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20172026
most citedZero-Added-Loss Entangled Photon Multiplexing for Ground- and Space-Based Quantum Networks

42 citations · 149 across the 21 of their papers we have counts for

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22 papers

quant-ph2026

Entangling Atomic Quantum Memories Using High-Order Modulated Coherent States

Chaohan Cui, Prajit Dhara, Saikat Guha

High-order coherent-state modulation and collective midpoint measurements enable multi-ebit entanglement distribution between cavity-coupled atomic memories. An SRM-inspired 16-QAM…

quant-ph2026

Non-Markovian delay-assisted sensing with waveguide-coupled quantum emitters

Prajit Dhara, Isack Padilla, Saikat Guha +2

We show that in a minimal setup of two waveguide-coupled quantum emitters, separated by long distances and subject to an external field, time-delayed feedback can be a resource for…

physics.optics2026

Optimum-Transmission Free-Space Optical Communications

Prajit Dhara, Babak N. Saif, Jeffrey H. Shapiro +1

Slepian developed the Prolate Spheroidal Wavefunction (PSW) spatial-mode basis, which forms the normal modes of the Fresnel-propagation kernel of a free-space optical communication…

quant-ph2025

Scheduling in Quantum Satellite Networks: Fairness and Performance Optimization

Ashutosh Jayant Dikshit, Naga Lakshmi Anipeddi, Prajit Dhara +5

Quantum satellite networks offer a promising solution for achieving long-distance quantum communication by enabling entanglement distribution across global scales. This work formul…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Full-stack Physics-level model of cascaded entanglement links

J. Gabriel Richardson, Prajit Dhara, Abhishek Bhatt +2

While the last few decades have seen a proliferation of experimental demonstrations of entanglement sources, practicality of deployment has been a secondary concern. Recently, the…

quant-ph2025

Coherent State Assisted Entanglement Generation Between Quantum Memories

Chaohan Cui, Prajit Dhara, Saikat Guha

Generating entanglement deterministically at a capacity-approaching rate is critical for next-generation quantum networks. We revisit previous protocols and present a readily-reali…

quant-ph2025

Blockwise Post-processing in Satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution

Minu J. Bae, Nitish K. Panigrahy, Prajit Dhara +5

Free-space satellite communication has significantly lower photon loss than terrestrial communication via optical fibers. Satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) leverages t…

quant-ph2024★ 3 cited

Interfacing Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill Qubits to Quantum Memories

Prajit Dhara, Liang Jiang, Saikat Guha

Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill (GKP) states have been demonstrated to pose significant advantages when utilized for fault-tolerant all optical continuous-variable quantum computing as w…

quant-ph2024

Entangling Quantum Memories at Channel Capacity

Prajit Dhara, Liang Jiang, Saikat Guha

Entangling quantum memories, mediated by optical-frequency or microwave channels, at high rates and fidelities is key for linking qubits across short and long ranges. All well-know…

quant-ph2023

Blockwise Key Distillation in Satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution

Minu J. Bae, Nitish K. Panigrahy, Prajit Dhara +4

Free-space satellite communication has significantly lower photon loss than terrestrial communication via optical fibers. Satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) leverages t…

quant-ph2023★ 8 cited

Phonon-Induced Decoherence in Color-Center Qubits

Prajit Dhara, Saikat Guha

Electron spin states of solid-state defects such as Nitrogen- and Silicon-vacancy {\em color centers} in diamond are a leading quantum-memory candidate for quantum communications a…

quant-ph2023★ 17 cited

Entangling Quantum Memories via Heralded Photonic Bell Measurement

Prajit Dhara, Dirk Englund, Saikat Guha

A common way to entangle quantum memories is via photonic entanglement swaps. Each of two memories, connected by an optical channel, emits a photonic qubit entangled with itself, a…

quant-ph2023★ 3 cited

Exploring the possibility of a complex-valued non-Gaussianity measure for quantum states of light

Andrew J. Pizzimenti, Prajit Dhara, Zacharie Van Herstraeten +2

We consider a quantity that is the differential relative entropy between a generic Wigner function and a Gaussian one. We prove that said quantity is minimized with respect to its…

quant-ph2022★ 42 cited

Zero-Added-Loss Entangled Photon Multiplexing for Ground- and Space-Based Quantum Networks

Kevin C. Chen, Prajit Dhara, Mikkel Heuck +4

We propose a scheme for optical entanglement distribution in quantum networks based on a quasi-deterministic entangled photon pair source. By combining heralded photonic Bell pair…

quant-ph2022

Optimal Entanglement Distribution using Satellite Based Quantum Networks

Nitish K. Panigrahy, Prajit Dhara, Don Towsley +2

Recent technological advancements in satellite based quantum communication has made it a promising technology for realizing global scale quantum networks. Due to better loss distan…

quant-ph2021★ 31 cited

Heralded-Multiplexed High-Efficiency Cascaded Source of Dual-Rail Polarization-Entangled Photon Pairs using Spontaneous Parametric Down Conversion

Prajit Dhara, Spencer J. Johnson, Christos N. Gagatsos +2

Deterministic sources of high-fidelity entangled qubit pairs encoded in the dual-rail photonic basis, i.e., presence of a single photon in one of two orthogonal modes, are a key en…

quant-ph2021★ 30 cited

Multiplexed quantum repeaters based on dual-species trapped-ion systems

Prajit Dhara, Norbert M. Linke, Edo Waks +2

Trapped ions form an advanced technology platform for quantum information processing with long qubit coherence times, high-fidelity quantum logic gates, optically active qubits, an…

quant-ph2021★ 11 cited

Coherent manipulation of graph states composed of finite-energy Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill-encoded qubits

Kaushik P. Seshadreesan, Prajit Dhara, Ashlesha Patil +2

Graph states are a central resource in measurement-based quantum information processing. In the photonic qubit architecture based on Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill (GKP) encoding, the g…

quant-ph2021★ 2 cited

Subexponential rate versus distance with time-multiplexed quantum repeaters

Prajit Dhara, Ashlesha Patil, Hari Krovi +1

Quantum communications capacity using direct transmission over length- optical fiber scales as , where is the fiber's loss coefficient. The rate achieved usi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018

Role of polarized tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in the enhancement of interface optical phonon modes in AlGaN multi-quantum wells

A. K. Sivadasan, Prajit Dhara, Chirantan Singha +5

Group III nitride based two-dimensional multi-quantum well (MQW) nanostructures find remarkable applications in the visible to ultraviolet light sources. The interface optical (IFO…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017★ 1 cited

Near Field Scanning Optical Imaging of Gold Nanoparticles in the Sub-Wavelength Limit

Prajit Dhara, A. K. Sivadasan

The near-field scanning optical microscopic (NSOM) imaging of Au nanoparticles with size in the sub-wavelength limit (<wavelength/2N.A.) is reported. The NSOM imaging technique can…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2017

Optical imaging of metallic and semiconductor nanostructures at sub wavelength regime

A. K. Sivadasan, Kishore K. Madapu, Prajit Dhara

The near field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) is not only a tool for imaging of objects in the sub wavelength limit but also a prominent characteristic tool for understanding t…