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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 11 — May. 21, 2012
  • pp: 12350–12358

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Temporally multiplexed storage of images in a gradient echo memory

Quentin Glorieux, Jeremy B. Clark, Alberto M. Marino, Zhifan Zhou, and Paul D. Lett  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 11, pp. 12350-12358 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.012350


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Abstract

We study the storage and retrieval of images in a hot atomic vapor using the gradient echo memory protocol. We demonstrate that this technique allows for the storage of multiple spatial modes. We study both spatial and temporal multiplexing by storing a sequence of two different images in the atomic vapor. The effect of atomic diffusion on the spatial resolution is discussed and characterized experimentally. For short storage time a normalized spatial cross-correlation between a retrieved image and its input of 88 % is reported.

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OCIS Codes
(210.4680) Optical data storage : Optical memories
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics
(270.5565) Quantum optics : Quantum communications

ToC Category:
Quantum Optics

History
Original Manuscript: March 19, 2012
Revised Manuscript: April 27, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: May 1, 2012
Published: May 16, 2012

Citation
Quentin Glorieux, Jeremy B. Clark, Alberto M. Marino, Zhifan Zhou, and Paul D. Lett, "Temporally multiplexed storage of images in a gradient echo memory," Opt. Express 20, 12350-12358 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-11-12350


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