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most citedHeralded entanglement distribution between two absorptive quantum memories

221 citations · 2.1k across the 53 of their papers we have counts for

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53 papers

quant-ph2026

Long-lived quantum memories with rare-earth ions doped in crystals

Yu-Yu Sa, Pei-Xi Liu, Zong-Quan Zhou +1

Quantum memory is a core enabling device for large-scale quantum networks, serving as the fundamental building block for quantum repeaters and transportable quantum memories. Among…

quant-ph2026

Realization of Backward Retrieval in a Stark-modulated Spin-wave Quantum Memory

Zhenqi Xu, Mucheng Guo, Weiye Sun +5

We report the first experimental realization of backward retrieval in a spin-wave quantum memory based on a Stark-echo-modulated protocol in Eu3+:Y2SiO5. By using Stark control, we…

quant-ph2026★ 1 cited

Heterogeneous entanglement between a trapped ion and a solid-state quantum memory

Chen-Xu Wang, Yi-Yang Wang, Tian-Xiang Zhu +11

Hybrid quantum networks offer a promising architecture for scalable quantum information processing and a future quantum internet, as they can combine the complementary strengths of…

quant-ph2025

Minute-Scale Photonic Quantum Memory

You-Cai Lv, Yu-Jia Zhu, Zong-Quan Zhou +2

Long-lived storage of single photons is a fundamental requirement for enabling quantum communication and foundational tests of quantum physics over extended distances. While the im…

quant-ph2025★ 4 cited

Efficient integrated quantum memory for light

Ruo-Ran Meng, Pei-Xi Liu, Xiao Liu +10

Scalable implementation of quantum networks and photonic processors require integrated photonic memories with high efficiency, yet current integrated systems have been limited to s…

quant-ph2025

Random access and high dimensional integrated quantum memory

Zhong-Wen Ou, Tian-Xiang Zhu, Peng-Jun Liang +5

Random-access quantum memory (RAQM) is a fundamental building block for scalable quantum networks and photonic quantum computing. While existing realizations rely on gaseous physic…

quant-ph2025★ 6 cited

Remote Quantum Networks based on Quantum Memories

Tian-Xiang Zhu, Xiao Liu, Zong-Quan Zhou +1

Quantum networks, capable of transmitting arbitrary quantum states, provide a foundation for a wide range of quantum applications, including distributed quantum computing, distribu…

physics.optics2025

A hybrid-frequency on-chip programmable synthetic-dimension simulator with arbitrary couplings

Xiao-Dong Zeng, Zhao-An Wang, Jia-Ming Ren +17

High-performance photonic chips provide a powerful platform for analog computing, enabling the simulation of high-dimensional physical systems using low-dimensional devices with ad…

quant-ph2025★ 2 cited

A Metropolitan-scale Multiplexed Quantum Repeater with Bell Nonlocality

Tian-Xiang Zhu, Chao Zhang, Zhong-Wen Ou +7

Quantum repeaters can overcome exponential photon loss in optical fibers, enabling heralded entanglement between distant quantum memories. The definitive benchmark for this entangl…

quant-ph2025

Global-scale quantum networking using hybrid-channel quantum repeaters with relays based on a chain of balloons

Pei-Xi Liu, Yu-Ping Lin, Zong-Quan Zhou +2

Global-scale entanglement distribution has been a formidable challenge due to the unavoidable losses in communication channels. Here, we propose a novel backbone channel for quantu…

quant-ph2025★ 25 cited

A millisecond integrated quantum memory for photonic qubits

Yu-Ping Liu, Zhong-Wen Ou, Tian-Xiang Zhu +6

Quantum memories for light are essential building blocks for quantum repeaters and quantum networks. Integrated operations of quantum memories could enable scalable application wit…

physics.optics2023

Realization of edge states along a synthetic orbital angular momentum dimension

Yu-Wei Liao, Mu Yang, Hao-Qing Zhang +8

The synthetic dimension is a rising method to study topological physics, which enables us to implement high-dimensional physics in low-dimensional geometries. Photonic orbital angu…

