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In-situ Generation of Photon-Memory Entanglement Using an Integrated Rare-Earth Photonic Quantum Memory

Alexander Kolar, Ian Chin, Conner Fong, Daniil M. Lukin, Melissa A. Guidry, Milan Palei, Allen Zang, Yuzhou Chai, Jelena Vuckovic A, Tian Zhong

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

We develop an integrated SiC/Rare-earth photonic platform enabling in-situ photon-memory entanglement within an absorptive rare-earth quantum memory. Entanglement generation rate up to 10 Mebits/s and heralding efficiency >70% are expected.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2025.ff115_5

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