A solid-state quantum memory based on a continuous optoacoustic system
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| author | Zhu, Changlong Genes, Claudiu Stiller, Birgit |
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| contents | Quantum memories for optical states are essential resources for quantum communication and information processing. We propose a quantum memory protocol based on coherent photon-phonon transduction in a Brillouin-active optical waveguide supporting traveling acoustic modes. A pulsed pump drives an effective beam-splitter interaction between optical and acoustic fields, enabling the mapping of a propagating optical quantum state onto a traveling phononic excitation and its subsequent retrieval on demand. Using a continuum optoacoustic model, we show that the protocol enables broadband quantum state storage in a distributed medium without relying on discrete cavity modes. Analytical and numerical results demonstrate high-fidelity storage and retrieval of squeezed and entangled states under experimentally realistic parameters. The memory bandwidth is set by the Brillouin interaction and can reach hundreds of MHz. Our results identify continuum Brillouin optomechanical systems as a scalable platform for broadband quantum memories and multimode quantum signal processing. |
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| spellingShingle | A solid-state quantum memory based on a continuous optoacoustic system Zhu, Changlong Genes, Claudiu Stiller, Birgit Quantum Physics Quantum memories for optical states are essential resources for quantum communication and information processing. We propose a quantum memory protocol based on coherent photon-phonon transduction in a Brillouin-active optical waveguide supporting traveling acoustic modes. A pulsed pump drives an effective beam-splitter interaction between optical and acoustic fields, enabling the mapping of a propagating optical quantum state onto a traveling phononic excitation and its subsequent retrieval on demand. Using a continuum optoacoustic model, we show that the protocol enables broadband quantum state storage in a distributed medium without relying on discrete cavity modes. Analytical and numerical results demonstrate high-fidelity storage and retrieval of squeezed and entangled states under experimentally realistic parameters. The memory bandwidth is set by the Brillouin interaction and can reach hundreds of MHz. Our results identify continuum Brillouin optomechanical systems as a scalable platform for broadband quantum memories and multimode quantum signal processing. |
| title | A solid-state quantum memory based on a continuous optoacoustic system |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.05602 |