Optimizing the storage and retrieval efficiency of a solid-state quantum memory through tailored state preparation

Matthew D. Eisaman; Sergey Polyakov; Michael Hohensee; Jingyun Fan; Philip Hemmer; Alan Migdall

doi:10.1117/12.733951

10 September 2007 Optimizing the storage and retrieval efficiency of a solid-state quantum memory through tailored state preparation

Matthew D. Eisaman, Sergey Polyakov, Michael Hohensee, Jingyun Fan, Philip Hemmer, Alan Migdall

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Proceedings Volume 6780, Quantum Communications Realized; 67800K (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733951
Event: Optics East, 2007, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

We theoretically investigate the feasibility of using spectral hole burning in Pr³⁺:Y₂SiO₅ to prepare an ensemble of Pr³⁺ ions with a spectral distribution optimized for use as a quantum memory for single-photon states. We introduce figures of merit for the spectral distribution of the Pr³⁺ ions when used as a quantum-memory node in a Duan-Lukin-Cirac-Zoller-type quantum-repeater scheme. Finally, we describe progress toward optimizing the hole-burning sequence by using a computational model of the hole-burning process to calculate these figures of merit over a wide range of parameters.

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Matthew D. Eisaman, Sergey Polyakov, Michael Hohensee, Jingyun Fan, Philip Hemmer, and Alan Migdall "Optimizing the storage and retrieval efficiency of a solid-state quantum memory through tailored state preparation", Proc. SPIE 6780, Quantum Communications Realized, 67800K (10 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733951

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