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20122026
most citedOptical spin-wave storage in a solid-state hybridized electron-nuclear spin ensemble

65 citations · 116 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

quant-ph2026

Quantifying the fidelity of a quantum memory

Victor Barizien, Sophie Egelhaaf, Angelo Gelmini Rodriguez +5

Quantum memories are key ingredients for future quantum networks. Developing methods for their certification is therefore an important, yet challenging, problem. In this work, we p…

quant-ph2026

Entanglement distribution and quantum storage of more than 8000 modes over a metropolitan network

Angelo Gelmini Rodriguez, Louis Nicolas, Théo Sanchez Mejia +6

Entanglement generation between telecommunication photons and matter is central to fibre-based quantum repeaters. Achieving practical communication rates requires multiplexing, whi…

physics.atom-ph2025

Optical investigation of ultra-slow spin relaxation in Yb:YSiO single crystals

Federico Chiossi, Alexey Tiranov, Luois Nicolas +9

We present a comprehensive study of spin relaxation dynamics at cryogenic temperatures in a rare-earth-doped crystal used for quantum memory applications: Yb:YSiO.…

quant-ph2025★ 2 cited

Broadband and long-duration optical memory in Yb:YSO

T. Sanchez Mejia, L. Nicolas, A. Gelmini Rodriguez +2

Optical quantum memories are essential components for realizing the full potential of quantum networks. Among these, rare-earth-doped crystal memories stand out due to their large…

quant-ph2025

Optical pumping simulations and optical Rabi frequency measurements in under magnetic field

Jingjing Chen, Mikael Afzelius

Europium-doped crystal is an interesting platform for optical quantum memories, due to its long optical and spin coherence times. In this work, we inve…

quant-ph2025★ 13 cited

Quantum networks using rare-earth ions

Wolfgang Tittel, Mikael Afzelius, Adam Kinos +2

We review concepts and recent work related to creating light-matter interfaces for future quantum networks based on rare-earth ion-doped crystals. More precisely, we explore their…

quant-ph2023

Optical coherence and spin population dynamics in Yb:YSiO single crystals

Federico Chiossi, Eloise Lafitte-Houssat, Alban Ferrier +6

Yb-doped YSiO crystals are a promising platform for optical quantum memories in long-distance quantum communications. The relevance of this material lies in…

quant-ph2019★ 65 cited

Optical spin-wave storage in a solid-state hybridized electron-nuclear spin ensemble

Moritz Businger, Alexey Tiranov, Krzysztof T. Kaczmarek +4

Solid-state impurity spins with optical control are currently investigated for quantum networks and repeaters. Among these, rare-earth-ion doped crystals are promising as quantum m…

quant-ph2012★ 36 cited

Atomic frequency comb memory with spin wave storage in 153Eu3+:Y2SiO5

N. Timoney, B. Lauritzen, I. Usmani +2

153Eu3+:Y2SiO5 is a very attractive candidate for a long lived, multimode quantum memory due to the long spin coherence time (~15 ms), the relatively large hyperfine splitting (100…