Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference

Entanglement and communication via teleportation between multi-atom quantum memory cells

Eugene Simon Polzik, Brian Julsgaard

Published Nov 13, 2002• 0 citations

Abstract

Summary form only given. A method for generating entanglement between atomic samples necessary for teleportation protocols using this interaction has been recently proposed. We have implemented this idea experimentally using glass cells filled with Cs at room temperature. The cells are coated with paraffin from inside providing the life time of the ground state spin polarization up to 30 milliseconds. About 10/sup 10/ Cs atoms in each of the two cells are spin polarized.

DOI: 10.1109/qels.2001.962043

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