Title :
A reversible optical memory for twisted photons
Author :
Veissier, L. ; Nicolas, Alejandro ; Giner, L. ; Maxein, D. ; Sheremet, A.S. ; Giacobino, E. ; Laurat, J.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Kastler Brossel, Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
Abstract :
We report on an experiment in which orbital angular momentum is mapped at the single photon level into and out of an atomic ensemble, opening the possibility to the storage of qubits encoded in OAM.
Keywords :
optical storage; quantum computing; quantum optics; OAM; atomic ensemble; encoded qubits; orbital angular momentum; reversible optical memory; single photon level; twisted photons; Atom optics; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Photonics; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
