Photon echoes produced by switching electric fields

A. L. Alexander; J. J. Longdell; M. J. Sellars; N. B. Manson

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.043602

Photon echoes produced by switching electric fields

A. L. Alexander^*, J. J. Longdell, M. J. Sellars, N. B. Manson

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We demonstrate photon echoes in Eu3:Y2SiO5 by controlling the inhomogeneous broadening of the Eu3+F07↔D05 optical transition. This transition has a linear Stark shift, and we induce inhomogeneous broadening by applying an external electric field gradient. After optical excitation, reversing the polarity of the field rephases the ensemble, resulting in a photon echo. This is the first demonstration of such a photon echo, and its application as a quantum memory is discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	043602
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	96
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.043602
Publication status	Published - 2006

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