A quantum memory for orbital angular momentum photonic qubits

Nature Photonics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-238

  Nicolas, A ^a   Veissier, L ^a   Giner, L ^a   Giacobino, E ^a   Maxein, D ^a   Laurat, J ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETICALLY INDUCED TRANSPARENCY; ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; INFORMATION CODING; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF LIGHT; QUANTUM INFORMATION APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES; SINGLE-PHOTON LEVEL;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LIGHT; QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM THEORY; TOMOGRAPHY;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 84897632642     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2013.355     Document Type: Article

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