TY - JOUR
T1 - Demonstration of a dynamic bandpass frequency filter in a rare-earth ion-doped crystal
AU - Beavan, Sarah E.
AU - Goldschmidt, Elizabeth A.
AU - Sellars, Matthew J.
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - In this paper we propose and demonstrate a dynamic, narrow-bandpass frequency filter. This is generated in a rareearth ion-doped crystal using a combination of spectral hole burning and Stark shifting. This filter can toggle within one microsecond between absorption and transmission, with ∼60 dB difference in attenuation, in two separate 1 MHz wide spectral regions. The filter demonstrated here is specifically designed as a component in a rare-earth ion-based quantum repeater protocol. However, this is a general technique that could also be applied for amplitude or phase modulation, or switching between more complicated spectral profiles.
AB - In this paper we propose and demonstrate a dynamic, narrow-bandpass frequency filter. This is generated in a rareearth ion-doped crystal using a combination of spectral hole burning and Stark shifting. This filter can toggle within one microsecond between absorption and transmission, with ∼60 dB difference in attenuation, in two separate 1 MHz wide spectral regions. The filter demonstrated here is specifically designed as a component in a rare-earth ion-based quantum repeater protocol. However, this is a general technique that could also be applied for amplitude or phase modulation, or switching between more complicated spectral profiles.
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U2 - 10.1364/JOSAB.30.001173
DO - 10.1364/JOSAB.30.001173
M3 - Article
SN - 0740-3224
VL - 30
SP - 1173
EP - 1177
JO - Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
JF - Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
IS - 5
ER -