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Stopped Light with Storage Times Greater than One Second Using Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Solid

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: We report on the demonstration of light storage for times greater than a second in praseodymium doped Y2SiO5 using electromagnetically induced transparency. The long storage times were enabled by the long coherence times possible for the hyperfine transitions in this material. The use of a solid-state system also enabled operation with the probe and coupling beam counter-propagating, allowing easy separation of the two beams. The efficiency of the storage was low because of the low optical thickness of the sample; as is discussed, this deficiency should be easy to rectify.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.95.063601

Authors: J. J. Longdell, E. Fraval, M. J. Sellars, N. B. Manson

Institution: Australian National University

Language: English

Topic: Quantum optics and atomic interactions

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

OpenAlex ID: W2061420440

FWCI: 15.85

Cites: 20

Cited by: 543

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