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arXiv:2209.00802 · npj Quantum Information

Quantum storage of 1650 modes of single photons at telecom wavelength

Shihai Wei, Bo Jing, Xue-Ying Zhang, Jinyu Liao, Hao Li, Lixing You, Zhen Wang, You Wang, Guangwei Deng, Hai‐Zhi Song, Daniel Oblak, Guang‐Can Guo, Qiang Zhou

Published Feb 1, 2024• 45 citations
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Abstract

Abstract To advance the full potential of quantum networks one should be able to distribute quantum resources over long distances at appreciable rates. As a consequence, all components in such networks need to have large multimode capacity to manipulate photonic quantum states. Towards this end, a photonic quantum memory with a large multimode capacity, especially one operating at telecom wavelength, remains an important challenge. Here we optimize the preparation of atomic frequency combs and demonstrate a spectro-temporally multiplexed quantum memory in a 10-m-long cryogenically cooled erbium doped silica fibre. Our multiplexing storage has five spectral channels - each 10 GHz wide with 5 GHz separation - with up to 330 temporal modes in each, thus resulting in a simultaneous storage of 1,650 modes of heralded single photons with a 1000-fold increasing in coincidence detection rate with respect to single mode storage. Our results could pave the way for high speed quantum networks compatible with the infrastructure of fibre optical communication.

DOI
10.1038/s41534-024-00812-1

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