Mapping multiple photonic qubits into and out of one solid-state atomic ensemble

I Usmani, M Afzelius, H De Riedmatten… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Nature Communications, 2010nature.com
The future challenge of quantum communication is scalable quantum networks, which
require coherent and reversible mapping of photonic qubits onto atomic systems (quantum
memories). A crucial requirement for realistic networks is the ability to efficiently store
multiple qubits in one quantum memory. In this study, we show a coherent and reversible
mapping of 64 optical modes at the single-photon level in the time domain onto one solid-
state ensemble of rare-earth ions. Our light–matter interface is based on a high-bandwidth …
Abstract
The future challenge of quantum communication is scalable quantum networks, which require coherent and reversible mapping of photonic qubits onto atomic systems (quantum memories). A crucial requirement for realistic networks is the ability to efficiently store multiple qubits in one quantum memory. In this study, we show a coherent and reversible mapping of 64 optical modes at the single-photon level in the time domain onto one solid-state ensemble of rare-earth ions. Our light–matter interface is based on a high-bandwidth (100 MHz) atomic frequency comb, with a predetermined storage time of ≳1 μs. We can then encode many qubits in short (<10 ns) temporal modes (time-bin qubits). We show the good coherence of mapping by simultaneously storing and analysing multiple time-bin qubits.
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