- Zhimin Liu
- School of Science, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013 China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2041 College Road, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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- School of Science, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013 China
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- School of Science, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013 China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha, 410083 China
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- School of Science, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013 China
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- School of Science, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013 China
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- School of Science, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, 330013 China
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Maslovski SI, Mariji H. Envelope Dyadic Green's Function for Uniaxial Metamaterials. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19980. [PMID: 31882577 PMCID: PMC6934698 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55647-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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We introduce the concept of the envelope dyadic Green's function (EDGF) and present a formalism to study the propagation of electromagnetic fields with slowly varying amplitude (EMFSVA) in dispersive anisotropic media with two dyadic constitutive parameters: the dielectric permittivity and the magnetic permeability. We find the matrix elements of the EDGFs by applying the formalism for uniaxial anisotropic metamaterials. We present the relations for the velocity of the EMFSVA envelopes which agree with the known definition of the group velocity in dispersive media. We consider examples of propagation of the EMFSVA passing through active and passive media with the Lorentz and the Drude type dispersions, demonstrating beam focusing in hyperbolic media and superluminal propagation in media with inverted population. The results of this paper are applicable to the propagation of modulated electromagnetic fields and slowly varying amplitude fluctuations of such fields through frequency dispersive and dissipative (or active) anisotropic metamaterials. The developed approach can be also used for the analysis of metamaterial-based waveguides, filters, and delay lines.
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- Stanislav I Maslovski
- Instituto de Telecomunicações e Departamento de Eletrónica, Telecomunicações e Informática, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Telecomunicações, DEEC FCTUC Pólo II - Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030-290, Coimbra, Portugal
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Wang Q, Yu L, Gao H, Chu S, Peng W. Electromagnetically induced transparency in an all-dielectric nano-metamaterial for slow light application. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:35012-35026. [PMID: 31878678 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.035012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Slow light technique has significant potential applications in many contemporary photonic device developments for integrated all-optical circuit, such as buffers, regenerators, switches and interferometers. In this paper, we present an efficient coupling mechanism of an electromagnetically induced transparency like (EIT-like) effect in an all-dielectric nano-metamaterial. This EIT-like effect is generated by destructive interference between a radiative Fabry-Perot (FP) mode and a dark waveguide (WG) mode, which is based on a combined structure of a dielectric grating and multilayer films. The dark WG mode is excited by guided mode of dielectric grating instead of radiative FP mode. In analogy to the molecular transition process, the FP mode, guided mode and WG mode are denoted by excited states of |1〉, |2〉 and |3〉. The two coupling pathways of the EIT-like effect in our metamaterial are |0〉 → |1〉 and |0〉 → |2〉 → |3〉 → |1〉, where |0〉 is the ground state. The simulated resonant wavelength of WG mode is consistent with theoretical result. We further confirm this EIT-like effect through a two-oscillator coupling analysis. We achieve a group refractive index of 913.6 by adjusting these two modes coupling of the EIT-like effect, which is useful for developing slow light device. This work provides a valuable solution to realize electromagnetically induced transparency in all-dielectric nanomaterial.
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Wen R, Zou CL, Zhu X, Chen P, Ou ZY, Chen JF, Zhang W. Non-Hermitian Magnon-Photon Interference in an Atomic Ensemble. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:253602. [PMID: 31347902 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.253602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The interference of photons in a lossy beam splitter (BS) exhibits anticoalescence, which is surprising for bosons. Such a non-Hermitian system involving open quantum dynamics is of particular interest for quantum information processing and metrology. The Hermiticity of photonic devices is generally fixed according to the material, but is controllable at the interface of photons and atomic systems. Here, we demonstrate a tunable non-Hermitian BS for the interference between traveling photonic and localized magnonic modes. The crossover from a Hermitian to a non-Hermitian magnon-photon BS is achieved by controlling the coherent and incoherent interaction mediated by the excited levels of atoms, which is reconfigurable via the detuning of a control laser. A correlated interference pattern between the photons and magnons is demonstrated by such a non-Hermitian BS. Our system has the potential to operate with photons and magnons at the single-quanta level, and it provides a versatile quantum interface for studying the non-Hermitian quantum physics and parity-time symmetry.
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- Rong Wen
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Quantum Institute for Light and Atoms, School of Physics and Materials Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Quantum Institute for Light and Atoms, School of Physics and Materials Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Quantum Institute for Light and Atoms, School of Physics and Materials Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 402 North Blackford Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, Quantum Institute for Light and Atoms, School of Physics and Materials Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
- Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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