Nature Communications (May 2018)

Light storage for one second in room-temperature alkali vapor

  • Or Katz,
  • Ofer Firstenberg

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04458-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Storing quantum memories for a long time is important and challenging for quantum communication. Here the authors demonstrate a storage time of about 1 s using spin exchange relaxation free resonance in cesium vapor.