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Prospects for storage and retrieval of a quantum-dot single photon in an ultracold 87Rb ensemble

Rakher, Matthew T. and Warburton, Richard J. and Treutlein, Philipp. (2013) Prospects for storage and retrieval of a quantum-dot single photon in an ultracold 87Rb ensemble. Physical review. A, Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 88. 053834.

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Abstract

Epitaxially grown quantum dots (QDs) are promising sources of nonclassical states of light such as single photons and entangled photons. However, in order for them to be used as a resource for long-distance quantum communication, distributed quantum computation, or linear optics quantum computing, these photons must be coupled efficiently to long-lived quantum memories as part of a quantum repeater network. Here, we theoretically examine the prospects for efficient storage and retrieval of a QD-generated single photon with a 1-ns lifetime in a multilevel atomic system. We calculate using an experimentally demonstrated optical depth of 150 that the storage (total) efficiency can exceed 46% (28%) in a dense, ultracold ensemble of 87Rb atoms. Furthermore, we find that the optimal control pulse required for storage and retrieval can be obtained using a diode laser and an electro-optic modulator rather than a mode-locked, pulsed laser source. Increasing the optical depth, for example, by using Bose-condensed ensembles or an optical cavity, can increase the efficiencies to near unity. Aside from enabling a high-speed quantum network based on QDs, such an efficient optical interface between an atomic ensemble and a QD can also lead to entanglement between collective spin-wave excitations of atoms and the spin of an electron or hole confined in the QD.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Experimental Physics (Warburton)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Physik > Physik > Experimentelle Nanophysik (Treutlein)
UniBasel Contributors:Treutlein, Philipp and Rakher, Matthew T. and Warburton, Richard J
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:American Institute of Physics
ISSN:1050-2947
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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Last Modified:28 Apr 2018 14:52
Deposited On:31 Jan 2014 09:51

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