We present an experimental demonstration of the rotation measurement using a compact cold atom gyroscope. Atom interference fringes are observed in the stationary frame and the rotating frame, respectively. The phase ...We present an experimental demonstration of the rotation measurement using a compact cold atom gyroscope. Atom interference fringes are observed in the stationary frame and the rotating frame, respectively. The phase shift and contrast of the interference fringe are experimentally investigated. The results show that the contrast of the interference fringe is well held when the platform is rotated, and the phase shift of the interference fringe is linearly proportional to the rotation rate of the platform. The long-term stability, which is evaluated by the overlapped Allan deviation, is 8.5 × 10^-6 rad/s over the integrating time of 1000s.展开更多
A compact optical setup for quantitative and spatially resolved measurement of atomic alkali concentration in combustion is demonstrated. Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy and laser-induced fluorescence are ...A compact optical setup for quantitative and spatially resolved measurement of atomic alkali concentration in combustion is demonstrated. Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy and laser-induced fluorescence are combined using a single continuous wave diode laser to measure the line-integration concentration and the relative distribution simultaneously, thereby obtaining the absolute concentration distribution along the laser beam. The results indicate the good performance of this method for one-dimensional quantitative measurement.展开更多
Our recent article (Chin. Phys. Lett. 35 (2018)083201) measured the Zeeman shift of cesium atoms using an optical nanofiber. Before our work, Watkins et al.(Ref.[17] in our article) had demonstrated the Zeeman shift a...Our recent article (Chin. Phys. Lett. 35 (2018)083201) measured the Zeeman shift of cesium atoms using an optical nanofiber. Before our work, Watkins et al.(Ref.[17] in our article) had demonstrated the Zeeman shift also using an optical nanofiber in rubidium atoms. Watkins et al. reported on the observation展开更多
We carry out the first time-resolved measurement of Rb atoms desorbing from octadecyltrichlorosilane coated sur- faces by polarizing the atoms near the surface using an evanescent wave pump pulse and watching the subs...We carry out the first time-resolved measurement of Rb atoms desorbing from octadecyltrichlorosilane coated sur- faces by polarizing the atoms near the surface using an evanescent wave pump pulse and watching the subsequent intensity change of another evanescent wave probe beam, and find the mean adsorption （dwell） time to be about 400ns at a cell body temperature of 112℃. The adsorption energy is found to be 0.19eV from the surface tem- perature dependence of the adsorption time. This method can be extended to study the adsorption/desorption process of other alkali atoms on other surfaces of transparent substrates with an ultimate time resolution limited by the flight time of atoms in the evanescent wave which is of the order of nanoseconds.展开更多
Considering three two-level atoms initially in the W or Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger （GHZ） state, one of the three atoms is put into an initially coherent light cavity and made to resonantly interact with the cavity....Considering three two-level atoms initially in the W or Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger （GHZ） state, one of the three atoms is put into an initially coherent light cavity and made to resonantly interact with the cavity. The twoatom entanglement evolution outside the cavity is investigated. The influences of state-selective measurement of the atom inside the cavity and strength of the light field on the two-atom entanglement evolution outside the cavity are discussed. The results obtained from the numerical method show that the two-atom entanglement outside the cavity is strengthened through state-selective measurement of the atom inside the cavity. In addition, the strength of the light field also influences the two-atom entanglement properties.展开更多
Nanofibers have many promising applications because of their advantages of high power density and ultralow saturated light intensity. We present here a Zeeman shift of the Doppler-broadened cesium D2 transition using ...Nanofibers have many promising applications because of their advantages of high power density and ultralow saturated light intensity. We present here a Zeeman shift of the Doppler-broadened cesium D2 transition using a tapered optical nanofiber in the presence of a magnetic field. When a weak magnetic field is parallel to the propagating light in the nanofiber, the Zeeman shift rates for different circularly polarized spectra are observed.For the ＋component, the typical linear Zeeman shift rates of = 3 and = 4 ground-state cesium atoms are measured to be 3.10（±0.19） MHz/G and 3.91（±0.16） MHz/G. For the -component, the values are measured to be-2.81（±0.25） MHz/G, and-0.78（±0.28） MHz/G. The Zeeman shift using the tapered nanofiber can help to develop magnetometers to measure the magnetic field at the narrow local region and the dispersive signal to lock laser frequency.展开更多
