Yang Guo-Jian

One-to-Many Economical Phase-Covariant Cloning and Telecloning of Qudits

We study the1 → 2 phase-covariant telecloning of a qudit without ancilla. We show that the fidelity of the two clones can reach that of the clones in the optimal anci ll -based1 → 2 phase-covariant cloning and telecloning, i.e., the limitation of quantum mechanics. Mo re interestingly, it is a nonmaximally entangled state rather than the maximally entangled state that can be used to r alize such a telecloning task.We present explicit unitary transformations for realizing both symmetric and asymmetric one-to-many economical phase-covariant clonings of qudits. We also propose a corresponding telecloning scheme. It is shown that the fidelity of the telecloning with nonmaximally entangled states can be larger than that of the corresponding cloning. This implies that partially entangled states can be better than the maximally entangled states for our economical phase-covariant telecloning scheme.

Generation of a Four-Particle Cluster State and Perfect Teleportation of an Arbitrary Two-Particle State in an Ion-Trap System

We propose a scheme for generating a four-particle cluster state in an ion-trap system. The scheme is insensitive to the thermal motion of the ions, and needs less operations than previous ones. With such a setup, we also demonstrate a procedure for perfectly teleporting an arbitrary two-particle state via a single multipartite entanglement channel, a four-particle cluster state.

Coalescence and Anti-Coalescence Interference of Two-Photon Wavepacket in a Beam Splitter

We study theoretically the interference of a two-photon wavepacket in a beam splitter. We find that the spectrum symmetry for the two-photon wavepacket dominates the perfect coalescence and anti-coalescence interference. The coalescence interference is unrelated to photon entanglement. Only the anti-coalescence interference has evidence of photon entanglement. We prove that the two-photon wavepacket with an anti-symmetric spectrum is transparent to pass the 50/50 beam splitter, showing perfect anti-coalescence interference.We study a general theory on the interference of two-photon wavepacket in a beam splitter (BS). We find that the perfect coalescence interference requires a symmetric spectrum of two-photon wavepacket which can be entangled or un-entangled. Furthermore, we introduce a two-photon wavepacket with anti-symmetric spectrum, which is related with photon entanglement and shows a perfect anti-coalescence effect. The theory present uniform and complete explanation to two-photon interference.

Concentration effect of the near-infrared quantum cutting of 1788-nm luminescence of Tm3+ ion in (Y1–x Tmx)3Al5O12 powder phosphor

In the present paper, the concentration effect of near-infrared quantum cutting of Tm3+ ion in (Y1–xTmx)3Al5O12 powder phosphor is studied by means of experiments and calculations. In addition, the absorption spectra, visible-to-near-infrared excitation and emission spectra, and fluorescence lifetimes are measured. It is found that (Y1–xTmx)3Al5O12 powder phosphor has a strong four-photon near-infrared quantum cutting luminescence of 1788.0-nm 3F4 → 3H6 fluorescence of Tm3+ ion, when excited by 357.0-nm light. It is also found that the up-limit of the four-photon near-infrared quantum cutting luminescence efficiency of (Y0.700Tm0.300)3Al5O12 powder phosphor is approximately 302.19%. To the knowledge of the authors, this is the first time that a near-infrared quantum cutting efficiency up-limit exceeding 300% has been reported. The results of this manuscript are valuable in aiding the probing of the new generation Ge solar cell.

Detection of Perfect Cloak in Time Domain

We propose a method for detecting perfect invisible cloak based on the scattering of the materials of the cloak. The position of the detected cloak can also be determined. The demonstration shows that the detecting effect is obvious, and the accuracy of the detection is high.

Storage and Retrieval of a Weak Optical Signal Improved by Spontaneously Generated Coherence in an Atomic Assemble

We investigate the reversible storage of a weak single-mode light signal in a Λ-type three-level atomic system with spontaneously generated coherence (SGC) and pumped by an incoherent field. The scheme is phase-dependent. If the phase of the controlling field is set oppositely to that of the signal field, the combination of SGC with weak pump overcomes the drawback of incompletely retrieval in the conventional scheme, leading to 100% retrieval fidelity or even to the amplification of the retrieved signal with respect to its initial one.

Genuine (k, m)-Threshold Controlled Teleportation and Multipartite Entanglement

We propose genuine (k, m)-threshold controlling schemes for controlled teleportation via multi-particle entangled states, where the teleportation of a quantum state from a sender (Alice) to a receiver (Bob) is under the control of m supervisors such that k (k ≤ m) or more of these supervisors can help Bob recover the transferred state. By construction, anyone of our quantum channels is a genuine multipartite entangled state of which any two parts are inseparable. Their properties are compared and contrasted with those of the well-known GHZ, W, and linear cluster states, and also several other genuine multipartite entangled states recently introduced in the literature.

Theoretical Analysis of the Critical Phenomena of a Brillouin Laser

The critical phenomena of a Brillouin laser are analyzed theoretically. The results show that the behavior of a Brillouin laser in the threshold region is a second-order phase transition. The critical point of the phase transition is the gain threshold of the Brillouin laser, and the order parameter is the amplitude of the Stokes component in stimulated Brillouin scattering. The critical slow-down phenomenon and the typical characteristics in phase transition are demonstrated. Further work on the combination of nonlinear optics and phase transition in the Brillouin laser may lead to a new view and findings that could be significant for both fields.

Transparency induced by two-photon interference in a beam splitter

We propose a special two-photon state which is completely transparent in a 50/50 beam splitter. This effect is caused by the destructive two-photon interference and shows the signature of photon entanglement. We find that the symmetry of the two-photon spectrum plays the key role for the properties of two-photon interference.

Controlling group velocity in a superconductive quantum circuit

We investigate the controllable group velocity of a microwave probe field in a superconductive quantum circuit (SQC) pumped by microwave fields, and the use of such a SQC function as an artificial Λ-type three-level atom. The exchange between the subluminal and the superluminal states of the probe field can be realized simply by sweeping the pumping intensity, and the superluminal state is usually realized with a lower absorption. This work is one of the efforts to extend the study of electromagnetically induced transparency and its related properties from the lightwave band to the microwave band.