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Gradient Echo Quantum Memory in Warm Atomic Vapor
Published on: November 11, 2013
相関フォトン状態に関する原子記憶
C H van der Wal1, M D Eisaman, A André
1Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
まとめ
研究者は,2つの相関する光パルス間の遅延を,ルビジアム原子の原子貯蔵を用いて制御した. この量子通信技術は,正確なタイミング制御のためにラマン散乱とコヒーレント変換に依存しています.
科学分野:
- 量子光学とは,量子光学である.
- 原子物理学 原子物理学とは
- 非線形光学とは,非線形光学である.
背景:
- 量子エンタグリングは,安全な通信プロトコルを可能にします.
- 絡み合った光子の時間的性質を制御することは,量子情報処理において極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 絡み合った光子ペアの間の時間遅延に対する一貫した制御を証明する.
- 量子状態の時間操作のための原子組の使用を調査する.
主な方法:
- ラーマン散乱を用いて,スピンリップした原子-光子ペアを生成する.
- ルビジアム原子組の光子状態の時間記憶を用いること.
- 原子状態を遅延光子束に一貫して変換する.
主要な成果:
- 量子力学的に相関する2つの光パルスの実験的実証.
- パルス間の時間遅延を原子貯蔵で一貫して制御する.
- 反響非線形光学プロセスを通して,遅延フォトンビームの生成を成功させた.
結論:
- 原子アンサンブルは,量子状態の時間的な制御のための実行可能なプラットフォームを提供します.
- 実証された共振非線形光学プロセスは,量子通信アプリケーションの有望性を示しています.
- 絡み合った光子の正確な時間管理は,この技術を使用して達成できます.
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