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20222026
most citedRemote distribution of non-classical correlations over 1250 modes between a telecom photon and a Yb:YSiO crystal

73 citations · 93 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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7 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-ph2024

Decoherence induced by dipole-dipole couplings between atomic species in rare-earth ion-doped YSiO

Charlotte Pignol, Antonio Ortu, Louis Nicolas +5

Rare-earth ion doped crystals are state-of-the-art platforms for processing quantum information, particularly thanks to their excellent optical and spin coherence properties at cry…

quant-ph2022★ 18 cited

Coherent optical-microwave interface for manipulation of low-field electronic clock transitions in Yb:YSiO

Louis Nicolas, Moritz Businger, Théo Sanchez Meijia +6

The coherent interaction of solid-state spins with both optical and microwave fields provides a platform for a range of quantum technologies, such as quantum sensing, microwave-to-…

quant-ph2022★ 73 cited

Remote distribution of non-classical correlations over 1250 modes between a telecom photon and a Yb:YSiO crystal

Moritz Businger, Louis Nicolas, Théo Sanchez Mejia +3

Quantum repeaters based on heralded entanglement require quantum nodes that are able to generate multimode quantum correlations between memories and telecommunication photons. The…