Optical Memory in a Microfabricated Rubidium Vapor Cell (IMAGE)

University of Basel

Optical Memory in a Microfabricated Rubidium Vapor Cell

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Light pulses can be stored and retrieved in the glass cell, which is filled with rubidium atoms and is only a few millimeters in size.

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© University of Basel, Department of Physics/Scixel

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