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arXiv:1112.6112 · Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics

Optical quantum memory for polarization qubits withV-type three-level atoms

Daniel Viscor, Alessandro Ferraro, Yu. V. Loiko, R. Corbalán, J. Mompart, V. Ahufinger

Published Sep 13, 2011• 7 citations
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Abstract

We investigate an optical quantum memory scheme with V-type three-level atoms based on the controlled reversible inhomogeneous broadening (CRIB) technique. We theoretically show the possibility to store and retrieve a weak light pulse interacting with the two optical transitions of the system. This scheme implements a quantum memory for a polarization qubit - a single photon in an arbitrary polarization state - without the need of two spatially separated two-level media, thus offering the advantage of experimental compactness overcoming the limitations due to mismatching and unequal efficiencies that can arise in spatially separated memories. The effects of a relative phase change between the atomic levels, as well as of phase noise due to, for example, the presence of spurious electric and magnetic fields are analyzed.

DOI
10.1088/0953-4075/44/19/195504

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