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Towards Practical Quantum Repeaters Using Room-Temperature Vapor Technology

Alexander N. Craddock, Yang Wang, Rourke Sekelsky, Mael Flament, Mehdi Namazi

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations

Abstract

We present our work on the development of a bichromatic photon source based on warm atomic vapors. This entanglement source is capable of directly interfacing with telecom networks as well as atomic quantum memories.

DOI: 10.1364/quantum.2022.qm3b.4

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