Title :
Quantum memories with rare-earth-ion doped crystals
Author :
Bussieres, F. ; Clausen, C. ; Usmani, Imam ; Tiranov, A. ; Sangouard, Nicolas ; de Riedmatten, H. ; Afzelius, M. ; Gisin, Nicolas
Author_Institution :
Group of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Quantum networks consist in remote quantum memories capable of storing, processing and measuring quantum information distributed by photons. Here we describe how we used rare-earth-ion doped crystals to realize fundamental building blocks of quantum networks.
Keywords :
neodymium; optical materials; optical storage; quantum optics; yttrium compounds; Y2SiO5:Nd; neodymium-doped yttrium orthosilicate crystals; photonic quantum entanglement; quantum information; quantum memories; quantum networks; rare-earth-ion doped crystals; Atom optics; Crystals; Photonic crystals; Photonics; Quantum entanglement; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6599944
