CN110146162A - The device and method of real-time lock single photon intensity - Google Patents

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CN110146162A
CN110146162A CN201910540579.3A CN201910540579A CN110146162A CN 110146162 A CN110146162 A CN 110146162A CN 201910540579 A CN201910540579 A CN 201910540579A CN 110146162 A CN110146162 A CN 110146162A
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The invention discloses a kind of device and methods of real-time lock single photon intensity.Discrete single photon signal is converted into TTL pulse signal by single photon detection, photon counter carries out the analog voltage signal of output respective magnitudes after digital-to-analogue conversion to digital pulse signal, analog voltage signal and setting reference voltage are carried out the bias voltage control port that negative-feedback operation output error signal is loaded into intensity modulator by simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller, realize real-time lock single photon intensity to setting intensity by continuously adjusting single photon intensity then.The present invention can be effectively compressed the intensity fluctuation of single photon, solve the problems, such as that single photon intensity can not be locked and export with continuous tuning.The present invention has the features such as of simple structure and strong practicability, stability is high, tunable output, can be applied to the fields such as quantum communications, sensing detection, quantum imaging.

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The device and method of real-time lock single photon intensity
Technical field
The invention belongs to laser technology field, the device and method of specifically a kind of real-time lock single photon intensity is based on Single photon detection simultaneously combines digital-to-analogue conversion to convert analog voltage output for discrete single photon signal, micro- using simulation proportional integration Analog voltage and reference voltage are carried out negative-feedback operation and obtain error signal by sub-controller, and error signal is loaded into intensity tune Device processed carries out continuously adjusting single photon intensity, finally by single photon intensity real-time lock in setting intensity.
Background technique
Currently, accurate lock single photon intensity have in fields such as quantum communications, sensing detection, quantum imagings it is very important Meaning.In quantum communications field, single photon is the carrier of quantum information transmission, and single photon intensity fluctuation can cause system at code rate It drifts about, the safety of system is caused to reduce.In sensing detection field, single photon intensity fluctuation can reduce detection precision and Sensitivity.In quantum imaging field, single photon intensity fluctuation can reduce imaging definition, cause imaging to thicken and cause information It loses.So how to lock extensive concern of the single photon intensity by scientific research personnel.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a kind of device and methods of real-time lock single photon intensity, can be with real-time lock single photon Intensity to setting intensity.
The present invention is achieved by the following technical scheme:
A kind of device of real-time lock single photon intensity, including laser, isolator, attenuator, intensity modulator, fiber strength Beam splitter, single-photon detector, photon counter, simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller, oscillograph.
The laser output laser successively enters fiber strength beam splitting after isolator, attenuator, intensity modulator First output end of device, the fiber strength beam splitter is connected with the input terminal of single-photon detector, the fiber strength beam splitting The second output terminal output laser (be used for experimental study) of device, the output end of the single-photon detector and photon counter it is defeated Enter end be connected, the output end of the photon counter respectively with simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller and oscillograph input terminal phase Even, the output end of the simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller is connected with the bias voltage control end of intensity modulator.
The method for carrying out real-time lock single photon intensity using above-mentioned apparatus is as follows: laser exports continuous laser signal and passes through It is exported after crossing isolator, the function of isolator is to prevent from the reflected light of way of escape optical device from entering laser to cause unstable, warp The output light for crossing isolator enters attenuator decay intensity to single photon magnitude, and single photon signal discrete later enters intensity tune Device processed transmission, laser signal transmission efficiency are controlled by the bias voltage of intensity modulator, the output light by intensity modulator into Enter fiber strength beam splitter to be divided into two bundles, wherein light beam is used for experimental study, and another light beam enters single-photon detector, monochromatic light Sub- detector measurement single photon signal is simultaneously converted to TTL pulse signal input photon counter, and photon counter is integrated in setting Analog voltage is answered by digital-to-analogue conversion output phase in time, analog voltage amplitude is directly proportional to discrete light subnumber, then simulation electricity It presses signal input simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller and carries out operation with simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller internal reference voltage Afterwards, the bias voltage control port that simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller output error signal is loaded into intensity modulator adjusts single photon The single photon signal measured is converted to TTL pulse signal and exported by efficiency of transmission, single-photon detector, and photon counter will count Word pulse signal carries out digital-to-analogue conversion and exports new analog voltage, and simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller is electric by the new simulation measured Pressure is compared analysis with reference voltage again and obtains new error signal, and new error signal is loaded into the bias control of intensity modulator Port processed adjusts single photon efficiency of transmission again, and so constantly circulation continuously adjusts single photon intensity, can be strong by single photon Real-time lock is spent in setting intensity.Simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller parameter is adjusted later, so that observed on oscillograph Analog voltage fluctuating is minimum, illustrates single photon intensity fluctuation being compressed to minimum.And after locking single photon intensity, pass through adjusting The tunable output of locking single photon intensity may be implemented in the reference voltage for simulating proportional plus integral plus derivative controller.
