Title :
Storage and retrieval of ultrafast single photons using a room-temperature diamond quantum memory
Author :
Fisher, Kent A. G. ; England, Duncan ; Maclean, Jean-Philippe ; Bustard, Philip J. ; Lausten, Rune ; Resch, Kevin J. ; Sussman, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrated the storage and retrieval of THz-bandwidth single photons in a room-temperature diamond quantum memory. We have shown that the non-classical nature of retrieved light is preserved by the memory process.
Keywords :
diamond; high-speed optical techniques; microwave photonics; optical storage; quantum optics; C; THz-bandwidth single photons; memory process; retrieved light; room-temperature diamond quantum memory; temperature 293 K to 298 K; ultrafast single photon retrieval; ultrafast single photon storage; Atomic beams; Diamonds; Optical pulses; Photonics; Quantum computing; Random access memory; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
