Title :
Synchronizing single photons with quantum memories
Author :
Nunn, Josh ; Langford, Nathan K. ; Champion, Tessa ; Sprague, Michael R. ; Michelberger, Patrick S. ; Lee, Ka Chung ; Jin, Xian-Min ; England, Duncan ; Kolthammer, W. Steven ; Walmsley, Ian A.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract :
Without deterministic single photon sources, multiphoton rates fall exponentially with the number of photons required, making practical photonics unfeasible. We show how quantum memories improve multiphoton rates by many orders of magnitude.
Keywords :
optical storage; quantum computing; synchronisation; multiphoton rates; quantum memories; single photon sources; synchronization; Bars; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Photonics; Synchronization; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
