Position: Professor of Physics
Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University
36 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi Province, P. R. CHINA
Fax: +86-351-701-8927
Phone: +86-351-701-1645 (Office.)
E-mail: zhaojm@sxu.edu.cn
Field of Study: Atom and molecule physics, Rydberg atoms, Quantum optics
Work Experience:
2000.09-2003.07: Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi Province,
Major: Optics, focus on electro-magnetically induced transparency (EIT) in cesium atomic vapor, nonlinear spectrum and laser trapping of cesium atoms. Thesis: “The experimental and theoretical investigation of electro-magnetically induced transparency in cesium vapor and trapped cold cloud”; Graduate: July 2003; Degree: Ph.D
1997.09-2000.08: Instructor of Physics, Department of Electronics, Shanxi University.
2003.08-2005.12: Associate Professor, College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University. I have given some lectures to students such as Optics, Electromagnetics and so on. Meanwhile do some experiments and has been mainly involved in the field of atomic coherence, nonlinear atomic and molecular spectroscopy, and laser cooling and trapping cesium atoms.
2005.12-2006.12: Visitor at Laboratoire Aime Cotton, CNRS, Orsay, France. Involved in the experiments about formation of cold molecules and resonance interaction between cold Rydberg atoms.
2006.12-2011.01: Associate Professor, College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University. Involved in the experiments about the interaction between ultracold Rydberg atoms.
2011.01-2011.04: Visitor at Laboratoire Aime Cotton, CNRS, Orsay, France. Involved in the experiments of Rydberg excitation and many-body interaction.
2016.02-2016.08: visitor at the Physics department, Michgan University, G. Raithel group. Involved in the experiments and theoretical research of Rydberg atoms.
2011.10-now: Professor, Institute of laser spectroscopy, Shanxi University. Involved in the theoretical and experimental investigate on dipole blockade effect induced by the strong long-range interaction between Rydberg atoms, Photo-association ultracold atoms to preparing the Rydberg molecules.
Main Publications:
(1) Liping Hao, Yuechun Jiao, Yongmei Xue, Xiaoxuan Han, Suying Bai, Jianming Zhao and Georg Raithel, “Transition from electromagnetically induced transparency to Autler–Townes splitting in cold cesium atoms”, New J. Phys. 20, 073024 (2018)
(2) Fan Jia-Bei Jiao Yue-Chun Hao Li-Ping Xue Yong-Mei Zhao Jian-Ming Jia Suo-Tang, “Microwave electromagnetically induced transparency and Aulter-Townes spectrum of cesium Rydbergatom” Acta Physica Sinica, 67(9), 093201 (2018)
(3) Yue-Chun Jiao, Jian-Ming Zhao, “Broadband Rydberg atom-based radio-frequency field sensor” Acta Physica Sinica, 67(7), 073201 (2018)
(4) Xiaoxuan Han, Suying Bai, Yuechun Jiao, Liping Hao, Yongmei Xue, Jianming Zhao, Suotang Jia, Georg Raithel “Cs 62DJ Rydberg-atom macrodimers formed by long-range multipole interaction”, Phys. Rev. A, 97, 031403(R) (2018)
(5) Yuechun Jiao, Liping Hao, Xiaoxuan Han, Suying Bai, Georg Raithel, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Atom-based radio-frequency field calibration and polarization measurement using cesium nDJ Floquet states”, Phys. Rev. Applied, 8, 014028 (2017)
(6) Xue Yong-Mei Hao Li-Ping Jiao Yue-Chun Han Xiao-Xuan Bai Su-Ying Zhao Jian-Ming Jia Suo-Tang, “ Autler-Townes splitting of ultracold cesium Rydberg atoms”, Acta Phys. Sin. Vol. 66, No. 21, 213201 (2017)
(7) Suying Bai, Xiaoxuan Han, Yunchun Jiao, Liping Hao, Jianming Zhao, Suotang Jia, “Radiation-Pressure Effects in Cold-Atom Absorption Spectroscopy and Electromagnetically Induced Transparency”, J. Mod. Phy., 8, 1884-1893 (2017)
