Retrieval of single photons from solid-state quantum transducers
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Retrieval of single photons from solid-state quantum transducers. / Schmit, Tom; Giannelli, Luigi; Sorensen, Anders S.; Morigi, Giovanna.
In: Physical Review A, Vol. 104, No. 6, 062607, 07.12.2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Retrieval of single photons from solid-state quantum transducers
AU - Schmit, Tom
AU - Giannelli, Luigi
AU - Sorensen, Anders S.
AU - Morigi, Giovanna
PY - 2021/12/7
Y1 - 2021/12/7
N2 - Quantum networks using photonic channels require control of the interactions between the photons, carrying the information, and the elements comprising the nodes. In this work we analyze theoretically the spectral properties of an optical photon emitted by a solid-state quantum memory, which acts as a converter of a photon absorbed in another frequency range. We determine explicitly the expression connecting the stored and retrieved excitation taking into account possible mode and phase mismatch of the experimental setup. The expression we obtain describes the output field as a function of the input field for a transducer working over a wide range of frequencies, from optical-to-optical frequencies to microwave-to-optical frequencies. We apply this result to analyze the photon spectrum and the retrieval probability as a function of the optical depth for microwave-to-optical transduction. In the absence of losses, the efficiency of the solid-state quantum transducer is intrinsically determined by the capability of designing the retrieval process as the time reversal of the storage dynamics.
AB - Quantum networks using photonic channels require control of the interactions between the photons, carrying the information, and the elements comprising the nodes. In this work we analyze theoretically the spectral properties of an optical photon emitted by a solid-state quantum memory, which acts as a converter of a photon absorbed in another frequency range. We determine explicitly the expression connecting the stored and retrieved excitation taking into account possible mode and phase mismatch of the experimental setup. The expression we obtain describes the output field as a function of the input field for a transducer working over a wide range of frequencies, from optical-to-optical frequencies to microwave-to-optical frequencies. We apply this result to analyze the photon spectrum and the retrieval probability as a function of the optical depth for microwave-to-optical transduction. In the absence of losses, the efficiency of the solid-state quantum transducer is intrinsically determined by the capability of designing the retrieval process as the time reversal of the storage dynamics.
KW - GENERATION
KW - MEMORY
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.104.062607
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.104.062607
M3 - Journal article
VL - 104
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
SN - 1050-2947
IS - 6
M1 - 062607
ER -
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