arXiv:1111.6669 · Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
Quantum hologram of macroscopically entangled light via the mechanism of diffuse light storage
L. V. Gerasimov, Igor M. Sokolov, Dmitriy V. Kupriyanov, Mark D. Havey
Abstract
In this paper, we consider a quantum memory scheme for light diffusely propagating through a spatially disordered atomic gas. A unique characteristic is enhanced trapping of the signal light pulse by quantum multiple scattering, which can be naturally integrated with the mechanism of stimulated Raman conversion into a long-lived spin coherence. Then, the quantum state of the light can be mapped onto the disordered atomic spin subsystem and can be stored in it for a relatively long time. The proposed memory scheme can be applicable for storage of the macroscopic analogue of the Ψ ( − ) Bell state and the prepared entangled atomic state performs its quantum hologram, which suggests the possibility of further quantum information processing.