Spins of impurities in solids provide a unique architecture to realize quantum technologies.
A quantum register of electron and nearby nuclear spins in the lattice encompasses high …

Engineered quantum systems enabling novel capabilities for computation and sensing have
blossomed in the last decade. Architectures benefiting from combining complementary …

Conversion of electrical and optical signals lies at the foundation of the global internet. Such
converters are used to extend the reach of long-haul fibre-optic communication systems and …

Photons at microwave and optical frequencies are principal carriers for quantum information.
While microwave photons can be effectively controlled at the local circuit level, optical …

Lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 or LN) is a well-known multifunctional crystal that has been widely
applied in various areas of photonics, electronics, and optoelectronics. In the past …

Quantum transduction, the process of converting quantum signals from one form of energy to
another, is an important area of quantum science and technology. The present perspective …

Conversion between signals in the microwave and optical domains is of great interest both
for classical telecommunication and for connecting future superconducting quantum …

An extensively pursued current direction of research in physics aims at the development of
practical technologies that exploit the effects of quantum mechanics. As part of this ongoing …

Optical quantum memories are essential elements in quantum networks for long-distance
distribution of quantum entanglement. Scalable development of quantum network nodes …

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 …