Quantum repeaters based on atomic ensembles and linear optics

N Sangouard, C Simon, H De Riedmatten… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
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 …

Optical quantum memory

AI Lvovsky, BC Sanders, W Tittel - Nature photonics, 2009 - nature.com
Quantum memory is essential for the development of many devices in quantum information
processing, including a synchronization tool that matches various processes within a …

Two-photon interference: the Hong–Ou–Mandel effect

F Bouchard, A Sit, Y Zhang, R Fickler… - Reports on Progress …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Nearly 30 years ago, two-photon interference was observed, marking the beginning of a
new quantum era. Indeed, two-photon interference has no classical analogue, giving it a …

The quantum internet

HJ Kimble - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Quantum networks provide opportunities and challenges across a range of intellectual and
technical frontiers, including quantum computation, communication and metrology. The …

Multiphoton entanglement and interferometry

JW Pan, ZB Chen, CY Lu, H Weinfurter, A Zeilinger… - Reviews of Modern …, 2012 - APS
Multiphoton interference reveals strictly nonclassical phenomena. Its applications range
from fundamental tests of quantum mechanics to photonic quantum information processing …

Quantum interface between light and atomic ensembles

K Hammerer, AS Sørensen, ES Polzik - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2010 - APS
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 …

Colloquium: Quantum networks with trapped ions

LM Duan, C Monroe - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2010 - APS
Quantum computation and communication exploit the quantum properties of superposition
and entanglement in order to perform tasks that may be impossible using classical means. In …

Coherent generation of non-classical light on a chip via photon-induced tunnelling and blockade

A Faraon, I Fushman, D Englund, N Stoltz, P Petroff… - Nature Physics, 2008 - nature.com
Quantum dots in photonic crystals are interesting because of their potential in quantum
information processing, and as a testbed for cavity quantum electrodynamics. Recent …

Prospective applications of optical quantum memories

F Bussieres, N Sangouard, M Afzelius… - Journal of Modern …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
An optical quantum memory can be broadly defined as a system capable of storing a
quantum state through interaction with light at optical frequencies. During the last decade …

Electromagnetically induced transparency‐based slow and stored light in warm atoms

I Novikova, RL Walsworth, Y Xiao - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews recent efforts to realize a high‐efficiency memory for optical pulses using
slow and stored light based on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in …