@inproceedings{df9cdde2d88e405982f415b03bcfab91,
title = "Towards an efficient atomic frequency comb quantum memory",
abstract = "We present an efficient photon-echo experiment based on atomic frequency combs [Phys. Rev. A 79 (2009) 052329]. Echoes containing an energy of up to 35% of that of the input pulse are observed in a Pr3+ -doped Y2SiO5 crystal. This material allows for the precise spectral holeburning needed to make a sharp and highly absorbing comb structure. We compare our results with a simple theoretical model with satisfactory agreement. Our results show that atomic frequency combs has the potential for high-efficiency storage of single photons as required in future long-distance communication based on quantum repeaters. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.",
keywords = "efficiency, Storage, Atomic frequency comb, Quantum repeater, Quantum memory",
author = "Atia Amari and Andreas Walther and Mahmood Sabooni and Maomao Huang and Stefan Kr{\"o}ll and M. Afzelius and I. Usmani and B. Lauritzen and N. Sangouard and {de Riedmatten}, H. and N. Gisin",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1016/j.jlumin.2010.01.012",
language = "English",
volume = "130",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "9",
pages = "1579--1585",
booktitle = "Journal of Luminescence",
address = "United States",
note = "10th International Meeting on Hole Burning, Single Molecule and Related Spectroscopies ; Conference date: 22-06-2009 Through 27-06-2009",
}