(8) Xiaoxuan Han, Yunchun Jiao and Jianming Zhao, “Potential of long-range ns6s Rydberg molecules”, Journal of quantum optics vol.23, No.1, 46-51, (2017)
(9) Yang Zhi-Wei，Jiao Yue-Chun，Han Xiao-Xuan，Zhao Jian-Ming，Jia Suo-Tang, “Electromagnetically induced transparency of a cesium Rydberg atom in weak radio-frequency field” Acta Phys. Sin. Vol. 66, No. 9，093202 (2017)
(10) Yuechun Jiao, Zhiwei Yang, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang, Georg Raithel, Jianming Zhao and Suotang Jia, “Electromagnetically induced transparency in modulated laser fields”, J. Phys. B, 50, 035001 (2017)
(11) Yuechun Jiao, Xiaoxuan Han, Zhiwei Yang, Jingkui Li, Georg Raithel, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia “Spectroscopy of cesium Rydberg atoms in strong radio-frequency fields” Phys. Rev. A, 94, 023832 (2016)
(12) Shanxia Bao, Hao Zhang, Jian Zhou, Linjie Zhang, Jianming Zhao, Liantuan Xiao, and Suotang Jia, “Polarization spectra of Zeeman sublevels in Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency” Phys. Rev. A 94, 043822 (2016)
(13) Zhigang Feng, Kejia Zhao, Jingyuan Miao, Difei Li, Zhijun Yang, Zhaochun Wu, Zhao He, Jianming Zhao and Suotang Jia, “State dependence of Rydberg interaction-induced collisional loss” Laser Phys. 26, 095502 (6pp) (2016)
(14) Timm Bredtmann, Jörn Manz, and Jian-Ming Zhao，“Concerted Electronic and Nuclear Fluxes During Coherent Tunnelling” J. Phys. Chem. A, 120, 3142−3154, (2016)
(15) Yue-Chun Jiao, Xiao-Xuan Han, Zhi-Wei Yang, Jianming Zhao, Suo-Tang Jia, “Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Cold Gas with Strong Atomic Interactions” Chin. Phys. Lett. Vol. 33, No. 12, 123201 (2016)
(16) Yuechun Jiao, Jingkui Li, Limei Wang, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Laser frequency locking based on Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency” Chin. Phys. B 25, 053201 (2016)
(17) Limei Wang, Changyong Li, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang, Yonggang Yang, Yuan Man, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Using experimental measurements of three-level avoided crossings to determine the quantum defect for the Stark map of highly excited cesium Rydberg atoms” Phys. Rev. A 93, 033416 (2016)
(18) Limei Wang, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang, Georg Raithel, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Atom-interferometric measurement of Stark level splittings” Phys. Rev. A 92, 033619 (2015)
(19) Limei Wang, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang, Changyong Li, Yonggang Yang, Jianming Zhao, Georg Raithel and Suotang Jia, “Dipolar Rydberg-atom gas prepared by adiabatic passage through an avoided crossing” New J. Phys. 17, 063011 (2015)
(20) Yuechun Jiao, Limei Wang, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang, Jianming Zhao*, and Suotang Jia, “State-Mixing of nS Rydberg Atoms in an External Electric Field” Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 84,094302(4) (2015)
(21) Jingkui Li, Linjie Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Measurement of the Spatial Distribution of Ultracold Cesium Rydberg Atoms by Time-of-Flight Spectroscopy” Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 84, 094301(4) (2015)
(22) Han Xiao-Xuan，Zhao Jian-Ming，Li Chang-Yong，Jia Suo-Tang，“Potentials of long-range cesium Rydberg molecule” Acta Physica Sinica, 64, 133202 (2015) (in Chinese),
(23) Li Jing-Kui Yang Wen-Guang Song Zhen-Fei Zhang Hao Zhang Lin-Jie Zhao Jian-Ming Jia Suotang, “Two-photon radio frequency spectroscopy of 49S Rydberg state”, Acta Physica Sinica, Vol. 64, No. 16, 163201 (2015)
