4 papers
Coherent Molecular Deceleration via Vibrational Bichromatic Force
Meng-Yi Yu, Ya-Nan Lv, Cun-Feng Cheng +1
We propose a scheme for direct laser deceleration of molecules based on a vibrational transition-mediated bichromatic force (VBCF). By precisely engineering mid-infrared optical fi…
Synthetic Gauge Phase in Rydberg Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
Ya-Dong Hu, Yi-Chen Zhang, Qing-Xuan Jie +10
We demonstrate a synthetic gauge phase in Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) using room-temperature rubidium vapor. By exploiting polarization selection rules i…
Fundamental limits of free-space microwave-to-optical frequency conversion efficiency using Rydberg atoms
Ya-Nan Lv, Yan-Lei Zhang, Xu-Bo Zou +3
Efficient microwave-to-optical frequency conversion (MOC) is crucial for applications such as radiometry, electrometry, quantum microwave illumination and quantum networks. Rydberg…
Post-selection shifts the transition frequency of helium in an atomic beam
Jin-Lu Wen, Jia-Dong Tang, Ya-Nan Lv +4
Post-selecting output states in measurements can effectively amplify weak signals and improve precision. However, post-selection effects may also introduce unintended biases in pre…