Reducing noise in a Raman quantum memory. Bustard, P., England, D., Heshami, K., Kupchak, C., & Sussman, B. Optics Letters, 41(21):5055-5058, 2016.
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Optical quantum memories are an important component of future optical and hybrid quantum technologies. Raman schemes are strong candidates for use with ultrashort optical pulses due to their broad bandwidth; however, the elimination of deleterious four-wave mixing noise from Raman memories is critical for practical applications. Here, we demonstrate a quantum memory using the rotational states of hydrogen molecules at room temperature. Polarization selection rules prohibit four-wave mixing, allowing the storage and retrieval of attenuated coherent states with a mean photon number 0.9 and a pulse duration 175 fs. The 1/e memory lifetime is 85.5 ps, demonstrating a time-bandwidth product of ≈480 in a memory that is well suited for use with broadband heralded down-conversion and fiber-based photon sources. © 2016 Optical Society of America.
@Article{Bustard2016,
  Title                    = {Reducing noise in a Raman quantum memory},
  Author                   = {Bustard, P.J. and England, D.G. and Heshami, K. and Kupchak, C. and Sussman, B.J.},
  Journal                  = {Optics Letters},
  Year                     = {2016},
  Number                   = {21},
  Pages                    = {5055-5058},
  Volume                   = {41},
  Abstract                 = {Optical quantum memories are an important component of future optical and hybrid quantum technologies. Raman schemes are strong candidates for use with ultrashort optical pulses due to their broad bandwidth; however, the elimination of deleterious four-wave mixing noise from Raman memories is critical for practical applications. Here, we demonstrate a quantum memory using the rotational states of hydrogen molecules at room temperature. Polarization selection rules prohibit four-wave mixing, allowing the storage and retrieval of attenuated coherent states with a mean photon number 0.9 and a pulse duration 175 fs. The 1/e memory lifetime is 85.5 ps, demonstrating a time-bandwidth product of ≈480 in a memory that is well suited for use with broadband heralded down-conversion and fiber-based photon sources. © 2016 Optical Society of America.},
  Document_type            = {Article},
  Doi                      = {10.1364/OL.41.005055},
  Source                   = {Scopus},
  Timestamp                = {2017.04.27},
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