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Slow and stored light via electromagnetically induced transparency using a Λ-type superconducting artificial atom

Kai-I Chu1,2, Xiao-Cheng Lu3, Kuan-Hsun Chiang2, Yen-Hsiang Lin3, Chii-Dong Chen4, Ite A. Yu3,5, Wen-Te Liao2,6,7, and Yung-Fu Chen2,6,*

  • *Contact author: yfuchen@ncu.edu.tw
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Phys. Rev. Research 7, L012015 – Published 21 January, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.L012015

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Recent progresses in Josephson-junction-based superconducting circuits have propelled quantum information processing forward. However, the lack of a metastable state in most superconducting artificial atoms hinders the development of photonic quantum memory in this platform. Here we use a single superconducting qubit-resonator system to realize a desired Λ-type artificial atom, and to demonstrate slow light with a group velocity of 3.6 km/s and the microwave storage with a memory time extending to several hundred nanoseconds via electromagnetically induced transparency. Our results highlight the potential of achieving microwave quantum memory, promising substantial advancements in quantum information processing within superconducting circuits.

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Phys. Rev. Research 7, L012015– Published 21 January, 2025
  • Received 7 March 2024
  • Revised 26 July 2024
  • Accepted 22 November 2024
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