Optimal Strategies for Optical Quantum Memories Using Long-Lived Noble-Gas Spins
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| author | Katz, Or Reches, Eran Shaham, Roy Poem, Eilon Gorshkov, Alexey V. Firstenberg, Ofer |
| author_facet | Katz, Or Reches, Eran Shaham, Roy Poem, Eilon Gorshkov, Alexey V. Firstenberg, Ofer |
| contents | Nuclear spins of noble gases exhibit exceptionally long coherence times and can potentially serve as a long-lived storage medium for quantum information. We analyze and compare the performance of two mechanisms for mapping the quantum state of light onto the collective spin state of noble gases. The first mechanism utilizes collisional exchange with the electronic spin state of metastable noble-gas atoms, while the second relies on spin-exchange collisions with ground-state alkali-metal atoms. We describe the operation of an optical quantum memory relying on these two mechanisms using a compact model and study strategies that optimize the memory storage efficiency. Through numerical simulations, we identify optimal sequences for storing optical signals with different signal bandwidths and electronic spin relaxation rates. This work highlights the qualitative difference between the two approaches for using noble gases as long-lived quantum memories at non-cryogenic conditions and outlines the regimes in which they are expected to be efficient. |
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| spellingShingle | Optimal Strategies for Optical Quantum Memories Using Long-Lived Noble-Gas Spins Katz, Or Reches, Eran Shaham, Roy Poem, Eilon Gorshkov, Alexey V. Firstenberg, Ofer Quantum Physics Atomic Physics Nuclear spins of noble gases exhibit exceptionally long coherence times and can potentially serve as a long-lived storage medium for quantum information. We analyze and compare the performance of two mechanisms for mapping the quantum state of light onto the collective spin state of noble gases. The first mechanism utilizes collisional exchange with the electronic spin state of metastable noble-gas atoms, while the second relies on spin-exchange collisions with ground-state alkali-metal atoms. We describe the operation of an optical quantum memory relying on these two mechanisms using a compact model and study strategies that optimize the memory storage efficiency. Through numerical simulations, we identify optimal sequences for storing optical signals with different signal bandwidths and electronic spin relaxation rates. This work highlights the qualitative difference between the two approaches for using noble gases as long-lived quantum memories at non-cryogenic conditions and outlines the regimes in which they are expected to be efficient. |
| title | Optimal Strategies for Optical Quantum Memories Using Long-Lived Noble-Gas Spins |
| topic | Quantum Physics Atomic Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.08770 |