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Theory of noise suppression in Λ-type quantum memories by means of a cavity

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Quantum memories, capable of storing single photons or other quantum states of light, to be retrieved on demand, offer a route to large-scale quantum information processing with light. A promising class of memories is based on far-off-resonant Raman absorption in ensembles of Λ-type atoms. However, at room temperature these systems exhibit unwanted four-wave mixing, which is prohibitive for applications at the single-photon level. Here, we show how this noise can be suppressed by placing the storage medium inside a moderate-finesse optical cavity, thereby removing the main roadblock hindering this approach to quantum memory.
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10.1103/PhysRevA.96.012338

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University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Physics; Atomic & Laser Physics
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University of Oxford
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MPLS
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Physics
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Atomic & Laser Physics
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0000-0002-3431-3836
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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Physics; Atomic & Laser Physics
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Saunders, DJ
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PIIF-GA-2013-629229
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Saunders, DJ
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PIIF-GA-2013-629229
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Walmsley, IA


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American Physical Society
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Physical Review A More from this journal
Volume:
96
Publication date:
2018-07-31
Acceptance date:
2018-06-13
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EISSN:
2469-9934
ISSN:
2469-9926


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2018-09-01

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