The present invention is based on single photon detections to be converted to TTL pulse signal for discrete single photon signal, passes through photon counter Digital pulse signal is converted into corresponding analog voltage output, it is using simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller that measurement simulation is electric Pressure carries out negative-feedback operation with preset reference voltage and obtains error signal, and error signal is loaded into intensity modulator Bias port continuously adjusts single photon intensity, realizes the locking of closed loop single photon intensity, and the intensity for being effectively compressed single photon rises Volt, and the tunable output of locking single photon intensity may be implemented.
The present invention has rational design, proposes a kind of device and method of real-time lock single photon intensity, and solving cannot be effective The problem of compressing single photon intensity fluctuation and locking strength tunable output.The present invention has of simple structure and strong practicability, stablizes Property it is high, the features such as tunable output.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 shows the connection schematic diagram of device of the present invention (dotted line represents optical signal, and solid line represents electric signal).
Fig. 2 indicates the test result that efficiency of transmission of the laser signal Jing Guo intensity modulator changes with bias voltage.
Fig. 3 indicates unlocked single photon intensity and locks the measurement result of single photon intensity.
In figure: 1- laser, 2- isolator, 3- attenuator, 4- intensity modulator, 5- fiber strength beam splitter, 6- monochromatic light Sub- detector, 7- photon counter, 8- simulate proportional plus integral plus derivative controller, 9- oscillograph.
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Specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing.
A kind of device of real-time lock single photon intensity, including laser 1, isolator 2(THORLABS, IO-G-1550), Attenuator 3(THORLABS, VOA50PM-APC), intensity modulator 4(CODEON, Mach-10), fiber strength beam splitter 5 (THORLABS, PN1550R5A1), single-photon detector 6(Princeton Lightwave, PGA), photon counter 7(SRS, SR400), simulate proportional plus integral plus derivative controller 8(SRS, SIM960), oscillograph 9(YOKOGAWA, DLM2054).
As shown in Figure 1, laser 1, which exports 1550nm linearly polarized laser, successively passes through isolator 2, attenuator 3, intensity modulated Enter 50:50 fiber strength beam splitter 5 after device 4, the first output end of fiber strength beam splitter 5 is defeated with single-photon detector 6 Enter end to be connected, the second output terminal output laser of fiber strength beam splitter 5 is used for experimental study, the output of single-photon detector 6 End be connected with the input terminal of photon counter 7, the output end of photon counter 7 respectively with simulate proportional plus integral plus derivative controller 8 It is connected with the input terminal of oscillograph 9, simulates the output end of proportional plus integral plus derivative controller 8 and the bias voltage control of intensity modulator 4 End is connected.
As follows using the method that above-mentioned apparatus carries out real-time lock single photon intensity: laser 1 exports continuous linear polarization and swashs Optical signal exports after isolator 2, and the function of isolator is to prevent from the reflected light of way of escape optical device from entering laser to cause It is unstable, enter 3 decay intensity of attenuator to single photon magnitude by the output light of isolator 2, average photon number is about 0.01, Single photon signal discrete later enter intensity modulator 4 transmission, laser signal transmission efficiency by intensity modulator 4 biased electrical Voltage-controlled system, Fig. 2 indicate the test result that efficiency of transmission of the laser signal Jing Guo intensity modulator 4 changes with bias voltage, selection It is locked in the linear operating region of intensity modulator 4, the output light by intensity modulator 4 enters fiber strength beam splitting Device 5 is divided into two bundles, and wherein light beam is used for experimental study, and another light beam enters single-photon detector 6, and single-photon detector 6 is surveyed Amount single photon signal is simultaneously converted to TTL pulse signal, and pulse number is directly proportional to input light intensity, and digital pulse signal enters later Photon counter 7, photon counter 7 to digit pulse statistical counting and pass through digital-to-analogue conversion output phase within the setting time of integration The analog voltage answered, output analog voltage amplitude is directly proportional to discrete light subnumber, and analog voltage signal inputs simulation ratio later Integral-derivative controller 8 is simultaneously compared operation generation error signal with simulation 8 internal reference voltage of proportional plus integral plus derivative controller. The bias voltage for adjusting simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller 8 is -2.4V, and the error signal for exporting it is in intensity modulator The efficiency of transmission that single photon is adjusted in 4 linear operating region is simulated if analog voltage amplitude is greater than reference voltage amplitude Proportional plus integral plus derivative controller 8, which reduces error signal amplitude, makes single photon efficiency of transmission be lower;If analog voltage amplitude is less than Reference voltage amplitude, then simulating the increase of proportional plus integral plus derivative controller 8 error signal amplitude makes single photon efficiency of transmission become larger, single The single photon signal measured is converted to the output of TTL pulse signal by photon detector 6, and photon counter 7 believes digit pulse It number carries out digital-to-analogue conversion and exports new analog voltage, simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller 8 is by the new analog voltage measured and ginseng It examines voltage and is compared the new error signal of analysis acquisition again, new error signal is loaded into the bias voltage control end of intensity modulator 4 Mouth adjusts single photon intensity again, and so constantly circulating repetition can then lock single photon intensity to setting intensity.Lead to after locking Simulation 8 parameter of proportional plus integral plus derivative controller is overregulated, the minimum so that analog voltage observed on oscillograph 9 rises and falls, The intensity fluctuation of single photon is compressed to minimum.Single photon intensity to be locked is 600k in experiment, then setting ratio integral differential The reference voltage of device is 0.6V.Fig. 3 indicates unlocked single photon intensity and locks the measurement result of single photon intensity, it can be seen that Since external environment random perturbation and equipment imperfections etc. cause single photon intensity in random random change when being not carried out intensity locking Change, when executing negative feedback closed loop locking, feedback system can be effectively compressed the intensity fluctuation of single photon, the monochromatic light in 1800s Sub- intensity fluctuation is less than 4%.
