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Optical lifetime and linewidth studies of the 7F0 - 5D0 transition in EuCl3 6H2O: A potential material for quantum memory applications

Date

Authors

Ahlefeldt, Rose

Manson, Neil

Sellars, Matthew

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The effect of substituting deuterium for hydrogen in EuCl3·6H2O on the lifetime and homogeneous and inhomogeneous linewidths of the7F0→5D0 transition at below 4 K are investigated. It is observed that the transition lifetime increases from 116μs to 2.

Keywords

Keywords: Inhomogeneous broadening; Optical lifetimes; Potential materials; Quantum memories; Residual hydrogen; Deuterium; Hydrogen; Linewidth EuCl 3 · 6D 2O; Optical lifetimes; Quantum memory

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/84376

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Luminescence

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.jlumin.2011.12.036

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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