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Efficient integrated quantum memory for light

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Ruo-Ran Meng
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Pei-Xi Liu
刘
刘肖 (Xiao Liu)
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Tian-Xiang Zhu
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Peng-Jun Liang
C
Chao Zhang
Z
Zhong-Yang Tang
H
Hong-Zhe Zhang
J
Jin‐Ming Cui
M
Ming Jin *
Z
Zong‐Quan Zhou *
李
李传锋 (Chuan‐Feng Li) *
G
Guang-Can Guo
DOI:10.1038/s41566-026-01845-ydelete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Scalable implementation of quantum networks and photonic processors demands integrated photonic memories with high efficiency, yet current integrated systems have been limited to storage efficiencies below 27.8%. Here we demonstrate highly efficient integrated quantum memories based on rare-earth-ion-doped crystals coupled with impedance-matched microcavities, realized in two novel architectures: 200-μm-thin membranes of Eu3+:Y2SiO5 integrated with fibre-based microcavities and waveguide-based cavities fabricated using femtosecond lasers. Our approach achieves reliable integrated quantum storage with record efficiencies of 80.3(7)% for weak coherent pulses and 69.8(1.6)% for telecom-heralded single photons, alongside the storage of 20 temporal modes with an average efficiency of 51.3(2)%. Moreover, the thin-membrane Eu3+:Y2SiO5 architecture enables spectrally tunable efficient quantum storage via variable strain, providing a flexible interface for quantum networks. By combining high efficiency, large multimode capacity and tunability, our devices establish a versatile hardware foundation for scalable quantum repeaters and chip-scale photonic processors. Integrated quantum memories based on 151Eu3+:Y2SiO5 crystals coupled with impedance-matched optical cavities are demonstrated. Multiplexed quantum storage efficiencies of 80.3% and 69.8% are achieved for weak coherent pulses and telecom-heralded single photons, respectively.
Keywords:
Micro-optics
Quantum information
Quantum optics
Physics
general
Applied and Technical Physics
Quantum Physics

Journal

Nature Photonics cover
Nature Photonics
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32.9
Papers:
4.3K
Citations:
6.1W

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University of Science and Technology of China
Scholars:
1.7W
Papers: 6.0K
Citations: 11.3W
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