Synchronizing single photons with quantum memories

Without deterministic single photon sources, multiphoton rates fall exponentially with the number of photons required, making practical photonics unfeasible. We show how quantum memories improve multiphoton rates by many orders of magnitude. © 2011 Optical Society of America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nunn, J, Langford, N, Champion, T, Sprague, MR, Michelberger, P, Lee, K, Jin, X, England, D, Steven Kolthammer, W, Walmsley, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012