Quantum technologies represent a rapidly evolving field in which the specific properties of
quantum mechanical systems are exploited to enhance the performance of various …

We perform a review of various approaches to the implementation of quantum memories,
with an emphasis on activities within the quantum memory sub-project of the EU integrated …

Devices that harness the laws of quantum physics hold the promise for information
processing that outperforms their classical counterparts, and for unconditionally secure …

We experimentally demonstrate over 2 orders of magnitude increase in the room-
temperature coherence time of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond by implementing …

Robust measurement of single quantum bits plays a key role in the realization of quantum
computation and communication as well as in quantum metrology and sensing. We have …

The realization of a scalable quantum information processor has emerged over the past
decade as one of the central challenges at the interface of fundamental science and …

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have recently emerged as a unique platform for
fundamental studies in quantum information and nanoscience. The special properties of …

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is supposed to be a building block for
quantum computing and nanometer-scale metrology at ambient conditions. Therefore …

Nuclear spin imaging at the atomic level is essential for the understanding of fundamental
biological phenomena and for applications such as drug discovery. The advent of novel …

The electronic spin associated with the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre in diamond interacts
with an environment formed by isotopic impurities and paramagnetic defects; the strength of …