Precise and arbitrary control of an optical field that preserves optical coherence is an important requisite for many proposed photonic technologies. Here, a coherent optical memory based on photon echoes induced through controlled reversible inhomogeneous broadening is presented. The scheme allows storage of multiple pulses of light which can be arbitrarily recalled, time-stretched or split.
- Mahdi Hosseini
- Ben M. Sparkes
- Ben C. Buchler
