Retrieval of single photons from solid-state quantum transducers

Schmit T, Giannelli L, Sorensen AS, Morigi G (2021)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

Physical Review A American Physical Society

Book Volume: 104

Article Number: 062607

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.104.062607

Abstract

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.

Additional Organisation(s)

Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 306/1: Quantenkooperativität von Licht und Materie - QuCoLiMa

Related research project(s)

Spatio-temporal structures in interacting spin systems (D02) TRR 306: Quantenkooperativität von Licht und Materie – QuCoLiMa Jan. 1, 2021 - Dec. 31, 2024

Involved external institutions

Universität des Saarlandes (UdS) DE Germany (DE) University of Copenhagen DK Denmark (DK)

How to cite

APA:

Schmit, T., Giannelli, L., Sorensen, A.S., & Morigi, G. (2021). Retrieval of single photons from solid-state quantum transducers. Physical Review A, 104(6). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.104.062607

MLA:

Schmit, Tom, et al. "Retrieval of single photons from solid-state quantum transducers." Physical Review A 104.6 (2021).

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