A quantum memory with telecom-wavelength conversion

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 894-899

  Radnaev, A G ^a   Dudin, Y O ^a   Zhao, R ^a   Jen, H H ^a   Jenkins, S D ^a   Kuzmich, A ^a   Kennedy, T A B ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFRARED DEVICES; OPTICAL LATTICES; QUANTUM OPTICS; RUBIDIUM;

ATOMIC TRANSITION; DOWN CONVERSION; GROUND STATE TRANSITION; NEAR INFRARED LIGHT; QUANTUM CORRELATIONS; QUANTUM INFORMATION; QUANTUM NETWORK; TELECOM WAVELENGTHS;

GROUND STATE;

EID: 78149270775     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1773     Document Type: Article

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