



@article {2635,
	title = {Optical quantum memory with optically inaccessible noble-gas spins},
	year = {2020},
	month = {7/17/2020},
	abstract = {<p>Optical quantum memories, which store and preserve the quantum state of photons, rely on a coherent mapping of the photonic state onto matter states that are optically accessible. Here we outline a new physical mechanism to map the state of photons onto the long-lived but optically inaccessible collective state of noble-gas spins. The mapping employs the coherent spin-exchange interaction arising from random collisions with alkali vapor. We analyze optimal strategies for high-efficiency storage and retrieval of non-classical light at various parameter regimes. Based on these strategies, we identify feasible experimental conditions for realizing efficient quantum memories with noble-gas spins having hours-long coherence times at room temperature and above</p>},
	url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.08770},
	author = {Or Katz and Eran Reches and Roy Shaham and Alexey V. Gorshkov and Ofer Firstenberg}
}
