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Optical coherence of $^{166}$Er:$^{7}$LiYF$_4$ crystal below 1 Kelvin
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We explore spin dynamics of isotopically purified $^{166}$Er:$^{7}$LiYF$_4$ crystal below 1 Kelvin and at weak magnetic fields $<$0.3 T. Crystals grown in our lab demonstrate record-narrow inhomogeneous optical broadening down to 16~MHz. Solid state atomic ensembles with such narrow linewidths are very attractive for the implementation of off-resonant Raman quantum memory and for the interfacing of superconducting quantum circuits and telecom C-band optical photons. Both applications require low magnetic field of $\sim10$ mT. However, at conventional experimental temperatures $T>1.5$ K and time scales of $\mu$s, spin coherence of Er:LYF crystal appears only at magnetic fields above 1 Tesla. In the present work, we demonstrate spin coherence of Er:LYF crystals at the field range compatible with ZEFOZ transitions of $^{167}$Er isotope and with working conditions of superconducting quantum circuits.<br />Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures
- Subjects :
- Physics - Optics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1703.07621
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aaa7e4