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quant-ph2026

A non-Markovian approach to spin-phonon coherence and the breakdown of the Markovian approximation

Mohamed Belhassen, Tim Schröder, Gregor Pieplow

Qubit coherence is an essential figure of merit for quantum information processing applications such as quantum computing, or quantum repeaters. Understanding the coherence propert…

quant-ph2026

Quantum Networks Using Color Defects in Diamond: Principles, Progress, and Perspectives

Ayan Majumder, Cem Güney Torun, Tim Schröder +3

Large-scale quantum networks will enable entirely new applications of quantum information science in fields such as quantum communication, distributed quantum computing, sensing, a…

quant-ph2026

Practical quantum tokens: challenges and perspectives

Nadezhda P. Kukharchyk, Holger Boche, Christian Deppe +21

The concept of quantum tokens dates back alongside quantum cryptography to Stephen Wiesner's seminal work in 1983[1]. Already this initial work proposes society-relevant applicatio…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Hybrid Quantum Repeater Chains with Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Group-IV-Vacancy Color Centers in Diamond

Yannick Strocka, Fenglei Gu, Gregor Pieplow +2

We propose and analyze a hybrid quantum repeater architecture that combines two leading hardware platforms: quantum dots (QDs) as bright, deterministic sources of entangled photon…

quant-ph2025

Software Framework for Optically Accessible Quantum Memory Using Group-IV Color Centers in Diamond

Yannick Strocka, Mohamed Belhassen, Tim Schröder +1

In the rapidly evolving field of quantum technology, the precise and detailed description of quantum components is not just a necessity but the foundation for advancing research, d…

quant-ph2025★ 6 cited

Secure authentication via Quantum Physical Unclonable Functions: a review

Pol Julià Farré, Vladlen Galetsky, Mohamed Belhassen +6

Quantum Physical Unclonable Functions (QPUFs) offer a physically grounded approach to secure authentication, extending the capabilities of classical PUFs. This review covers their…

quant-ph2025

Quantum Secure Authentication with Color Centers in Diamond

Yannick Strocka, Mohamed Belhassen, Tim Schröder +1

We present a quantum token scheme in which the token is a quantum state that ensures secure authentication or payment. In our approach, rooted in Wiesner's quantum money concept, a…

quant-ph2025★ 2 cited

Optical spin readout of a silicon color center in the telecom L-band

Shuyu Wen, Gregor Pieplow, Junchun Yang +6

Silicon-based quantum technologies have gained increasing attention due to their potential for large-scale photonic integration, long spin coherence times, and compatibility with C…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Retrieving Lost Atomic Information: Monte Carlo-based Parameter Reconstruction of an Optical Quantum System

Laura Orphal-Kobin, Gregor Pieplow, Alok Gokhale +2

In regimes of low signal strengths and therefore a small signal-to-noise ratio, standard data analysis methods often fail to accurately estimate system properties. We present a met…

quant-ph2023★ 20 cited

Coherent microwave, optical, and mechanical quantum control of spin qubits in diamond

Laura Orphal-Kobin, Cem Güney Torun, Julian M. Bopp +2

Diamond has emerged as a highly promising platform for quantum network applications. Color centers in diamond fulfill the fundamental requirements for quantum nodes: they constitut…

quant-ph2023★ 4 cited

Deterministic Creation of Large Photonic Multipartite Entangled States with Group-IV Color Centers in Diamond

Gregor Pieplow, Yannick Strocka, Mariano Isaza-Monsalve +2

Measurement-based quantum computation relies on single qubit measurements of large multipartite entangled states, so-called lattice-graph or cluster states. Graph states are also a…

quant-ph2023★ 1 cited

Optical probing of phononic properties of a tin-vacancy color center in diamond

Cem Güney Torun, Joseph H. D. Munns, Franziska Marie Herrmann +12

The coherence characteristics of a tin-vacancy color center (SnV) in diamond are investigated through optical means, including linewidth broadening effects and coherent population…

quant-ph2023★ 5 cited

SUPER and femtosecond spin-conserving coherent excitation of a tin-vacancy color center in diamond

Cem Güney Torun, Mustafa Gökçe, Thomas K. Bracht +11

The coherent excitation of an optically active spin system is one of the key elements in the engineering of a spin-photon interface. Using the novel SUPER scheme, we coherently con…

quant-ph2023★ 10 cited

Efficient Microwave Spin Control of Negatively Charged Group-IV Color Centers in Diamond

Gregor Pieplow, Mohamed Belhassen, Tim Schröder

In this work, we provide a comprehensive overview of the microwave-induced manipulation of electronic spin states in negatively charged group-IV color centers in diamond with a par…

quant-ph2023★ 13 cited

Resource-efficient fault-tolerant one-way quantum repeater with code concatenation

Kah Jen Wo, Guus Avis, Filip Rozpędek +6

One-way quantum repeaters where loss and operational errors are counteracted by quantum error correcting codes can ensure fast and reliable qubit transmission in quantum networks.…

quant-ph2022★ 22 cited

'Sawfish' Photonic Crystal Cavity for Near-Unity Emitter-to-Fiber Interfacing in Quantum Network Applications

Julian M. Bopp, Matthias Plock, Tim Turan +3

Photon loss is one of the key challenges to overcome in complex photonic quantum applications. Photon collection efficiencies directly impact the amount of resources required for m…

quant-ph2022★ 49 cited

Optically coherent nitrogen-vacancy defect centers in diamond nanostructures

Laura Orphal-Kobin, Kilian Unterguggenberger, Tommaso Pregnolato +6

Optically active solid-state spin defects have the potential to become a versatile resource for quantum information processing applications. Nitrogen-vacancy defect centers (NV) in…