(24) Duan Jun-Yi, Wang Yong, Zhang Lin-Jie, Li Chang-Yong, Zhao Jian-Ming, and Jia Suo-Tang “Spontaneous evolution of Cs 47D Rydberg atoms at different fine levels” Acta Physica Sinica, 64, 023201 (2015) (in Chinese)
(25) Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang, Limei Wang, Shanxia Bao, Jianming Zhao, Suotang Jia and Georg Raithel “Autler-Townes spectroscopy with interaction-induced dephasing” Phys. Rev. A 90, 043849 (2014)
(26) Limei Wang, Hao Zhang, Linjie Zhang, Yong Wang, Shanxia Bao, Changyong Li, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia “Time Evolution of High-l Stark States in Cold Rydberg Atoms” Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 83, 114301 (2014)
(27) Jie Chen, Hao Zhang, Limei Wang, Shanxia Bao, Linjie Zhang, Changyong Li, Jianming Zhao*, and Suotang Jia “State transfer of nS ultracold Rydberg atoms in external electric fields” Eur. Phys. J. D 68, 2652 (2014)
(28) Dong Hui-Jie, Huang Ke-Shu, Li Chang-Yong*,Zhao Jian-Ming, Zhang Lin-Jie, Jia Suo-Tang “Electric dipole moments of lithium atoms in Rydberg states” Chin. Phys. B 23, 093202 (2014)
(29) Chen Jie, Zhang Hao, Bao Shan-Xia, Wang Li-Mei, Zhang Lin-Jie, Li Chang-Yong, Zhao Jian-Ming, Jia Suo-Tang “High-l Rydberg States’ Interference Using a Double-Pulse Electric Field” ChinHIN. PHYS. LETT, 31, 023201 (2014)
(30) Xiaomeng Liu, Yonggang Yang, Jianming Zhao, Liantuan Xiao, and Suotang Jia，“An efficient method to study highly excited states at the ab initio level and application to ultralong Rydberg CsNe molecules”J. Chem. Phys. 139, 054302 (2013)
(31) Dong Hui-Jie, Wang Ting, Li Chang-Yong, Zhao Jian-Ming, and Zhang Lin-Jie “Stark spectra of Rydberg states in atomic cesium in the vicinity of n=18”, Chin. Phys. B, 22,073201 (2013)
(32) Wang Yong, Zhang Hao, Chen Jie, Wang Li-Mei, Zhang Lin-Jie, Li Chang-Yong, Zhao Jian-Ming, and Jia Suo-Tang, “State transfer of ultracold nS Rydberg atoms”, Acta Physica Sinica, 62, 093201 (2013) (in Chinese)
(33) Hao Zhang, Limei Wang, Jie Chen, Shanxia Bao, Linjie Zhang, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Autler-Townes splitting of a cascade system in ultracold cesium Rydberg atoms”, Phys. Rev. A, 87, 033835 (2013)
(34) Hao Zhang, Limei Wang, Linjie Zhang, Changyong Li, Liantuan Xiao, Jianming Zhao, Suotang Jia, Patrick Cheinet, Daniel Comparat, and Pierre Pillet, “Stark-induced L-mixing interferences in ultracold cesium Rydberg atoms”, Phys. Rev. A, 87, 033405 (2013)
(35) Zhigang Feng, Jianming Zhao, Suotang Jia, and Wanhua Zheng, “Investigation of Collisional Cross Sections of 40S State Using Ultracold Caesium Rydberg Gas”, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 81, 074302 (2012)
(36) Changyong Li, Ting Hao, Hao Zhang, Xinbo Zhu, Guanqi Tao, Linjie Zhang, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Numerically Calculated Stark Structures of Cesium Rydberg Atom and Experimental Observation in an Ultracold Gas”, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 81, 044302 (2012)
(37) Limei Wang, Xiaomeng Liu, Hao Zhang, Junling Che,Yonggang Yang, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia “Measurements of Relative Transition Oscillator Strengths of Rydberg States in Cesium Magneto-Optical Trap” J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 81, 104302 (2012)
(38) Li Changyong, Zhang Linjie, Zhao Jianming, Jia Suotang, “Measurement and theoretical calculation for Stark energy and electric dipole moment of Cs Rydberg state” Acta Physica Sinica, 61, 163602 (2012) (in Chinese)
(39) Che Jun-Ling Zhang Hao Feng Zhi-Gang Zhang Lin-Jie Zhao Jian-Ming and Jia Suo-Tang, “Evolution of ultracold 70S Cs Rydberg atom” Acta Physica Sinica, 61, 043205 (2012) (in Chinese)
