Quantum volume hologram

Journal Article · Mon Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 2010 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.81.020302· OSTI ID:21408161

Vasilyev, Denis V; Sokolov, Ivan V ^[1]; Polzik, Eugene S ^[2]

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1. V. A. Fock Physics Institute, St. Petersburg State University, 198504 Petrodvorets, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)
2. QUANTOP, Danish Research Foundation Center for Quantum Optics, Niels Bohr Institute, DK-2100 Copenhagen (Denmark)

We propose a scheme for parallel spatially multimode quantum memory for light. The scheme is based on a counterpropagating quantum signal wave and a strong classical reference wave as in a classical volume hologram and therefore can be called a quantum volume hologram. The medium for the hologram consists of a spatially extended ensemble of atoms placed in a magnetic field. The write-in and readout of this quantum hologram is as simple as that of its classical counterpart and consists of a single-pass illumination. In addition, we show that the present scheme for a quantum hologram is less sensitive to diffraction and therefore is capable of achieving a higher density of storage of spatial modes as compared to previous proposals. We present a feasibility study and show that experimental implementation is possible with available cold atomic samples. A quantum hologram capable of storing entangled images can become an important ingredient in quantum information processing and quantum imaging.

• OSTI ID: 21408161
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 81; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ATOMS
COHERENT SCATTERING
DIFFRACTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
HOLOGRAPHY
ILLUMINANCE
IMAGES
IMPLEMENTATION
INFORMATION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PROCESSING
PROPOSALS
QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT
QUANTUM INFORMATION
RADIATIONS
READOUT SYSTEMS
SCATTERING
SIGNALS
VISIBLE RADIATION