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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Coherent driving of rare earth ions embedded in a crystal for quantum information application

Jean-Louis Le Gouët, F. de Sèze, Vincent Crozatier, Linda Haals, Fabien Bretenaker, I. Lorgeré

Published Jan 1, 2004• 0 citations
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Abstract

In order to prepare rare earth ion pairs in an entangled state, we investigate coherent driving techniques with the help of a highly stabilized semiconductor laser. The ions are dispersed in a crystal at low temperature.
DOI
10.1364/iqec.2004.ime2

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