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arXiv:1708.01919 · Science Advances

Fast, noise-free memory for photon synchronization at room temperature

Ran Finkelstein, Eilon Poem, Ohad Michel, Ohr Lahad, Ofer Firstenberg

Published Jan 5, 2018• 91 citations
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Abstract

added noise photons. Consequently, coupling this memory to a probabilistic source would enhance the on-demand photon generation probability by a factor of 12, the highest number yet reported for a noise-free, room temperature memory. This paves the way toward the controlled production of large quantum states of light from probabilistic photon sources.

DOI
10.1126/sciadv.aap8598

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