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Heralded single phonon preparation, storage and readout in cavity optomechanics
Christophe Galland, Nicolas Sangouard, Nicolas Piro +2
We analyze theoretically how to use the radiation pressure coupling between a mechanical oscillator and an optical cavity field to generate in a heralded way a single quantum of me…
The size of quantum superpositions as measured with "classical" detectors
Pavel Sekatski, Nicolas Sangouard, Nicolas Gisin
We propose a criterion which defines whether a superposition of two photonic components is macroscopic. It is based on the ability to discriminate these components with a particula…
Prospective applications of optical quantum memories
Felix Bussieres, Nicolas Sangouard, Mikael Afzelius +3
An optical quantum memory can be broadly defined as a system capable of storing a useful quantum state through interaction with light at optical frequencies. During the last decade…
High-bandwidth quantum memory protocol for storing single photons in rare-earth doped crystals
Valentina Caprara Vivoli, Nicolas Sangouard, Mikael Afzelius +1
We present a detailed analysis of a high-bandwidth quantum memory protocol for storing single photons in a rare-earth-ion doped crystal. The basic idea is to benefit from a coheren…
Heralded Mapping of Photonic Entanglement into Single Atoms in Free Space: Proposal for a Loophole-Free Bell Test
Nicolas Sangouard, Jean-Daniel Bancal, Philipp Muller +2
An obvious way to entangle two atoms located at remote locations is to produce a pair of entangled photons half-way between the two atoms, to sent one photon to each location and t…
Proposal for a coherent quantum memory for propagating microwave photons
M. Afzelius, N. Sangouard, G. Johansson +2
We describe a multi-mode quantum memory for propagating microwave photons that combines a solid-state spin ensemble resonantly coupled to a frequency tunable single-mode microwave…