(40) J. Gurian, P. Cheinet, P. Huillery, A. Fioretti, J. Zhao, P. Gould, D. Comparat, and P. Pillet, “Observation of a resonant four-body interaction in cold cesium Rydberg atoms”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 108,023005 (2012)
(41) Feng Zhigang, Zhang Hao, Zhang Linjie, Li Changyong, Zhao Jianming, and Jia Suotang, “measurement of lifetime of ultracold cesium Rydberg states” Acta Physica Sinica, 60, 0732021 (2011) (in Chinese)
(42) Hao Zhang, Junlin Che, Zhigang Feng, Linjie Zhang, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Excitation Dynamics of Ultracold Cesium nS Rydberg Atoms”, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 80 104301 (2011)
(43) Zhigang Feng, Hao Zhang, Junling Che, Linjie Zhang, Changyong Li, Jianming Zhao, and Suotang Jia, “Collisional loss of caesium Rydberg atoms in a magneto-optical trap” Phys. Rev. A, 83, 042711 (2011)
(44) Zhao Jianming, Hao Zhang, Zhigang Feng, Xingbo Zhu, Linjie Zhang, Changyong Li, and Suotang Jia, “ Measurement of Polarizability of Cesium nD State in Magneto-Optical Trap” J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 80 034303 (2011)
(45) Zhigang Feng, Linjie Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jianming Zhao, Changyong Li, and Suotang Jia, “Collisional cross-sections measurement of ultracold caesium Rydberg states” Eur.Phys.Lett., 92 13002 (2010)
(46) Linjie Zhang, Zhigang Feng, Jianming Zhao, Changyong Li, and Suotang Jia，“ Evolution of the pairs of ultracold Rydberg atoms in the repulsive potential” Optics Express Vol. 18,11599,（2010）
(47) Linjie Zhang, Zhigang Feng, Jianming Zhao, Changyong Li, and Suotang Jia，“Many-Body ionization of a dense Rydberg gas in repulsive potential” J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 79 (2010) 054301
(48) Jianming Zhao, Linjie Zhang, Zhigang Feng, Changyong Li, Suotang Jia “Recombination during expansion of ultracold plasma” Chin. Phys. B (2010) Vol.19, 043202
(49) Jianming Zhao, Xingbo Zhu, Linjie Zhang, Zhigang Feng, Changyong Li, Suotang Jia, “High sensitivity spectroscopy of cesium Rydberg atoms using electromagnetically induced transparency” Optics Express Vol. 17, No. 18, 15821（2009）
(50) Zhigang Feng, Linjie Zhang, Jianming Zhao, Changyong Li, Suotang Jia “Lifetimes measurement of the ultracold cesium Rydberg states” J.Phys.B,42,145303, (2009)
(51) Zhang Linjie, Feng Zhigang,Li Anling, Zhao Jianming, Li Changyong, Jia Suotang, “Measurement of quantum defects of nS and nD states using field ionization spectroscopy in ultracold cesium atoms” Chinese Physics B, 18,1674(2009)
(52) Zhao Jianming, Zhang Linjie, Li Changyong, Jia Suotang, “The transformation of ultracold Rydberg atom to plasma” Acta Physica Sinica, Vol.57, 2895 (2008) (in Chinese)
(53) Zhang Linjie, Feng Zhigang, Li Anling, Zhao Jianming,Li Changyong, Jia Suotang, “Experimental Research of Spontaneous Evolution from Ultracold Rydberg Atoms to Plasma”, Chin.Phys.Lett. ,Vol.25,1362(2008)
(54) Feng Zhigang，Zhang Linjie，Zhao Jianming，Li Changyong，Li Anling and Jia Suotang, “Measurement of Ionization Threshold of Ultracold Cesium Rydberg Atoms in Static Electric field” Chin. Phys. Lett. ,Vol.25,2661(2008)
(55) Jing Qun, Feng Zhigang, Zhang Linjie, Li Changyong, Zhao Jianming, and Jia Suotang, “Creation of an ultracold plasma by photoionization laser cooled Cs atom” Chin. Phys. Lett. , 25, 4248 (2008)
(56) T. Vogt, M. Viteau, J. Zhao, A. Chotia, D. Comparat and P. Pillet “Dipole Blockade at Forster Resonances in High Resolution Laser Excitation of Rydberg States of Cesium Atoms” Phys. Rev. Lett., 97, 083003 (2006)
(57) Thibault Vogt, Matthieu Viteau, Amodsen Chotia, Jianming Zhao, Daniel Comparat, and Pierre Pillet, “Electric-Field Induced Dipole Blockade with Rydberg Atoms” Phy. Rev. Lett. 99, 073002 (2007)
