Discerning quantum memories based on electromagnetically-induced-transparency and Autler-Townes-splitting protocols
arXiv:1902.02815 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.100.012314
Abstract
Electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and Autler-Townes splitting (ATS) are similar,but different quantum optical phenomena: EIT results from a Fano interference, whereas ATS is described by the AC-Stark effect. Likewise, despite their close resemblance, light-storage techniques based on the EIT memory protocol and the recently-proposed ATS memory protocol (E. Saglamyurek et al. Nature Photonics 12, 2018) are distinct: the EIT protocol relies on adiabatic elimination of absorption, whereas the ATS protocol is based on absorption. In this article, we elaborate on the distinction between EIT and ATS memory protocols through numerical analysis and experimental demonstrations in a cold rubidium ensemble. We find that their storage characteristics manifest opposite limits of the light-matter interaction due to their inherent adiabatic vs. non-adiabatic nature. Furthermore, we determine optimal memory conditions for each protocol and analyze ambiguous regimes in the case of broadband storage, where non-optimal memory implementations can possess characteristics of both EIT and ATS protocols. We anticipate that this investigation will lead to deeper understanding and improved technical development of quantum memories, while clarifying distinctions between the EIT and ATS protocols.
A.R. and E.S. contributed equally. The text consists of 17 pages, 13 figures and supplementary files consisting of 3 MP4 animations and a detailed caption
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