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Heralded creation of photonic qudits from parametric down conversion using linear optics
2017
We propose an experimental scheme to generate, in a heralded fashion, arbitrary quantum superpositions of two-mode optical states with a fixed total photon number $n$ based on weakly squeezed two-mode squeezed state resources (obtained via weak parametric down conversion), linear optics, and photon detection. Arbitrary $d$-level (qudit) states can be created this way where $d=n+1$. Furthermore, we experimentally demonstrate our scheme for $n=2$. The resulting qutrit states are characterized via optical homodyne tomography. We also discuss possible extensions to more than two modes concluding that, in general, our approach ceases to work in this case. For illustration and with regards to pos…
The non dissipative damping of the Rabi oscillations as a "which-path" information
2005
Rabi oscillations may be viewed as an interference phenomenon due to a coherent superposition of different quantum paths, like in the Young's two-slit experiment. The inclusion of the atomic external variables causes a non dissipative damping of the Rabi oscillations. More generally, the atomic translational dynamics induces damping in the correlation functions which describe non classical behaviors of the field and internal atomic variables, leading to the separability of these two subsystems. We discuss on the possibility of interpreting this intrinsic decoherence as a "which-way" information effect and we apply to this case a quantitative analysis of the complementarity relation as intro…
Generating and Revealing a Quantum Superposition of Electromagnetic Field Binomial States in a Cavity
2007
We introduce the $N$-photon quantum superposition of two orthogonal generalized binomial states of electromagnetic field. We then propose, using resonant atom-cavity interactions, non-conditional schemes to generate and reveal such a quantum superposition for the two-photon case in a single-mode high-$Q$ cavity. We finally discuss the implementation of the proposed schemes.
Quantum walks in weak electric fields and Bloch oscillations
2020
Bloch oscillations appear when an electric field is superimposed on a quantum particle that evolves on a lattice with a tight-binding Hamiltonian (TBH), i.e., evolves via what we will call an electric TBH; this phenomenon will be referred to as TBH Bloch oscillations. A similar phenomenon is known to show up in so-called electric discrete-time quantum walks (DQWs); this phenomenon will be referred to as DQW Bloch oscillations. This similarity is particularly salient when the electric field of the DQW is weak. For a wide, i.e., spatially extended initial condition, one numerically observes semi-classical oscillations, i.e., oscillations of a localized particle, both for the electric TBH and …
All-Optical Storage of Phase-Sensitive Quantum States of Light.
2019
We experimentally demonstrate storage and on-demand release of phase-sensitive, photon-number superposition states of the form $\alpha |0\rangle + \beta e^{i\theta} |1\rangle$ for an optical quantized oscillator mode. For this purpose, we introduce a phase-probing mechanism to a storage system composed of two concatenated optical cavities, which was previously employed for storage of phase-insensitive single-photon states [Phys. Rev. X 3, 041028 (2013)]. This is the first demonstration of all-optically storing highly nonclassical and phase-sensitive quantum states of light. The strong nonclassicality of the states after storage becomes manifest as a negative region in the corresponding Wign…
X(3872) and its charmonium content in Heavy Quark limit
2016
X (3872) still presents many puzzles more than a decade after its discovery. Some of its properties, like the isospin violating decays, can easily be accommodated in a molecular model, whereas its other properties, such as radiative decays can be more naturally explained in the quarkonium picture. The best of these schemes can be combined in a picture of X (3872) where it is dominantly a molecular state with some charmonium components. In this work, we present a model based on heavy quark symmetry which describes X (3872) as a superposition of molecular and charmonium components.
On Green's function for cylindrically symmetric fields of polarized radiation
2009
Analytic expressions for Green's function describing the process of transfer of polarized radiation in homogeneous isotropic infinite medium in case of cylindrical symmetry and nonconservative scattering are obtained. The solution is based on the set of systems of Abel integral equations of the first kind obtained using the principle of superposition, and the known expression of Green's function for radiation fields with plane-parallel symmetry. Eigenvalue decompositions for the corresponding matrices of generalized spherical functions are found. Using this result the systems of Abel integral equations are diagonalized, and the final solution is obtained.
ELASTIC WAVES: MENTAL MODELS AND TEACHING/LEARNING SEQUENCES
2006
In last years many research studies have pointed out relevant student difficulties in understanding the physics of mechanical waves. Moreover, it has been reported that these difficulties deal with some fundamental concepts as the role of the medium in wave propagation, the superposition principle and the mathematical description of waves involving the use of functions of two variables. In the context of pre-service courses for teacher preparation a teaching/learning (T/L) sequence based on using simple RTL experiments and interactive simulation environments aimed to show the effect of medium properties on the propagation speed of a wave pulse, has been experimented. Here, preliminary resul…
Multimode squeezing of frequency combs
2006
We have developed a full multimode theory of a synchronously pumped type-I optical parametric oscillator. We calculate the output quantum fluctuations of the device and find that, in the degenerate case (coincident signal and idler set of frequencies), significant squeezing is obtained when one approaches threshold from below for a set of well-defined ``supermodes,'' or frequency combs, consisting of a coherent linear superposition of signal modes of different frequencies which are resonant in the cavity.
Λ(1405) resonance as a superposition of two states
2008
Chiral unitarity models have shown the existence of two states with the same quantum numbers in the vicinity of the Λ(1405), both contributing to the final experimental invariant mass distribution. The K − p → π 0 π 0 Σ 0 reaction, discussed in detail in this work, gives maximal possible weight to the second Λ(1405) state, which is narrower and of higher energy than the nominal Λ(1405). The calculated distribution of π 0 Σ 0 states forming the Λ(1405) is in agreement with a recent experimental data, and shows a peak at 1420 MeV and a relatively narrow width of Γ = 38 MeV. In contrast, the π − p → K 0 πΣ reaction gives more weight to the pole at lower energy and with a larger width. The data…