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arXiv:2606.00199

Optical Memory Optimization Across Rubidium Isotopes and Transitions

T. Danielov, I. Puljić, M. Đujić, D. Aumiler, N. Šantić, T. Ban

quant-phphysics.atom-phSubmitted May 29, 2026• Announced Jun 1, 2026• 0 citations• Revised Jun 2, 2026 (v2)
v1 · May 29, 2026v2 · Jun 2, 2026
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Abstract

We investigate optical memory efficiency and storage time across $^{85}\mathrm{Rb}$ and $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ isotopes on both the D$_1$ and D$_2$ transitions. Maximum efficiency of up to $44\%$ was achieved using the D$_1$ line in both isotopes, with up to 1.5 ms storage time. %Maximum efficiencies of $44\%$ were measured for both isotopes on the D$_1$ line, in agreement within $1σ$, while the longest storage time reached is $1.5$ ms. These performance levels are enabled by warm vapor rubidium buffer-gas filled cells, large optical depth, and a near-resonant EIT scheme optimized with respect to the one- and two-photon detuning. Our results provide practical guidelines for optimizing the performance of warm rubidium vapor optical memories in simplified experimental configurations. We expect that the optimization approach employed here, specifically operating at elevated temperatures while identifying the optimal single-photon and two-photon detunings, should lead to improved performance of the quantum memory.

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