quant-ph2023

Counterfactual communication without a trace in the transmission channel

Wei-Wei Pan, Xiao Liu, Xiao-Ye Xu +10

We report an experimental realization of a modified counterfactual communication protocol that eliminates the dominant environmental trace left by photons passing through the trans…

quant-ph2023★ 48 cited

Nonlocal photonic quantum gates over 7.0 km

Xiao Liu, Xiao-Min Hu, Tian-Xiang Zhu +8

Quantum networks provide a prospective paradigm to connect separated quantum nodes, which relies on the distribution of long-distance entanglement and active feedforward control of…

quant-ph2023★ 19 cited

Stark tuning of telecom single-photon emitters based on a single Er

Jian-Yin Huang, Peng-Jun Liang, Liang Zheng +6

The implementation of scalable quantum networks requires photons at the telecom band and long-lived spin coherence. The single Er in solid-state hosts is an important candid…

quant-ph2023★ 1 cited

Nonclassical photon-pair source based on noiseless photon echo

Duo-Lun Chen, Zong-Quan Zhou, Chuan-Feng Li +1

The Duan-Lukin-Cirac-Zoller (DLCZ) scheme is a potential method to establish remote entanglements and realize large-scale quantum networks. Here we propose a DLCZ-like scheme based…

physics.optics2022★ 32 cited

Laser Direct Writing of Visible Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Applications in Spin-Based Technologies

Yuan-Ze Yang, Tian-Xiang Zhu, Zhi-Peng Li +15

Optically addressable spins in two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) attract widespread attention for their potential advantage in on-chip quantum devices, such as quantum…

physics.optics2022★ 13 cited

On-demand multimode optical storage in a laser-written on-chip waveguide

Ming-Xu Su, Tian-Xiang Zhu, Chao Liu +3

Quantum memory is a fundamental building block for large-scale quantum networks. On-demand optical storage with a large bandwidth, a high multimode capacity and an integrated struc…

quant-ph2022★ 17 cited

A faithful solid-state spin-wave quantum memory for polarization qubits

Ming Jin, You-Zhi Ma, Zong-Quan Zhou +2

Polarization-encoded qubits are particularly useful in quantum information tasks due to the easy transportation in a single spatial and temporal mode, the accurate qubit manipulati…

quant-ph2022★ 44 cited

On-demand Integrated Quantum Memory for Polarization Qubits

Tian-Xiang Zhu, Chao Liu, Ming Jin +7

Photonic polarization qubits are widely used in quantum computation and quantum communication due to the robustness in transmission and the easy qubit manipulation. An integrated q…

quant-ph2022★ 54 cited

On-demand storage of photonic qubits at telecom wavelengths

Duan-Cheng Liu, Pei-Yun Li, Tian-Xiang Zhu +5

Quantum memories at telecom wavelengths are crucial for the construction of large-scale quantum networks based on existing fiber networks. On-demand storage of telecom photonic qub…

quant-ph2021★ 57 cited

Elimination of Noise in Optically Rephased Photon Echoes

You-Zhi Ma, Ming Jin, Duo-Lun Chen +3

Photon echo is a fundamental tool for the manipulation of electromagnetic fields. Unavoidable spontaneous emission noise is generated in this process due to the strong rephasing pu…

quant-ph2021★ 7 cited

Extending the spin coherence lifetimes of ErYSiO at subkelvin temperatures

Jian-Yin Huang, Pei-Yun Li, Zong-Quan Zhou +2

ErYSiO is a material of particular interest due to its suitability for telecom-band quantum memories and quantum transducers interfacing optical communication wit…

quant-ph2021

Improving the Precision of Optical Metrology by Detecting Fewer Photons

Peng Yin, Wen-Hao Zhang, Liang Xu +13

In optical metrological protocols to measure physical quantities, it is, in principle, always beneficial to increase photon number to improve measurement precision. However, practi…