Quantum technologies exploit entanglement to revolutionize computing, measurements, and
communications. This has stimulated the research in different areas of physics to engineer …

This Colloquium describes a new paradigm for creating strong quantum interactions of light
and matter by way of single atoms and photons in nanoscopic lattices. Beyond the …

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 …

Integrated photonics is a powerful platform that can improve the performance and stability of
optical systems while providing low-cost, small-footprint, and scalable alternatives to …

Electromagnetically induced transparency, as a quantum interference effect to eliminate
optical absorption in an opaque medium, has found extensive applications in slow-light …

The realization of strong interactions between individual photons is a long-standing goal of
both fundamental and technological significance. Scientists have known for over half a …

Quantum light–matter interfaces are at the heart of photonic quantum technologies.
Quantum memories for photons, where non-classical states of photons are mapped onto …

Near-field coupled plasmonic systems generally achieve plasmonically induced
transparency (PIT) using only one-way bright–dark mode coupling. However, it is …

There has been an increasing interest in all-optical analogues of electromagnetically
induced transparency and Autler–Townes splitting. Despite the differences in their …

Electromagnetically induced transparency is a quantum interference effect observed in
atoms and molecules, in which the optical response of an atomic medium is controlled by an …