Abstract
Developing light-matter interfaces is a crucial capability with unique applications to quantum optics and quantum information networks. In this context, our group focuses on the development of quantum memories in cold, neutral atom clouds, using both electromagnetically-induced transparency (EIT) and DLCZ as interacting schemes [1]. We recently reported for instance the quantum storage of qubits encoded in the orbital angular momentum degree of freedom [2]. Here, we demonstrate [3] for the first time EIT and optical storage at the single-photon level for the light tightly guided by a subwavelength-diameter optical fiber, aka nanofiber. In a nanofiber, the guided photons are highly confined and the majority of the light power travels in the evanescent field outside the glass. This new setting is a promising alternative to free-space focusing, which limits the interaction one can obtain, and provides a novel platform for developing all-fibered quantum networks.
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