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arXiv:2511.14156

Spectrotemporal processing in a dual gradient echo and electromagnetically-induced transparency memory

Jesse L Everett

quant-phSubmitted Nov 18, 2025• Announced Nov 19, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

Spectrotemporal encoding of optical quantum information is emerging as a powerful tool in quantum information technology. Processing of spectrotemporal information has recently been demonstrated in multi-mode quantum memories, based on extensions to memory protocols. We simulate one such process, the fractional Fourier transform, in a system based on a dual quantum memory composed of successive gradient echo memory and electromagnetically-induced transparency operations. We demonstrate the potential of electromagnetically-induced transparency systems for spectrotemporal processing.

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