Abstract: This disclosure describes a system and method for producing and reading a secure solid-state quantum storage device. The system comprises an illumination source and a detection system. The illumination source provides an excitation light to a quantum memory array. The detection system detects an emitted light from the quantum memory array. The emitted light corresponds to a plurality of quantum bits stored in the quantum memory array.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a periodic dielectric structure which exhibits a photonic band gap. Alignment holes are formed in a wafer of dielectric material having a given crystal orientation. A planar layer of elongate rods is then formed in a section of the wafer. The formation of the rods includes the step of selectively removing the dielectric material of the wafer between the rods. The formation of alignment holes and layers of elongate rods and wafers is then repeated to form a plurality of patterned wafers. A stack of patterned wafers is then formed by rotating each successive wafer with respect to the next-previous wafer, and then placing the successive wafer on the stack. This stacking results in a stack of patterned wafers having a four-layer periodicity exhibiting a photonic band gap.