A cold atom temporally multiplexed quantum memory with cavity-enhanced noise suppression

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2003.08418v1
• Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:13:40 GMT
• Title: A cold atom temporally multiplexed quantum memory with cavity-enhanced noise suppression
• Authors: Lukas Heller, Pau Farrera, Georg Heinze, Hugues de Riedmatten
• Abstract summary: We demonstrate a temporally multiplexed quantum repeater node in a laser-cooled cloud of $87$Rb atoms. By embedding the atomic ensemble inside a low finesse optical cavity, the additional noise generated in multi-mode operation is strongly suppressed. The reported capability is a key element of a quantum repeater architecture based on multiplexed quantum memories.
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• Abstract: Future quantum repeater architectures, capable of efficiently distributing information encoded in quantum states of light over large distances, will benefit from multiplexed photonic quantum memories. In this work we demonstrate a temporally multiplexed quantum repeater node in a laser-cooled cloud of $^{87}$Rb atoms. We employ the DLCZ protocol where pairs of photons and single collective spin excitations (so called spin waves) are created in several temporal modes using a train of write pulses. To make the spin waves created in different temporal modes distinguishable and enable selective readout, we control the dephasing and rephasing of the spin waves by a magnetic field gradient, which induces a controlled reversible inhomogeneous broadening of the involved atomic hyperfine levels. We demonstrate that by embedding the atomic ensemble inside a low finesse optical cavity, the additional noise generated in multi-mode operation is strongly suppressed. By employing feed forward readout, we demonstrate distinguishable retrieval of up to 10 temporal modes. For each mode, we prove non-classical correlations between the first and second photon. Furthermore, an enhancement in rates of correlated photon pairs is observed as we increase the number of temporal modes stored in the memory. The reported capability is a key element of a quantum repeater architecture based on multiplexed quantum memories.

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