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We propose to store non-classical states of light into the macroscopic collective nuclear spin ($10^{18}$ atoms) of a $^3$He vapor, using metastability exchange collisions. These collisions, commonly used to transfer orientation from the…

Quantum memories for light are essential components in quantum technologies like long-distance quantum communication and distributed quantum computing. Recent studies have shown that long optical and spin coherence lifetimes can be observed…

Long-lived storage of single photons is a fundamental requirement for enabling quantum communication and foundational tests of quantum physics over extended distances. While the implementation of a global-scale quantum network requires…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-02 You-Cai Lv , Yu-Jia Zhu , Zong-Quan Zhou , Chuan-Feng Li , Guang-Can Guo

We demonstrate coherent storage and retrieval of pulsed light using the atomic frequency comb quantum memory protocol in a room temperature alkali vapour. We utilise velocity-selective optical pumping to prepare multiple velocity classes in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-17 D. Main , T. M. Hird , S. Gao , I. A. Walmsley , P. M. Ledingham

Long-lived quantum memories are essential components of a long-standing goal of remote distribution of entanglement in quantum networks. These can be realized by storing the quantum states of light as single-spin excitations in atomic…

Quantum memories, capable of controllably storing and releasing a photon, are a crucial component for quantum computers and quantum communications. So far, quantum memories have operated with bandwidths that limit data rates to MHz. Here we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 K. F. Reim , J. Nunn , V. O. Lorenz , B. J. Sussman , K. C. Lee , N. K. Langford , D. Jaksch , I. A. Walmsley

Quantum memories capable of storing and retrieving coherent information for extended times at room temperature would enable a host of new technologies. Electron and nuclear spin qubits using shallow neutral donors in semiconductors have…

We report the demonstration of phase coherence and control for the recently developed "light storage" technique. Specifically, we use a pulsed magnetic field to vary the phase of atomic spin excitations which result from the deceleration…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Mair , J. Hager , D. F. Phillips , R. L. Walsworth , M. D. Lukin

Broadband spin-photon interfaces for long-lived storage of photonic quantum states are key elements for quantum information technologies. Yet, reliable operation of such memories in the quantum regime is challenging due to photonic noise…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-18 Erhan Saglamyurek , Taras Hrushevskyi , Logan Cooke , Anindya Rastogi , Lindsay J. LeBlanc

We report an experiment in which a light pulse is decelerated and trapped in a vapor of Rb atoms, stored for a controlled period of time, and then released on demand. We accomplish this storage of light by dynamically reducing the group…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 D. F. Phillips , A. Fleischhauer , A. Mair , R. L. Walsworth , M. D. Lukin

The absorption of broadband photons in atomic ensembles requires either an effective broadening of the atomic transition linewidth, or an off-resonance Raman interaction. Here we propose a scheme for a quantum memory capable of storing and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-18 G. S. Thekkadath , K. Heshami , D. G. England , P. J. Bustard , B. J. Sussman , M. Spanner

A long-lived quantum memory is a firm requirement for implementing a quantum repeater scheme. Recent progress in solid-state rare-earth-ion-doped systems justifies their status as very strong candidates for such systems. Nonetheless an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-10-15 N. Timoney , I. Usmani , P. Jobez , M. Afzelius , N. Gisin

We report on a single photon and spin storage device based on a semiconductor quantum dot molecule. Optically excited single electron-hole pairs are trapped within the molecule and their recombination rate is electrically controlled over…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 A. Boyer de la Giroday , N. Skold , R. M. Stevenson , I. Farrer , D. A. Ritchie , A. J. Shields

Building a quantum repeater network for long distance quantum communication requires photons and quantum registers that comprise qubits for interaction with light, good memory capabilities and processing qubits for storage and manipulation…

We report an optical memory in a rare earth doped crystal with long storage times, up to 20 ms, together with an optical bandwidth of 1.5 MHz. This is obtained by transferring optical coherences to nuclear spin coherences, which were then…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-07-14 Marko Lovrić , Alban Ferrier , Dieter Suter , Philippe Goldner

Precise control of atom-light interactions is vital to many quantum information protocols. In particular, atomic systems can be used to slow and store light to form a quantum memory. Optical storage can be achieved via stopped light, where…

A high-storage efficiency and long-lived quantum memory for photons is an essential component in long-distance quantum communication and optical quantum computation. Here, we report a 78% storage efficiency of light pulses in a cold atomic…

For the last decade quantum memories have been intensively studied for potential applications to quantum information and communications using atomic and ionic ensembles. With the importance of a multimode storage capability in quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-09-02 Byoung S. Ham

Interfacing light from solid-state single-photon sources with scalable and robust room-temperature quantum memories has been a long-standing challenge in photonic quantum information technologies due to inherent noise processes and…

Light storage in an optical fiber is an attractive component in quantum optical delay line technologies. Although silica-core optical fibers are excellent in transmitting broadband optical signals, it is challenging to tailor their…

Optics · Physics 2020-09-14 Wui Seng Leong , Mingjie Xin , Chang Huang , Zilong Chen , Shau-Yu Lan