Theory of noise suppression in Λ-type quantum memories by means of a cavity

Quantum memories, capable of storing single photons or other quantum states of light, to be retrieved on demand, offer a route to large-scale quantum information processing with light. A promising class of memories is based on far-off-resonant Raman absorption in ensembles of Λ-type atoms. However,...

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Autores principales: Nunn, JAS, Munns, JHD, Thomas, SE, Kaczmarek, KT, Qiu, C, Feizpour, A, Poem, E, Brecht, B, Saunders, DJ, Ledingham, PM, Reddy, DV, Raymer, MG, Walmsley, IA
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Publicado: American Physical Society 2018
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author Nunn, JAS
Munns, JHD
Thomas, SE
Kaczmarek, KT
Qiu, C
Feizpour, A
Poem, E
Brecht, B
Saunders, DJ
Ledingham, PM
Reddy, DV
Raymer, MG
Walmsley, IA
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Munns, JHD
Thomas, SE
Kaczmarek, KT
Qiu, C
Feizpour, A
Poem, E
Brecht, B
Saunders, DJ
Ledingham, PM
Reddy, DV
Raymer, MG
Walmsley, IA
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description Quantum memories, capable of storing single photons or other quantum states of light, to be retrieved on demand, offer a route to large-scale quantum information processing with light. A promising class of memories is based on far-off-resonant Raman absorption in ensembles of Λ-type atoms. However, at room temperature these systems exhibit unwanted four-wave mixing, which is prohibitive for applications at the single-photon level. Here, we show how this noise can be suppressed by placing the storage medium inside a moderate-finesse optical cavity, thereby removing the main roadblock hindering this approach to quantum memory.
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spelling oxford-uuid:beb483c1-e42d-47a1-9426-f1a8a6ad1f262022-03-27T05:41:53ZTheory of noise suppression in Λ-type quantum memories by means of a cavityJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:beb483c1-e42d-47a1-9426-f1a8a6ad1f26Symplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Physical Society2018Nunn, JASMunns, JHDThomas, SEKaczmarek, KTQiu, CFeizpour, APoem, EBrecht, BSaunders, DJLedingham, PMReddy, DVRaymer, MGWalmsley, IAQuantum memories, capable of storing single photons or other quantum states of light, to be retrieved on demand, offer a route to large-scale quantum information processing with light. A promising class of memories is based on far-off-resonant Raman absorption in ensembles of Λ-type atoms. However, at room temperature these systems exhibit unwanted four-wave mixing, which is prohibitive for applications at the single-photon level. Here, we show how this noise can be suppressed by placing the storage medium inside a moderate-finesse optical cavity, thereby removing the main roadblock hindering this approach to quantum memory.
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Qiu, C
Feizpour, A
Poem, E
Brecht, B
Saunders, DJ
Ledingham, PM
Reddy, DV
Raymer, MG
Walmsley, IA
Theory of noise suppression in Λ-type quantum memories by means of a cavity
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