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Quantum information science

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Optical quantum memory and its applications in quantum communication systems

January 16, 2020
Author(s)
Lijun Ma, Xiao Tang, Oliver T. Slattery
Optical quantum memory is a device that can store the quantum state of photons and retrieve it with high fidelity on demand. The device can be used to enhance performance for many quantum communication systems such as measurement device independent (MDI)

Experimental Low-Latency Device-Independent Quantum Randomness

January 10, 2020
Author(s)
Yanbao Zhang, Lynden K. Shalm, Joshua C. Bienfang, Martin J. Stevens, Michael D. Mazurek, Sae Woo Nam, Carlos Abellan, Waldimar Amaya, Morgan Mitchell, Honghao Fu, Carl A. Miller, Alan Mink, Emanuel H. Knill
Applications of randomness such as private key generation and public randomness beacons require small blocks of certified random bits on demand. Device-independent quantum randomness can produce such random bits, but existing quantum-proof protocols and

Detector-Agnostic Phase-Space Distributions

January 9, 2020
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam, Jan Sperling, David Phillips, Jacob Bulmer, G Thekkadath, A. Eckstein, T Wolterink, J Lugani, Wolfgang Vogel, G.S. Agarwal, Christine Silberhorn, Ian Walmsley
The representation of quantum states via phase-space functions constitutes an intuitive technique to characterize light. However, the reconstruction of such distributions is challenging as it demands specific types of detectors and detailed models thereof

Use of quantum effects as potential qualifying metrics for "quantum grade silicon"

December 30, 2019
Author(s)
Aruna N. Ramanayaka, Ke Tang, Joseph A. Hagmann, Hyun S. Kim, David S. Simons, Curt A. Richter, Joshua M. Pomeroy
Across solid state quantum information, material deficiencies limit performance through enhanced relaxation, charge defect motion, or isotopic spin noise. While classical measurements of device performance provide cursory guidance, specific qualifying

Calibration of free-space and fiber-coupled single-photon detectors

December 20, 2019
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Alan L. Migdall, Joshua C. Bienfang, John H. Lehman, Sae Woo Nam, Jolene D. Splett, Igor Vayshenker, Chih-Ming Wang
We measure the detection efficiency of single-photon detectors at wavelengths near 851 nm and 1533.6 nm. We investigate the spatial uniformity of one free-space-coupled single-photon avalanche diode and present a comparison between fusion-spliced and

Tunable quantum beat of single photons enabled by nonlinear nanophotonics

November 22, 2019
Author(s)
Qing Li, Anshuman Singh, Xiyuan Lu, John Lawall, Varun Verma, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam, Kartik Srinivasan
Integrated photonics is a promising approach for scalable implementation of diverse quantum resources at the chip-scale. Here, we demonstrate the integration of two essential building blocks for quantum information science - quantum sources and frequency

Chalcogenide Topological Insulators

November 15, 2019
Author(s)
Joseph A. Hagmann
The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the reader to the chalcogenide materials systems that host the topological insulator phase of quantum matter. Specifically, the HgTe quantum well 2D topological insulator system and the V2VI3-type bismuth- and

Advanced technologies for quantum photonic devices based on epitaxial quantum dots

October 11, 2019
Author(s)
Tian M. Zhao, Yan Chen, Yu Ying, Li Qing, Marcelo I. Davanco, Jin Liu
Photonic quantum technology is creating breakthroughs in both fundamental quantum science and applications such as quantum communication, computation and sensing. Regarded as artificial atoms due to the discrete energy levels they support, semiconductor

State-independent quantum tomography of a single-photon state by photon-number-resolving measurements

October 10, 2019
Author(s)
Thomas Gerrits, Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam, Rajveer Nehra, Aye Win, Miller Eaton, Niranjan Sridhar, R. Shahrokhshahi, O Pfister
A narrowband single-photon state was generated by heralding cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric downconversion in a PPKTP optical parametric oscillator. The Wigner quasiprobability distribution function was reconstructed, in a state-independent manner

Optimized heat transfer at exceptional points in quantum circuits

October 7, 2019
Author(s)
Matti Partanen, Jan Goetz, K-Y Tan, Kassius Kohvakka, Vasilii Sevriuk, Russell Lake, Roope J. Kokkoniemi, Joni Ikonen, Dibyendu Hazra, Akseli Makinen, Eric Hyyppa, Leif Gronberg, Visa Vesterinen, Matti Silveri, Mikko Mottonen
Superconducting quantum circuits are potential candidates to realize a large-scale quantum computer. The envisioned large density of integrated components, however, requires a proper thermal management and control of dissipation. To this end, it is

Revealing the emergence of classicality in nitrogen-vacancy centers

October 1, 2019
Author(s)
Thomas Unden, Daniel Louzon, Michael P. Zwolak, Wojciech Zurek, Fedor Jelezko
The origin of classical behavior of quantum systems is a long-standing mystery. Here, we examine a nitrogen vacancy center evolving naturally in the presence of its environment to study the proliferation of information about preferred quantum states via

Indistinguishable photons from deterministically integrated single quantum dots in heterogeneous GaAs/Si3N4 quantum photonic circuits

September 15, 2019
Author(s)
Peter Schnauber, Anshuman Singh, Johannes Schall, Suk I. Park, Jin Dong Song, Sven Rodt, Kartik Srinivasan, Stephan Reitzenstein, Marcelo I. Davanco
With in-situ electron beam lithography we deterministically integrate single InAs quantum dots into heterogeneous GaAs/Si3N4 waveguide circuits. Through microphotoluminescence spectroscopy, we show on-chip quantum dot emission of single, postselected

Optical Quantum Memory Applications in Quantum Communication

September 6, 2019
Author(s)
Oliver T. Slattery, Xiao Tang, Lijun Ma
Optical quantum memory is a device that can store the quantum state of photons and retrieve it with high fidelity on demand. Many approaches to quantum memory have been proposed and demonstrated. Quantum memory can be used to enhance performance in many