The future of long-distance quantum communication relies on the availability of quantum memory, i.e. devices that allow temporal storage of quantum information. We review research related to quantum state storage based on a photon-echo approach in rare earth ion doped crystals and glasses.
@article{arxiv.0810.0172,
title = {Photon-Echo Quantum Memory},
author = {W. Tittel and M. Afzelius and R. L. Cone and T. Chanelière and S. Kröll and S. A. Moiseev and M. Sellars},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.0172},
year = {2008}
}
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20 pages including 13 figures and 182 references, review article