The present invention is based on single photon detections to be converted to TTL pulse signal for discrete single photon signal, passes through photon counter Digital pulse signal is converted to analog voltage to export, using simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller by measurement analog voltage and in advance The reference voltage first set carries out negative-feedback operation and obtains error signal, and error signal is loaded into the bias terminal of intensity modulator Mouth continuously adjusts the efficiency of transmission of single photon, realizes the locking of closed loop single photon intensity, and the intensity for being effectively compressed single photon rises Volt, and the tunable output of locking single photon intensity may be implemented.
The present invention has the features such as of simple structure and strong practicability, stability is high, tunable output, can be applied to quantum The fields such as communication, relevant detection, quantum imaging.
It should be pointed out that for the those skilled in the art of the art, without departing from the principle of the present invention, Several improvement and application can also be made, these are improved and application is also considered as protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of device of real-time lock single photon intensity, it is characterised in that: including laser (1), isolator (2), attenuator (3), intensity modulator (4), fiber strength beam splitter (5), single-photon detector (6), photon counter (7), simulation ratio product Divide derivative controller (8), oscillograph (9);
Laser (1) the output laser successively enters optical fiber after isolator (2), attenuator (3), intensity modulator (4) First output end of intensity beam splitter (5), the fiber strength beam splitter (5) is connected with the input terminal of single-photon detector (6), The second output terminal of the fiber strength beam splitter (5) exports laser, the output end and photon meter of the single-photon detector (6) Number device (7) input terminal be connected, the output end of the photon counter (7) respectively with simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller (8) It is connected with the input terminal of oscillograph (9), the output end of simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller (8) and intensity modulator (4) Bias voltage control end be connected.
2. a kind of method of real-time lock single photon intensity, it is characterised in that: laser (1) export continuous laser signal pass through every It is exported afterwards from device (2), enters attenuator (3) decay intensity to single photon magnitude by the output light of isolator (2), it is discrete later Single photon signal enter intensity modulator (4) transmission, the output light by intensity modulator (4) enters fiber strength beam splitter (5) it is divided into two bundles, wherein light beam is used for experimental study, and another light beam enters single-photon detector (6), single-photon detector (6) it measures single photon signal and is converted to TTL pulse signal input photon counter (7), photon counter (7) is integrated in setting Analog voltage is answered by digital-to-analogue conversion output phase in time, analog voltage amplitude is directly proportional to discrete light subnumber, then simulation electricity Press signal input simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller (8) and with simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller (8) internal reference voltage into After row operation, simulation proportional plus integral plus derivative controller (8) output error signal is loaded into the bias voltage control end of intensity modulator (4) Mouthful single photon efficiency of transmission is adjusted, it is defeated that the single photon signal measured is converted to TTL pulse signal by single-photon detector (6) Out, digital pulse signal is carried out digital-to-analogue conversion and exports new analog voltage by photon counter (7), simulates PID control parameter The new analog voltage measured and reference voltage are compared analysis again and obtain new error signal by device (8), by new error signal The bias voltage control port for being loaded into intensity modulator (4) adjusts single photon efficiency of transmission again, and so constantly circulation continuously adjusts Single photon intensity, can be by single photon intensity real-time lock in setting intensity;Simulation PID control parameter is adjusted later Device (8) parameter, the minimum so that analog voltage observed on oscillograph (9) rises and falls, illustrates for single photon intensity fluctuation to be compressed to It is minimum.
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