Polarization insensitive frequency conversion for an atom-photon entanglement distribution via a telecom network

Quantum repeater-based communication requires the ability to interface good quantum memories to telecom photons. Here, the authors report polarization-insensitive frequency conversion to telecom wavelength of a photon entangled with a Rb ensemble, preserving the entanglement in the process.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rikizo Ikuta, Toshiki Kobayashi, Tetsuo Kawakami, Shigehito Miki, Masahiro Yabuno, Taro Yamashita, Hirotaka Terai, Masato Koashi, Tetsuya Mukai, Takashi Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Imoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04338-x