摘要
Optical memories can be categorized into three regimes,including the optical data storage that use light as a tool to store classical bit values[1,2],coherent memories for light which preserve the amplitude and the phase information of input optical pulses[3,4]and optical quantum memories that specifically work for quantum light field[5,6].Recently,Bland-Hawthorn et al.[7]proposed to construct long-baseline optical telescopes based on transportable optical memories.
光是现代信息传输的基本载体.长寿命的光存储既具有基础物理方面的价值,也在光信息处理领域具有广泛的应用.本文提出一种新型的光存储方案:自旋锁定受激光子回波(简称SLSE).基于该方案,作者在掺铕硅酸钇(Eu:YSO)晶体中实现了可移动的长寿命相干光存储器.存储器及其配套设备实现整体封装并放置在一个电控导轨上往返搬运.在1 h的存储时间里,存储器及其存储的轨道角动量编码光场共被搬运了24 m的距离.结合带宽压缩等量子光学技术,可移动相干光存储器可应用于构建甚长基线光学干涉望远镜.作为一种光传输的新媒介,可移动相干光存储有望进一步催生出更多新的应用.
作者
Zong-Quan Zhou
Duo-Lun Chen
Ming Jin
Liang Zheng
You-Zhi Ma
Tao Tu
Alban Ferrier
Philippe Goldner
Chuan-Feng Li
Guang-Can Guo
周宗权;陈铎仑;靳明;郑亮;马有志;涂涛;Alban Ferrier;Philippe Goldner;李传锋;郭光灿(CAS key Laboratory of Quantum Information,University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei 230026,China;CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics,University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei 230026,China;Hefei National Laboratory,University of Science and Technology of China,Hefei 230088,China;Chimie ParisTech,PSL University,CNRs,Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris,Paris 75005,France;Faculte des Sciences et Ingenierie,Sorbonne Universite,UFR933,Paris 75005,France)
基金
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFA0304100)
Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (2021ZD0301200)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12222411 and 11821404)
partially carried out at the USTC Center for Micro and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication
the support from the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS。
