Efficient Storage of Multidimensional Telecom Photons in a Solid-State Quantum Memory

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Main Authors: Li, Zongfeng, Lei, Yisheng, Kling, Trevor, Hosseini, Mahdi
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Published: 2024
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author Li, Zongfeng
Lei, Yisheng
Kling, Trevor
Hosseini, Mahdi
author_facet Li, Zongfeng
Lei, Yisheng
Kling, Trevor
Hosseini, Mahdi
contents Efficient storage of telecom-band quantum optical information represents a crucial milestone for establishing distributed quantum optical networks. Erbium ions in crystalline hosts provide a promising platform for telecom quantum memories; however, their practical applications have been hindered by demanding operational conditions, such as ultra-high magnetic fields and ultra-low temperatures. In this work, we demonstrate the storage of telecom photonic qubits encoded in polarization, frequency, and time-bin bases. Using the atomic frequency comb protocol in an Er$^{3+}$-doped crystal, we developed a memory initialization scheme that improves storage efficiency by over an order of magnitude under practical experimental conditions. Quantum process tomography further confirms the memory's performance, achieving a fidelity exceeding 92%.
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spellingShingle Efficient Storage of Multidimensional Telecom Photons in a Solid-State Quantum Memory
Li, Zongfeng
Lei, Yisheng
Kling, Trevor
Hosseini, Mahdi
Quantum Physics
Efficient storage of telecom-band quantum optical information represents a crucial milestone for establishing distributed quantum optical networks. Erbium ions in crystalline hosts provide a promising platform for telecom quantum memories; however, their practical applications have been hindered by demanding operational conditions, such as ultra-high magnetic fields and ultra-low temperatures. In this work, we demonstrate the storage of telecom photonic qubits encoded in polarization, frequency, and time-bin bases. Using the atomic frequency comb protocol in an Er$^{3+}$-doped crystal, we developed a memory initialization scheme that improves storage efficiency by over an order of magnitude under practical experimental conditions. Quantum process tomography further confirms the memory's performance, achieving a fidelity exceeding 92%.
title Efficient Storage of Multidimensional Telecom Photons in a Solid-State Quantum Memory
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.05480