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Efficient spatially resolved multimode quantum memory

  • K. Surmacz
  • , J. Nunn
  • , K. Reim
  • , K. C. Lee
  • , V. O. Lorenz
  • , B. Sussman
  • , I. A. Walmsley
  • , D. Jaksch

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Abstract

Light storage in atomic ensembles has been implemented successfully, but the retrieval efficiency can be low. We propose to improve this efficiency with appropriately phase-matched backward propagating retrieval. This method allows for easy spatial filtering of the retrieved light; in addition, multiple optical modes can be stored in the transverse momentum of the ensemble. We model walk-off effects with a full numerical simulation, and confirm the applicability of the scheme.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number033806
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume78
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 8 2008
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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