Quantum Information Processing in a Coupled Cavity Array

We consider a one-dimensional array of L identical coupled cavities,and each cavity is doped with atwo-level qubit.Experimentally,it has been developed in several varieties by the newest technology.We find that theone-qubit quantum state can be perfectly transferred through the cavity array,and the entanglement between the firsttwo qubits can also be transferred to the last two qubits.In addition,we successfully realized the entangling gate andswap gate in the coupled cavity array.

Thermal Analysis of Implant-Defined Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Array

A three-dimensional electrical-thermal coupling model based on the finite element method is applied to study thermal properties of implant-defined vertical cavity surface emitting laser （VCSEL） arrays. Several parameters including inter-element spacing, scales, injected current density and substrate temperature are considered. The actual temperatures obtained through experiment are in excellent agreement with the calculated results, which proves the accuracy of the model. Due to the serious thermal problem, it is essential to design arrays of low self-heating. The analysis can provide a foundation for designing VCSEL arrays in the future.

Simulation of Far-Field Properties of Coherent Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Array

Far-field properties dependent on array scale, separation, element width and emitted wavelength are system atically analyzed theoretically and experimentally. An array model based on the finite-difference method is established to simulate the far-field profile of the coherent arrays. Some important conclusions are obtained. To achieve a higher quality beam, it is necessary to decrease separation between elements, or to increase the element width. Higher brightness can be achieved in the array with larger scale. Emitted wavelength also has an influence on the far-field profile. These analyses can be extended to the future design of coherent vertical cavity surface emitting laser arrays.

Beam Steering Analysis in Optically Phased Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Array

Beam steering in implant defined coherently coupled vertical cavity surface emitting laser （VCSEL） arrays is simulated using the FDTD solution software. Angular deflection dependent on relative phase differences among elements, inter-element spacing, element size and emitted wavelength is analyzed detailedly and systematically. We design and fabricate 1×2 implant defined VCSEL arrays for optimum beam steering performance. Electroni- cally controlled beam steering with a maximum deflection angle of 1.6° is successfully achieved in the 1 × 2 VCSEL arrays. The percentage of the power in the central lobe is above 39% when steering. The results show that the steering is controllable. Compared with other beam steering methods, the fabrication process is simple and of low cost.

External Cavity Tuning of Coherent Quantum Cascade Laser Array Emitting at^7.6μm

An external cavity quantum cascade laser （QCL） array with a wide tuning range and high output power is pre- sented. The coherent QCL array combined with a diffraction grating and gold mirror is tuned in the Littrow configuration. Taking advantage of the single-lobed fundamental supermode far-field pattern, the tuning capa- bility of 30.6cm-1 is achieved with a fixed injected current of 3.5 A at room temperature. Single-mode emission can be observed in the entire process. The maximum single-mode output power of the external cavity setup is as high as 25mW and is essential in real applications.

Quantum Information Processing in An Array of Fiber Coupled Cavities

We consider a fiber coupled cavity array. Each cavity is doped with a single two-level atom. By treating the atom-cavity systems as combined polaritonie qubits, we can transform it into a polaritonic qubit-qubit array in the dispersive regime. We show that the four fiber coupled cavity open chain and ring can both generate the four qubit W state and cluster state, and can both transfer one and two qubit arbitrary states. We also discuss the dynamical behaviors of the four fiber coupled cavity array with unequal couplings.

Single-photon scattering by two separated atoms in a supercavity

We study the single-photon scattering along a one-dimensional cavity array with two distant two-level atoms in a supercavity,which aims to simulate a recent x-ray experiment [Nature 482,199（2012）].Without introducing dissipation,we find that when one atom is exactly located at a node of a mode of the supercavity and the other is at the antinode of that mode,no splitting of the reflectivity peak can appear.Nevertheless,the atom at the node significantly changes the positions of the reflectivity valleys.On the other hand,when the atom is shifted a little from the exact node,then the splitting can appear.We also explain these results with an analysis based on the general formal scattering theory.Our result implies the importance of non-resonant modes of the supercavity in our problem.

Optical quantum simulation of Abelian gauge field using cold atomic ensembles coupled with arrays of optical cavities

A potentially practical scheme is proposed to realize optical quantum simulation of artificial Abelian gauge field in a scalable architecture consisting of cold atomic ensembles with optical cavities.In the present model,the collective excitations of cold atomic ensembles can be converted to the bosonic modes within the low-excitation limit,where the structure of two-dimension(2D)square plaquette enables the polaritons to move like a charged particle subjected to an external magnetic field.We find that the energy spectrum of this hybrid system exhibits a shape of Hofstadter buttery.Our work provides a different perspective to the quantum simulation of condensed matter and many-body physics in the context of cavity quantum electrodynamics.The experimental feasibility are justified using the existing techniques.