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Frontiers in Optics

Interfacing optical quantum memories with telecommunication optical fibres

Hugues de Riedmatten

Published Jan 1, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present experiments interfacing optical quantum memories based on rare-earth doped solids and cold atomic gases with telecom fibres, using a widely non degenerate quantum light source and an integrated optics quantum frequency conversion device.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2014.fw2c.1

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