In this paper, we study the nonclassical properties of the electromagnetic field resulting from the interaction of a three-level ∧-type atom with a two-mode field initially in the coherent state, such as squeezing pr...In this paper, we study the nonclassical properties of the electromagnetic field resulting from the interaction of a three-level ∧-type atom with a two-mode field initially in the coherent state, such as squeezing properties and sub-Poisson statistics. We show that the squeezing can be enhanced by selective atomic measurement.展开更多
We present a cold atom system with a dark-line two-dimensional magneto-optical trap, to increase the atomic density by suppressing the atomic radiation pressure. Optical depth （OD） and duty cycle are used to evaluat...We present a cold atom system with a dark-line two-dimensional magneto-optical trap, to increase the atomic density by suppressing the atomic radiation pressure. Optical depth （OD） and duty cycle are used to evaluate the system performance. We demonstrate a 100% increase in OD with the dark line, and obtain an ultrahigh OD of 264 with 10% for the duty cycle. Also, with an efficient dark line region, the OD could maintain above i00 with duty cycle as high as 30%. The cold atomic ensemble with an ultrahigh OD with a 10%-30% duty cycle is particularly advantageous in quantum i^formation processing and communication.展开更多
The time-dependent quantum wave packet method is used to investigate the dynamics for the Li2 molecule, and the time-resolved photoelectron spectra （TRPES） of the Li2 molecule are calculated. At the short delay time...The time-dependent quantum wave packet method is used to investigate the dynamics for the Li2 molecule, and the time-resolved photoelectron spectra （TRPES） of the Li2 molecule are calculated. At the short delay time, the particular phenomenon of TRPES with four peaks is qualitatively interpreted in a dressed state picture by analyzing wave packet motion on light-induced potential （LIP）. The significant difference in the electronic structure of E1∑g^＋ between the inner and outer turning points has an impact on the TRPES. The control for the first excited state A1∑u^＋ of the initial wave packet is discussed.展开更多
Atom localization in a five-level atomic system under the effect of three driving fields and one standing wave field is suggested. A spontaneously emitted photon from the proposed system is measured in a detector. Pre...Atom localization in a five-level atomic system under the effect of three driving fields and one standing wave field is suggested. A spontaneously emitted photon from the proposed system is measured in a detector. Precision position measurement of an atom is controlled via phase and vacuum field detuning without considering the parity violation.展开更多
Our objective is to analyze the atomization processes of a pneumatic atomizer by measuring the size and velocity distributions of droplets in a liquid paint spray. The droplet size and velocity distributions have been...Our objective is to analyze the atomization processes of a pneumatic atomizer by measuring the size and velocity distributions of droplets in a liquid paint spray. The droplet size and velocity distributions have been determined at different axial positions in the spray; a mathematical description of how these quan- tities vary throughout the spray is then proposed. Additionally, the relative number density of droplets and the relative local mass flux are estimated.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11227083 and 91536221
文摘We present an experimental demonstration of the rotation measurement using a compact cold atom gyroscope. Atom interference fringes are observed in the stationary frame and the rotating frame, respectively. The phase shift and contrast of the interference fringe are experimentally investigated. The results show that the contrast of the interference fringe is well held when the platform is rotated, and the phase shift of the interference fringe is linearly proportional to the rotation rate of the platform. The long-term stability, which is evaluated by the overlapped Allan deviation, is 8.5 × 10^-6 rad/s over the integrating time of 1000s.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 91541119 and 91541203
文摘A compact optical setup for quantitative and spatially resolved measurement of atomic alkali concentration in combustion is demonstrated. Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy and laser-induced fluorescence are combined using a single continuous wave diode laser to measure the line-integration concentration and the relative distribution simultaneously, thereby obtaining the absolute concentration distribution along the laser beam. The results indicate the good performance of this method for one-dimensional quantitative measurement.
