Abstract
A quantum memory is an essential building block for many emerging
photonic quantum technologies. Implementations of memories have come
from many different avenues, with much promise, but often face two
difficulties. First, memories often place strict conditions on stored
photon wavepackets, limiting storage bandwidths to GHz or lower.
Second, to mitigate noise, memories typically require laser-cooled or
cryogenic substrates.
Bulk crystal diamond
offers a robust platform for photon storage via an off-resonant Raman
interaction: photons with THz-bandwidths can be stored at room
temperature. I will present results demonstrating the storage and
retrieval of photonic qubits from the diamond quantum memory, including
the storage of one photon from a polarization-entangled pair. The
diamond memory has additional characteristics such as frequency and
bandwidth conversion of photons upon retrieval, and mediating
photon-photon interference.
The diamond
processing platform is proving to be an increasingly valuable tool for
high-bandwidth quantum information applications.