01259nas a2200157 4500008004100000245007100041210006900112260001400181520077600195100001300971700001700984700001601001700002501017700002201042856003701064 2020 eng d00aOptical quantum memory with optically inaccessible noble-gas spins0 aOptical quantum memory with optically inaccessible noblegas spin c7/17/20203 a
Optical quantum memories, which store and preserve the quantum state of photons, rely on a coherent mapping of the photonic state onto matter states that are optically accessible. Here we outline a new physical mechanism to map the state of photons onto the long-lived but optically inaccessible collective state of noble-gas spins. The mapping employs the coherent spin-exchange interaction arising from random collisions with alkali vapor. We analyze optimal strategies for high-efficiency storage and retrieval of non-classical light at various parameter regimes. Based on these strategies, we identify feasible experimental conditions for realizing efficient quantum memories with noble-gas spins having hours-long coherence times at room temperature and above
1 aKatz, Or1 aReches, Eran1 aShaham, Roy1 aGorshkov, Alexey, V.1 aFirstenberg, Ofer uhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2007.0877001270nas a2200193 4500008004100000245005700041210005700098260001500155300001100170490000700181520071900188100002700907700002000934700002100954700001700975700002200992700002501014856003701039 2015 eng d00aFractional Quantum Hall States of Rydberg Polaritons0 aFractional Quantum Hall States of Rydberg Polaritons c2015/03/31 a0338380 v913 a We propose a scheme for realizing fractional quantum Hall states of light. In our scheme, photons of two polarizations are coupled to different atomic Rydberg states to form two flavors of Rydberg polaritons that behave as an effective spin. An array of optical cavity modes overlapping with the atomic cloud enables the realization of an effective spin-1/2 lattice. We show that the dipolar interaction between such polaritons, inherited from the Rydberg states, can be exploited to create a flat, topological band for a single spin-flip excitation. At half filling, this gives rise to a photonic (or polaritonic) fractional Chern insulator -- a lattice-based, fractional quantum Hall state of light. 1 aMaghrebi, Mohammad, F.1 aYao, Norman, Y.1 aHafezi, Mohammad1 aPohl, Thomas1 aFirstenberg, Ofer1 aGorshkov, Alexey, V. uhttp://arxiv.org/abs/1411.6624v100504nas a2200169 4500008004100000245005300041210005300094300000700147490000800154100002200162700002300184700001700207700002500224700002300249700002000272856004200292 2013 eng d00aAttractive Photons in a Quantum Nonlinear Medium0 aAttractive Photons in a Quantum Nonlinear Medium a710 v5021 aFirstenberg, Ofer1 aPeyronel, Thibault1 aLiang, Qi-Yu1 aGorshkov, Alexey, V.1 aLukin, Mikhail, D.1 aVuletic, Vladan uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12512