This review describes the emerging field of waveguide quantum electrodynamics concerned
with the interaction of photons propagating in a waveguide with localized quantum emitters …

An extensively pursued current direction of research in physics aims at the development of
practical technologies that exploit the effects of quantum mechanics. As part of this ongoing …

A central goal within quantum optics is to realize efficient, controlled interactions between
photons and atomic media. A fundamental limit in nearly all applications based on such …

A quantum memory, for storing and retrieving flying photonic quantum states, is a key
interface for realizing long-distance quantum communication and large-scale quantum …

The distribution of quantum states over long distances is limited by photon loss.
Straightforward amplification as in classical telecommunications is not an option in quantum …

Quantum memory is essential for the development of many devices in quantum information
processing, including a synchronization tool that matches various processes within a …

Quantum control is concerned with active manipulation of physical and chemical processes
on the atomic and molecular scale. This work presents a perspective of progress in the field …

During the past decade the interaction of light with multiatom ensembles has attracted much
attention as a basic building block for quantum information processing and quantum state …

Photons rarely interact—which makes it challenging to build all-optical devices in which one
light signal controls another. Even in nonlinear optical media, in which two beams can …

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 …