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Controlled Transport of Stored Light

  • Wei Li
  • , Parvez Islam
  • , Patrick Windpassinger
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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Abstract

Controlled manipulation, storage, and retrieval of quantum information is essential for quantum communication and computing. Quantum memories for light, realized with cold atomic samples as the storage medium, are prominent for their high storage efficiencies and lifetime. We demonstrate the controlled transport of stored light over 1.2 mm in such a storage system and show that the transport process and its dynamics only have a minor effect on the coherence of the storage. Extending the presented concept to longer transport distances and augmenting the number of storage sections will allow for the development of novel quantum devices such as optical racetrack memories or optical quantum registers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number150501
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume125
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2020

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