Efficient quantum memory for single-photon polarization qubits

Y Wang, J Li, S Zhang, K Su, Y Zhou, K Liao, S Du… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
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 …

Subnatural-linewidth biphotons from a Doppler-broadened hot atomic vapour cell

C Shu, P Chen, TKA Chow, L Zhu, Y Xiao… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Entangled photon pairs, termed as biphotons, have been the benchmark tool for
experimental quantum optics. The quantum-network protocols based on photon–atom …

Generation of single photons with highly tunable wave shape from a cold atomic ensemble

P Farrera, G Heinze, B Albrecht, M Ho… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The generation of ultra-narrowband, pure and storable single photons with widely tunable
wave shape is an enabling step toward hybrid quantum networks requiring interconnection …

Room-temperature biphoton source with a spectral brightness near the ultimate limit

JM Chen, CY Hsu, WK Huang, SS Hsiao… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Biphotons, generated from a hot atomic vapor via the process of spontaneous four-wave
mixing (SFWM), have the following merits: Stable and tunable frequencies as well as …

Generation of sub-MHz and spectrally-bright biphotons from hot atomic vapors with a phase mismatch-free scheme

CY Hsu, YS Wang, JM Chen, FC Huang, YT Ke… - Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We utilized the all-copropagating scheme, which maintains the phase-match condition, in
the spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) process to generate biphotons from a hot atomic …

Biphoton generation enhanced by nonlocal nonlinearity via Rydberg interactions

HM Zhao, XJ Zhang, M Artoni, GC La Rocca, JH Wu - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Strongly correlated Stokes and anti-Stokes photon pairs (biphotons) exhibiting very large
generation rates and spectral brightnesses could be attained at extremely low pump powers …

Spatiotemporal single-photon Airy bullets

J Wang, Y Zuo, X Wang, DN Christodoulides… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Uninhibited control of the complex spatiotemporal quantum wave function of a single photon
has so far remained elusive even though it can dramatically increase the encoding flexibility …

On-demand semiconductor source of 780-nm single photons with controlled temporal wave packets

L Béguin, JP Jahn, J Wolters, M Reindl, Y Huo, R Trotta… - Physical Review B, 2018 - APS
We report on a fast, bandwidth-tunable single-photon source based on an epitaxial GaAs
quantum dot. Exploiting spontaneous spin-flip Raman transitions, single photons at 780 nm …

Quantum interference between nonidentical single particles

K Su, Y Zhong, S Zhang, J Li, CL Zou, Y Wang, H Yan… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Quantum interference between identical single particles reveals the intrinsic quantum
statistic nature of particles, which could not be interpreted through classical physics. Here …

Observation of highly correlated ultrabright biphotons through increased atomic ensemble density in spontaneous four-wave mixing

JS Shiu, ZY Liu, CY Cheng, YC Huang, IA Yu… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
The pairing ratio, a crucial metric assessing a biphoton source's ability to generate
correlated photon pairs, remains underexplored despite theoretical predictions. This study …