光子晶体中四能级系统的量子相干效应

研究了处于光子带隙材料中的四能级原子系统的电磁感应透明、自发辐射和光子开关效应，分析了其稳态与瞬态特性, 发现特殊的模密度能够导致反常的吸收、色散、自发辐射及瞬态无反转增益, 并可以通过外加调制场进行控制.详细讨论了特殊频率处模密度的变化对透明窗口和光子开关效应的影响. 关键词： 光子带隙材料 电磁感应透明 模密度 光子开关     

基于自发辐射相干控制的电磁感应透明诱导无反转光放大效应

建立微波驱动基态精细结构跃迁的Λ型三能级系统,研究基于自发辐射相干控制的电磁感应透明诱导无反转光放大效应.微波场作用于基态精细结构能级之间,产生3个透明窗口,利用适当角度的自发辐射相干效应与电磁感应透明耦合,实现透明向光放大的转化.结果表明,透明转化为光放大时,激发态与基态能级之间以及两个基态能级之间均不出现粒子数反转,但在产生光放大的过程中必须经历两个基态能级出现粒子数反转的状态.调节微波场的频率失谐量可以改变基态能级上的粒子数分布,有利于无反转光放大的产生.     

Y型四能级原子系统对探测场的吸收和色散

运用数值模拟的方法计算了Y型四能级原子系统在弱场条件下对探测场的吸收和色散.结果发 现，通过调制能级间附加的外场强度，该系统呈现出电磁感应透明特性，出现增益区并伴有 较大负折射率的色散效应.同时还发现，当外加场的拉比频率相位发生改变时，系统对探测 光场的吸收和色散将随之变化. 关键词： 电磁感应透明 自发辐射 量子干涉     

Y型四能级中的双电磁感应透明和超窄吸收

采用密度矩阵方程．对双光场耦合的分子Y型四能级系统的粒子数分布和吸收特性进行了计算和分析,在此能级系统中得到了双暗态共振和双电磁感应透明．并讨论了相应的物理机制。同时,我们讨论了Y型四能级两个上能级的自发辐射产生的量子干涉效应对电磁感应透明的影响,发现自发辐射干涉相消可以产生超窄线宽和导致探测光的吸收增强,自发辐射干涉相长可以展宽谱线和减弱探测光的吸收,并运用缀饰态理论对以上计算结果进行分析,与采用密度矩阵方程的计算结果一致。     

自发产生相干对探测场的色散和吸收影响

在Y形四能级原子系统中,分析了自发产生相干对探测场的色散和吸收影响. 结果发现,随着自发产生相干的增强,系统呈现的电磁感应透明窗口逐渐变窄,并在共振处出现反常色散,吸收从负值变为正值. 同时,当抽运场和耦合场的相对强度不同时,共振处附近吸收为零或出现增益,而两场强相等或接近时,系统对探测场表现为吸收. 关键词： 非线性光学 电磁感应透明 自发产生相干     

驱动场失谐对∧型原子EIT的影响

文章用缀饰原子研究电磁感应透明，为分析探测光强度的破坏性干涉提供了一个清晰的物理图象，用这种方法可更乘法地研究驱动场失谐对电磁感应透明的影响。     

原子晶格中基于自发辐射相干效应的光子带隙

利用电磁感应透明技术,在一维光晶格中相干驱动四能级Lambda模型冷原子系统,从而实现动力学可调谐电磁感应光子带隙结构。基于两邻近能级间的自发辐射相干(SGC)效应,通过控制耦合场从远共振到共振,使该原子系统实现从两个光子带隙转变为三个光子带隙的动态过程。当自发辐射相干效应不存在时,在探测场共振区域处探测光子被原子系统强烈吸收,因此感应光子带隙严重形变甚至无法形成。通过数值计算证明光子带隙结构的形成源自于自发辐射相干效应下探测场和耦合场之间的三阶交叉克尔(Kerr)非线性调制,并且通过控制耦合场的耦合方式,可以实现系统从两个光子带隙到三个光子带隙的动力学调控。     

相干驱动场的线宽对电磁感应透明的影响

考虑相干驱动场的线宽，探讨了其对双激发态原子三能级系统中的电磁感应透明现象的影响，得到结论：相干驱动场的线宽抑制了介质对弱探测光的透明。     

自发辐射的多色相位控制

自发辐射的相干控制是量子光学研究的重要课题之一。当用多色场控制原子的自发辐射时，谱线依赖于各频率成份的相位代数和，不依赖于各自的相位。通过改变这个相位代数和，谱线可选择性地出现或抑制。我们给出了三色驱动的二能级原子的荧光谱、三色驱动三能级原子的Autler—Townes自发谱和一对双色场驱动的三能级原子的荧光谱。     

光子晶体中非奇异态密度下原子的量子相干效应

光子晶体是一种介电性质具有一定空间周期性或有序性的新型光学微结构材料.光子带隙的存在使得光子晶体中的微观物理过程变得异常而有趣,例如出现光局域化与原子自发辐射的抑制、光子-原子束缚态、二能级原子布居数囚禁等现象.最近的研究还表明[1,2],在带隙边缘有奇异性的态密度分布会导致感应透明现象,这与通常的电磁感应透明(EIT)机制类似,但不需要外加驱动场来诱导.     

