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Optimizing the Storage and Retrieval Efficiency of a Solid-State Quantum Memory Through Tailored State Preparation
Published
Author(s)
M D. Eisaman, Sergey V. Polyakov, M Hohensee, Jingyun Fan, P Hemmer, Alan L. Migdall
Abstract
We theoretically investigate the feasibility of using spectral hole burning in Pr3+: Y2SiO5 to prepare an ensemble of Pr3+ ions with a spectral distribution optimized for use as a quantum memory for single-photon states. We introduce figures of merit for the spectral distribution of the Pr3+ions when used as a quantum-memory node in a Duan-Cirac-Lukin-Zoller-type quantum-repeater scheme [1]. finally, we describe progress toward optimizing the hole-burning sequence by using a computational model of the hole-burning process to calculate these figures of merit over a wide range of parameters.[1] L. M. Duan, M. D. Lukin, J. I. Cirac and P. Zoller, Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensenmbles and linear optics, Nature 413, 414-418 (2001)
Eisaman, M.
, Polyakov, S.
, Hohensee, M.
, Fan, J.
, Hemmer, P.
and Migdall, A.
(2007),
Optimizing the Storage and Retrieval Efficiency of a Solid-State Quantum Memory Through Tailored State Preparation, SPIE Optics East | 2007 |, [online], https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733951
(Accessed October 8, 2025)