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Physical Review Letters
|November 13, 2007
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Researchers demonstrated high-visibility interference of photon echoes from separated solid-state atomic ensembles. This breakthrough in quantum memories shows promise for advancing quantum repeater architectures.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum optics
  • Solid-state physics
  • Photonics

Background:

  • Photon echoes enable optical data storage in atomic ensembles.
  • Quantum repeaters are crucial for long-distance quantum communication.
  • Solid-state systems offer robust platforms for quantum information processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate high-visibility interference of photon echoes from spatially separated solid-state atomic ensembles.
  • To investigate phase-preserving storage and indistinguishability of photon echoes.
  • To assess the potential of these systems for quantum repeater applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing lithium niobate (LiNbO3) waveguides doped with erbium ions.
  • Storing and retrieving bright coherent states of light in multiple temporal modes using two-pulse photon echoes.

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  • Combining stored and retrieved optical pulses at a beam splitter to observe interference patterns.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved high-visibility interference between photon echoes from separate solid-state atomic ensembles.
    • Demonstrated phase-preserving storage and indistinguishability of photon echoes.
    • Confirmed that interference visibility is not limited by atomic decoherence over storage time.

    Conclusions:

    • High-visibility interference of photon echoes is achievable in solid-state systems.
    • Photon-echo based multimode quantum memories exhibit properties suitable for quantum repeaters.
    • These findings pave the way for practical quantum repeater architectures.