title: Information storage and retrieval through quantum phase
abstract: Information was stored as quantum phase in an N-state Rydberg atom data register. One or more flipped states stored in an eight-state atomic wave packet could be retrieved in a single operation, in agreement with a recent proposal by Grover.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Weinacht
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Bucksbaum