Selected reports on optical memory. Series 2

THOMAS W. MOSSBERG

Tim Wogan

“Quantum memories” could make long-baseline optical astronomy with single photon sensitivity a reality, as Tim Wogan reports.

Asher A. Friesem, H. N. Roberts

Rong Ao, L. Kümmerl, D. Haarer

Several recent advances are reported in a study of a possible technical implementation of frequency-selective optical memories. After taking into account some engineering considerations, such memories can be constructed which have the potential of being operated at room temperature, with a gain of a factor of at least 10, most likely in both storage density and access rate, as compared to conventional optical memories.

Kenya Goto

James Vinton Burt