Vol 38, No 3 (2017)

We discuss the notions of mutual information and conditional information for noncomposite systems, classical and quantum; both the mutual information and the conditional information are associated with the presence of hidden correlations in the state of a single qudit. We consider analogs of the entanglement phenomena in the systems without subsystems related to strong hidden quantum correlations.

We intend to eliminate the known conflict between relativity and quantum mechanics. We believe the “instant” correlation between entangled distant quantum particles can be explained by the fact that in a laboratory reference frame the photon traveling duration is positive and finite while its proper (in vacuum) traveling duration is equal to zero. In the latter case, any two events that are separated (in a laboratory reference frame) by an arbitrary finite distance can be considered as simultaneous ones. So, the photon nonlocal correlation turns out to be a relative property and may be explained like known twins paradox in relativity. In such a situation, any standard causal interaction between the correlated particles is absent in a laboratory reference frame; however, some specific mutual couple appears between them; this couple is strictly oscillating without some oriented energy or/and information transferring. We also motivate the basic hypothesis extension on quantum particles having nonzero masses.

We present our results on utilization of the quantum levitation effect for HTSC samples (superconducting ceramics based on YBa₂Cu₃O_7−x and SuperOx J-PI-12-20Ag-20Cu superconducting tapes) in magnetic fields of different configurations with respect to developing special carriers for hybrid systems of noncontact transport of cryogenic targets in ICF experiments. We implement the obtained results for developing and engineering of “HTSC-MAGLEV” delivery system to minimize the risk for damage of the fuel layer at the target acceleration and during target injection into the center of the ICF reaction chamber.

We demonstrate theoretically the slow and fast light effects based on the coupled graphene nanomechanical resonator–microwave cavity system. The numerical results show that the maximum group delay and advancing microwave signals can reach 0.4 and 0.12 ms, respectively, in the graphene resonator–microwave cavity system. In addition, the system can also behave as an optical transistor to amplify a weak microwave field through manipulating the pump field. Further we investigate the nonlinear effects of four-wave mixing (FWM) and show that the FWM intensity can be efficiently controlled and modulated by the pump power. The graphene optomechanics provides a good medium for controlling microwave photons at different frequencies and may indicate applications in quantum information processing.

Based on a modified cross-correlation technique, we experimentally demonstrate a technique for measuring the spatial–temporal intensity of laser pulses. Pulse widths at different spatial positions of the ultrashort pulse are measured by changing the scan position of the probe beam. Due to the existence of residual chirp in the transverse position, pulse widths at the center of the beam are less than that at the edge. By measuring the temporal evolution in the fastest growth area of spatial intensity during small-scale self-focusing, we find that its pulse width decreases as power increases because of the spatial–temporal coupling effect. The results show that this method not only can be used to accurately measure the pulse width at any one spatial position of the beam, but can also be useful for real-time monitoring of the spatial–temporal evolution.

We report a high-power, long-wavelength infrared ZnGeP₂ (ZGP) optical parametric oscillator (OPO) pumped by a Q-switched Tm,Ho:GdVO₄ laser. The wavelength tuning range of 7.8–9.9 μm is realized by rotating the external angle of the ZGP crystal. We obtain an output power over 30 mW across the whole wavelength range and achieve a 1.71 W output power at 8.08 μm by transmitting the OPO parameters, corresponding to an idler laser slope efficiency of 12.1%.