Optical lifetime and linewidth studies of the 7F0 - 5D0 transition in EuCl3 6H2O: A potential material for quantum memory applications
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2013
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Ahlefeldt, Rose
Manson, Neil
Sellars, Matthew
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Elsevier
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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.
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Keywords: Inhomogeneous broadening; Optical lifetimes; Potential materials; Quantum memories; Residual hydrogen; Deuterium; Hydrogen; Linewidth EuCl 3 · 6D 2O; Optical lifetimes; Quantum memory
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Journal of Luminescence
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