文摘Our recent article (Chin. Phys. Lett. 35 (2018)083201) measured the Zeeman shift of cesium atoms using an optical nanofiber. Before our work, Watkins et al.(Ref.[17] in our article) had demonstrated the Zeeman shift also using an optical nanofiber in rubidium atoms. Watkins et al. reported on the observation
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11074050
文摘We carry out the first time-resolved measurement of Rb atoms desorbing from octadecyltrichlorosilane coated sur- faces by polarizing the atoms near the surface using an evanescent wave pump pulse and watching the subsequent intensity change of another evanescent wave probe beam, and find the mean adsorption （dwell） time to be about 400ns at a cell body temperature of 112℃. The adsorption energy is found to be 0.19eV from the surface tem- perature dependence of the adsorption time. This method can be extended to study the adsorption/desorption process of other alkali atoms on other surfaces of transparent substrates with an ultimate time resolution limited by the flight time of atoms in the evanescent wave which is of the order of nanoseconds.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province,China (Grant No. 2008J0217)
文摘Considering three two-level atoms initially in the W or Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger （GHZ） state, one of the three atoms is put into an initially coherent light cavity and made to resonantly interact with the cavity. The twoatom entanglement evolution outside the cavity is investigated. The influences of state-selective measurement of the atom inside the cavity and strength of the light field on the two-atom entanglement evolution outside the cavity are discussed. The results obtained from the numerical method show that the two-atom entanglement outside the cavity is strengthened through state-selective measurement of the atom inside the cavity. In addition, the strength of the light field also influences the two-atom entanglement properties.
基金Supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2017YFA0304203the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61675120 and 11434007+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Excellent Research Team under Grant No 61121064the Shanxi Scholarship Council of China,the 1331KSC,the PCSIRT under Grant No IRT13076the Applied Basic Research Project of Shanxi Province under Grant No 201601D202008
文摘Nanofibers have many promising applications because of their advantages of high power density and ultralow saturated light intensity. We present here a Zeeman shift of the Doppler-broadened cesium D2 transition using a tapered optical nanofiber in the presence of a magnetic field. When a weak magnetic field is parallel to the propagating light in the nanofiber, the Zeeman shift rates for different circularly polarized spectra are observed.For the ＋component, the typical linear Zeeman shift rates of = 3 and = 4 ground-state cesium atoms are measured to be 3.10（±0.19） MHz/G and 3.91（±0.16） MHz/G. For the -component, the values are measured to be-2.81（±0.25） MHz/G, and-0.78（±0.28） MHz/G. The Zeeman shift using the tapered nanofiber can help to develop magnetometers to measure the magnetic field at the narrow local region and the dispersive signal to lock laser frequency.
文摘In this paper, we study the nonclassical properties of the electromagnetic field resulting from the interaction of a three-level ∧-type atom with a two-mode field initially in the coherent state, such as squeezing properties and sub-Poisson statistics. We show that the squeezing can be enhanced by selective atomic measurement.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 91436211 and 11204086the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2011CB921604the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee under Grant No 13PJ1402100
文摘We present a cold atom system with a dark-line two-dimensional magneto-optical trap, to increase the atomic density by suppressing the atomic radiation pressure. Optical depth （OD） and duty cycle are used to evaluate the system performance. We demonstrate a 100% increase in OD with the dark line, and obtain an ultrahigh OD of 264 with 10% for the duty cycle. Also, with an efficient dark line region, the OD could maintain above i00 with duty cycle as high as 30%. The cold atomic ensemble with an ultrahigh OD with a 10%-30% duty cycle is particularly advantageous in quantum i^formation processing and communication.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 60577050 and 10574039, the Key Project of Science and Technology Research of Education Ministry of China under Grant No 206084, the Innovation Scientists and Technicians Troop Construction Projects of Henan Province under Grant No 084100510011, the Innovation Talents of Institution of Higher Education of Henan Province under Grant No 2006KYCX002.
文摘The time-dependent quantum wave packet method is used to investigate the dynamics for the Li2 molecule, and the time-resolved photoelectron spectra （TRPES） of the Li2 molecule are calculated. At the short delay time, the particular phenomenon of TRPES with four peaks is qualitatively interpreted in a dressed state picture by analyzing wave packet motion on light-induced potential （LIP）. The significant difference in the electronic structure of E1∑g^＋ between the inner and outer turning points has an impact on the TRPES. The control for the first excited state A1∑u^＋ of the initial wave packet is discussed.
文摘Atom localization in a five-level atomic system under the effect of three driving fields and one standing wave field is suggested. A spontaneously emitted photon from the proposed system is measured in a detector. Precision position measurement of an atom is controlled via phase and vacuum field detuning without considering the parity violation.
文摘Our objective is to analyze the atomization processes of a pneumatic atomizer by measuring the size and velocity distributions of droplets in a liquid paint spray. The droplet size and velocity distributions have been determined at different axial positions in the spray; a mathematical description of how these quan- tities vary throughout the spray is then proposed. Additionally, the relative number density of droplets and the relative local mass flux are estimated.
