Optical Investigations of Coherence and Relaxation Dynamics of a Thulium-doped Yttrium Gallium Garnet Crystal at sub-Kelvin Temperatures for Optical Quantum Memory
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.08167v1
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:56:19 GMT
- Title: Optical Investigations of Coherence and Relaxation Dynamics of a Thulium-doped Yttrium Gallium Garnet Crystal at sub-Kelvin Temperatures for Optical Quantum Memory
- Authors: Antariksha Das, Mohsen Falamarzi Askarani, Jacob H. Davidson, Neil Sinclair, Joshua A. Slater, Sara Marzban, Daniel Oblak, Charles W. Thiel, Rufus L. Cone, Wolfgang Tittel,
- Abstract summary: We report measurements of optical coherence and energy-level lifetimes of yttrium gallium garnet (Tm:YGG)
Our results suggest Tm:YGG to be promising for multiplexed photonic quantum memory for quantum repeaters.
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- Abstract: Rare-earth ion-doped crystals are of great interest for quantum memories, a central component in future quantum repeaters. To assess the promise of 1$\%$ Tm$^{3+}$-doped yttrium gallium garnet (Tm:YGG), we report measurements of optical coherence and energy-level lifetimes of its $^3$H$_6$ $\leftrightarrow$ $^3$H$_4$ transition at a temperature of around 500 mK and various magnetic fields. Using spectral hole burning, we find hyperfine ground-level (Zeeman level) lifetimes of several minutes at magnetic fields of less than 1000 G. We also measure coherence time exceeding one millisecond using two-pulse photon echoes. Three-pulse photon echo and spectral hole burning measurements reveal that due to spectral diffusion, the effective coherence time reduces to a few $\mu$s over a timescale of around two hundred seconds. Finally, temporal and frequency-multiplexed storage of optical pulses using the atomic frequency comb protocol is demonstrated. Our results suggest Tm:YGG to be promising for multiplexed photonic quantum memory for quantum repeaters.
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