Optical storage of circular airy beam in atomic vapor

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/ad4bbf

中国物理B ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 84202-084202.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad4bbf

Optical storage of circular airy beam in atomic vapor

Hong Chang(常虹)^1,2, Xin Yang(杨欣)³, Yan Ma(马燕)^1,2, Xinqi Yang(杨鑫琪)^1,2, Mingtao Cao(曹明涛)^1,2,†, Xiaofei Zhang(张晓斐)⁴, Ruifang Dong(董瑞芳)^1,2,5,‡, and Shougang Zhang(张首刚)^1,2,§

1 Key Laboratory of Time Reference and Applications, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China;
2 School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
4 Department of Physics, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China;
5 Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China

收稿日期:2024-02-19 修回日期:2024-04-27 接受日期:2024-05-15 发布日期:2024-07-15
通讯作者: Mingtao Cao, Ruifang Dong, Shougang Zhang E-mail:mingtaocao@ntsc.ac.cn;dongruifang@ntsc.ac.cn;szhang@ntsc.ac.cn
基金资助:
Project supported by the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Optical storage of circular airy beam in atomic vapor

1 Key Laboratory of Time Reference and Applications, National Time Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710600, China;
2 School of Astronomy and Space Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China;
4 Department of Physics, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China;
5 Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, China

Received:2024-02-19 Revised:2024-04-27 Accepted:2024-05-15 Published:2024-07-15
Contact: Mingtao Cao, Ruifang Dong, Shougang Zhang E-mail:mingtaocao@ntsc.ac.cn;dongruifang@ntsc.ac.cn;szhang@ntsc.ac.cn
Supported by:
Project supported by the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

摘要/Abstract

摘要： The realization of quantum storage of spatial light field is of great significance to the construction of high-dimensional quantum repeater. In this paper, we experimentally realize the storage and retrieval of circular Airy beams (CABs) by using the $\varLambda $-type three-level energy system based on the electromagnetically induced transparency in a hot rubidium atomic vapor cell. The weak probe beam field is modulated with phase distribution of CABs by a spatial light modulator. We store the probe circular Airy beam (CAB) into the rubidium atomic vapor cell and retrieve it after the demanded delay. We quantitatively analyze the storage results and give corresponding theoretical explanations. Moreover, we investigate the autofocusing and self-healing effect of the retrieved CAB, which indicates that the properties and beam shape of CAB maintain well after storage. Our work will have potential applications in the storage of high-dimensional quantum information, and is also useful for improving the channel capacities of quantum internet.

关键词: circular Airy beam, optical storage, autofocusing effect, self-healing effect

Abstract: The realization of quantum storage of spatial light field is of great significance to the construction of high-dimensional quantum repeater. In this paper, we experimentally realize the storage and retrieval of circular Airy beams (CABs) by using the $\varLambda $-type three-level energy system based on the electromagnetically induced transparency in a hot rubidium atomic vapor cell. The weak probe beam field is modulated with phase distribution of CABs by a spatial light modulator. We store the probe circular Airy beam (CAB) into the rubidium atomic vapor cell and retrieve it after the demanded delay. We quantitatively analyze the storage results and give corresponding theoretical explanations. Moreover, we investigate the autofocusing and self-healing effect of the retrieved CAB, which indicates that the properties and beam shape of CAB maintain well after storage. Our work will have potential applications in the storage of high-dimensional quantum information, and is also useful for improving the channel capacities of quantum internet.

Key words: circular Airy beam, optical storage, autofocusing effect, self-healing effect

中图分类号: (Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power; spatial pattern formation)

42.60.Jf

42.25.Bs (Wave propagation, transmission and absorption) 32.80.Qk (Coherent control of atomic interactions with photons) 42.50.Gy (Effects of atomic coherence on propagation, absorption, and Amplification of light; electromagnetically induced transparency and Absorption)

Hong Chang(常虹), Xin Yang(杨欣), Yan Ma(马燕), Xinqi Yang(杨鑫琪), Mingtao Cao(曹明涛), Xiaofei Zhang(张晓斐), Ruifang Dong(董瑞芳), and Shougang Zhang(张首刚). Optical storage of circular airy beam in atomic vapor[J]. 中国物理B, 2024, 33(8): 84202-084202.

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