Quantum memory for squeezed light

Phys Rev Lett. 2008 Mar 7;100(9):093602. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.093602. Epub 2008 Mar 5.

Abstract

We produce a 600-ns pulse of 1.86-dB squeezed vacuum at 795 nm in an optical parametric amplifier and store it in a rubidium vapor cell for 1 mus using electromagnetically induced transparency. The recovered pulse, analyzed using time-domain homodyne tomography, exhibits up to 0.21+/-0.04 dB of squeezing. We identify the factors leading to the degradation of squeezing and investigate the phase evolution of the atomic coherence during the storage interval.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't