RAC1 Journal Club/Seminar Series

Efficient quantum memory in naturally trapped Rare-Earth ions

Mahmood Sabooni, IQC

The ability to map, store quantum states of light (e. g. single photon) to matter and later retrieve is one of the important building blocks of quantum information processing. Such a device is called a quantum memory for light. The objective in this talk is to demonstrate a quantum memory with high storage and retrieval efficiency in Rare-Earth materials. The slow light effect in Rare-Earth materials, strong dispersion originating from absorption engineering inside the cavity, and finally an efficient quantum memory construction based on a cavity configuration will be discussed.