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Frontiers in Optics

Deterministic Quantum Interface between Light and Room Temperature Atomic Ensembles

T. Fernholz, Kasper Jensen, Brian Julsgaard, Hanna Krauter, Jacob Friis Sherson, Eugene Simon Polzik

Published Jan 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

We discuss protocols for mapping quantum states of light onto atomic spins, including the recently demonstrated quantum teleportation between light and matter. We show how these protocols can be improved using spin and light squeezing.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2007.fwn4

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