Quantum memory for nonstationary light fields based on controlled reversible inhomogeneous broadening

B. Kraus, W. Tittel, N. Gisin, M. Nilsson, S. Kröll, J. I. Cirac
2006 Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics  
We propose a new method for efficient storage and recall of non-stationary light fields, e.g. single photon time-bin qubits, in optically dense atomic ensembles. Our approach to quantum memory is based on controlled, reversible, inhomogeneous broadening. We briefly discuss experimental realizations of our proposal.
doi:10.1103/physreva.73.020302 fatcat:dvxixfidbvgrpm433tgldoxzay