Abstract
We present an experimental realization of a noise-free and high-bandwidth quantum memory scheme using a rubidium vapor that is confined within the hollow core of a photonic crystal fiber. We achieve the same internal efficiencies as similar free-space experiments (30%) for 4.5-ns-long optical pulses but with a 100-fold reduction in the control-field power required. Modeling indicates that this efficiency could be improved to 88% with higher control powers and the implementation of techniques such as light-induced atomic desorption to increase the optical depth. The compactness, robustness, and low drive power of this approach lends itself to direct integration into large-scale fiber-based quantum processors.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 014048 |
| Journal | Physical Review Applied |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 24 Jan 2024 |
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| Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2024 |
Funding
B.M.S. acknowledges support from an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (Grant No. DE170100752). J.R. acknowledges the support he has received for his research through the provision of an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. The ORCA team acknowledges support from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) European Office of Aerospace Research and Development (EOARD) Grant No. FA8655-21-1-7059.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Air Force Office of Scientific Research | |
| European Office of Aerospace Research and Development | FA8655-21-1-7059 |
| Australian Research Council | DE170100752 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy