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Quantum memory for light via stimulated off-resonant Raman process: beyond the three-level Lambda-scheme approximation

Quantum Physics 2010-10-01 v1

Abstract

We consider a quantum memory scheme based on the conversion of a signal pulse into a long-lived spin coherence via stimulated off-resonant Raman process. For a storing medium consisting of alkali atoms, we have calculated the Autler-Townes resonance structure created by a strong control field. By taking into account the upper hyperfine states of the D1 optical transition, we show important deviations from the predictions of the usual three-level Lambda-scheme approximation and we demonstrate an enhancement of the process for particular detunings of the control. We estimate the memory efficiency one can obtain using this configuration.

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@article{arxiv.1007.3391,
  title  = {Quantum memory for light via stimulated off-resonant Raman process: beyond the three-level Lambda-scheme approximation},
  author = {Alexandra S. Sheremet and Leonid V. Gerasimov and Igor M. Sokolov and Dmitriy V. Kupriyanov and Oxana S. Mishina and Elisabeth Giacobino and Julien Laurat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.3391},
  year   = {2010}
}

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8 pages, 6 figures

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