In the context of quantum technologies, the generation and manipulation of single photons
has become a key element for applications such as quantum communication and quantum …

Quantum networks play an extremely important role in quantum information science, with
application to quantum communication, computation, metrology, and fundamental tests. One …

Femtosecond laser inscription or writing has been recognized as a powerful technique to
engineer various materials toward a number of applications. By efficient modification of …

Rare-earth dopants are arguably one of the most studied optical centers in solids, with
applications spanning from laser optoelectronics, biosensing, lighting to displays …

Nanofabricated mechanical resonators are gaining significant momentum among potential
quantum technologies due to their unique design freedom and independence from naturally …

Optical photons are powerful carriers of quantum information, which can be delivered in free
space by satellites or in fibers on the ground over long distances. Entanglement of quantum …

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

Photonic quantum memory is the core element in quantum information processing (QIP). For
the scalable and convenient practical applications, great efforts have been devoted to the …

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 …

Telecom-band–integrated quantum memory is an elementary building block for developing
quantum networks compatible with fiber communication infrastructures. Toward such a …