Stacked optical memories - Passive scanning of optical memories

Yoshimasa Kawata

Hendra I. Nurdin, John Edward Gough

In this paper, we show that quantum memory for qudit states encoded in a single photon pulsed optical field has a conceptually simple modular realization using only passive linear optics and coherent feedback. We exploit the idea that two decaying optical cavities can be coupled in a coherent feedback configuration to create an internal mode of the coupled system which is isolated and decoherence-free for the purpose of qubit storage. The qubit memory can then be switched between writing/read-out mode and storage mode simply by varying the routing of certain freely propagating optical fields in the network. It is then shown that the qubit memories can be interconnected with one another to form a qudit quantum memory. We explain each of the phase of writing, storage, and read-out for this modular quantum memory scheme. The results point a way towards modular architectures for complex compound quantum memories.

Hendra I. Nurdin, John Edward Gough

In this paper, we show that quantum memory for qudit states encoded in a single photon pulsed optical field has a conceptually simple modular realization using only passive linear optics and coherent feedback. We exploit the idea that two decaying optical cavities can be coupled in a coherent feedback configuration to create an internal mode of the coupled system which is isolated and decoherence-free for the purpose of qubit storage. The qubit memory can then be switched between writing/read-out mode and storage mode simply by varying the routing of certain freely propagating optical fields in the network. It is then shown that the qubit memories can be interconnected with one another to form a qudit quantum memory. We explain each of the phase of writing, storage, and read-out for this modular quantum memory scheme. The results point a way towards modular architectures for complex compound quantum memories.

Asher A. Friesem, H. N. Roberts

Jorge García Mateos

Passive fiber cavities are basic nonlinear optical systems that are described by simple models - however they have a rich spectrum of complex behaviors (optical bistability, period-doubling bifurcations, chaos, modulational instability). From a practical point of view their study would have direct implications in the understanding of more complex cavity-based optical devices such as fiber lasers, Fabry-Perot lasers or APM lasers. Moreover, passive fiber cavities have potential applications in telecommunications as ultra-short pulse generators and as optical memories using their bistable behavior. This work is a contribution to the study of this bistable behavior with pulsed input, so that the device studied could be used for pulsed optical memory storage.

Yoshito Tsunoda