Quantum optics with trapped photon states: coherent memory for light

Author

Lukin, M.D. ; Fleischhauer, M. ; Yelin, S.F. ; Fleischhauer, A. ; Mair, A. ; Phillips, D. ; Walsworth, R. ; Duan, L.M. ; Cirac, J.I. ; Zoller, P.

Author_Institution

ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophys., Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

41

Abstract

Summary form only given. We describe a technique that allows one to transfer quantum correlations from traveling-wave light fields to collective atomic states and vice versa with nearly ideal efficiency. This is achieved by adiabatically reducing the group velocity of light to zero, thereby "trapping" the photons in the medium.

Keywords

optical computing; optical storage; quantum computing; quantum optics; radiation pressure; rubidium; Rb; Rb vapor cell; coherent light memory; collective atomic states; group velocity of light; ideal efficiency; photon trapping; quantum correlations; quantum information storage; quantum optics; trapped photon states; traveling-wave light fields; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Charge carrier processes; Electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic refraction; Optical noise; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Quantum computing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2001. QELS '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-663-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.2001.961822

Filename

961822