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Title: Algorithmic optimization of quantum optical storage in solids
Quantum memory devices with high storage efficiency and bandwidth are essential elements for future quantum networks. Solid-state quantum memories can provide broadband storage, but they primarily suffer from low storage efficiency. We use passive optimization and algorithmic optimization techniques to demonstrate nearly a sixfold enhancement in quantum memory efficiency. In this regime, we demonstrate coherent and single-photon-level storage with a high signal-to-noise ratio. The optimization technique presented here can be applied to most solid-state quantum memories to significantly improve the storage efficiency without compromising the memory bandwidth. Published by the American Physical Society2024  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2410198
PAR ID:
10575912
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
APS
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Review Research
Volume:
6
Issue:
3
ISSN:
2643-1564
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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