Quantum storage of single photons with unknown arrival time and pulse shapes

We present a scheme for the quantum storage of single photons using electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in a low-finesse optical cavity, assisted by state-selected spontaneous atomic emission. Mediated by the dark mode of cavity EIT, the destructive quantum interference between the cavity input-output channel and state-selected atomic spontaneous emission leads to strong absorption of single photons with unknown arrival time and pulse shapes. We discuss the application of this phenomenon to photon counting using stored light.     

Controllable shape-matched propagation of two signal beams in a double-Λ atomic ensemble

We study a four-level double-Λ atomic ensemble interacting with two time-dependent signal fields and two stationary control fields. Though, in each Λ channel, a pair of signal and control fields couple resonantly with the two lower levels of atoms, the occurrences of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) is affected by the coherence of the four fields. In the discussion of atomic susceptibilities, we show that the quantum coherence between the two lower levels can be either formed or released according to the phase matching of the four fields. We analyze the propagation equation of the two signal fields, and find two characteristic solutions: the stationary transmission wave and the transient decay wave. The former corresponds to a correlated EIT effect in which two signal pulses are shape-matched. The latter is an opposite effect to the correlated EIT in which two pulses quench simultaneously, thus named as the correlated two-signal absorption (CTSA). We propose the CTSA condition in correspondence with the EIT condition. The numerical simulation shows that the double-Λ configuration is capable of manipulating synchronous optical signals and thus provides multiplicity and versatility in quantum information process.     

Electromagnetically induced transparency in N-level cascade schemes

We examine electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in cascade schemes with N levels and N−1 fields. We show that transparency effects are present when N is odd and that destruction of EIT is present on line centre when N is even. We predict multiple dark resonances in such schemes due to multiphoton EIT effects. By examining atomic rubidium we propose methods of achieving such schemes by use of coupling rf fields into hyperfine levels.     

四能级系统中相位控制电磁诱导透明研究

提出了一种利用微波场的相对相位调控电磁诱导透明(EIT)光谱特性的方法. 在外加双微波驱动场的准Λ型四能级原子系统中,通过求解系统的密度矩阵方程得到探测场的吸收谱,分析了电磁诱导透明窗口的位置随微波驱动场相位的变化规律,并借助缀饰态理论给出了准确解释. 结果表明,对于确定的作用场强度,调节微波驱动场的相位可实现电磁诱导透明的频率位置及间隔的准确控制. 关键词： 四能级原子系统 电磁诱导透明(EIT) 相位控制 微波场     

Spontaneously generated coherence in a Doppler broadened atomic system

We investigate the spontaneously generated coherence (SGC) in a Doppler broadened four-level atomic system driven by two coherent fields. We plot the spontaneous emission spectra with different parameters and discuss how the initial atomic conditions and parameters of both fields change the number of peaks and dark lines of spontaneous emission spectra. Furthermore, we also show how the spontaneous emission spectrum is modified by Doppler effects in the viewed direction. Our results have important references to the experimental observation of SGC in hot atomic vapors.     

Coherent manipulation of light pulses in a multilevel atomic system

We consider the quantum memory process in general multilevel atomic systems with electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). We discuss the pulse-matching phenomenon in this general EIT scheme. We also review a recent proposal to create tightly localized stationary pulses by using counterpropagating pump fields. The advantages in creating the stationary pulses with the general EIT system are also discussed.     

Spontaneous emission spectra of a four-level atom in photonic crystals driven by two coherent fields

We investigate the spontaneous emission spectra of a four-level tripod-type atom embedded in a photonic crystal and driven by two coherent fields. It is found that due to the quantum interference caused by two driving fields, the spontaneous emission spectra have different features from the case of only one driving field. The spectra are sensitively dependent on the detuning of the driving fields. A dark line occurs for some particular initial states. By appropriately adjusting the external driving fields, the spectral-line can be narrowed, enhanced or suppressed.     

Low-light-level cross-phase modulation with double slow light pulses

We report on the first experimental demonstration of low-light-level cross-phase modulation (XPM) with double slow light pulses based on the double electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in cold cesium atoms. The double EIT is implemented with two control fields and two weak fields that drive populations prepared in the two doubly spin-polarized states. Group velocity matching can be obtained by tuning the intensity of either of the control fields. The XPM is based on the asymmetric M-type five-level system formed by the two sets of EIT. Enhancement in the XPM by group velocity matching is observed. Our work advances studies of low-light-level nonlinear optics based on double slow light pulses.     

Enhanced cross-phase modulation based on a double electromagnetically induced transparency in a four-level tripod atomic system

We report experimental observations on the simultaneous electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) effects for probe and trigger fields (double EIT) as well as the enhanced cross-phase modulation (XPM) between the two fields in a four-level tripod EIT system of the D1 line of 87Rb atoms. The XPM coefficients (larger than 2 x 10(-5) cm2/W) and the accompanying transmissions (higher than 60%) are measured at a slight detuning of the probe field from the exact EIT-resonance condition. The system and enhanced cross-Kerr nonlinearities presented here can be applied to quantum information processes.