The distribution of quantum states over long distances is limited by photon loss.
Straightforward amplification as in classical telecommunications is not an option in quantum …

Quantum communication, and indeed quantum information in general, has changed the way
we think about quantum physics. In 1984 and 1991, the first protocol for quantum …

Quantum networks provide opportunities and challenges across a range of intellectual and
technical frontiers, including quantum computation, communication and metrology. The …

Quantum communication provides an absolute security advantage, and it has been widely
developed over the past 30 years. As an important branch of quantum communication …

Over the past few decades, significant progress has been made in quantum information
technology, from theoretical studies to experimental demonstrations. Revolutionary quantum …

Quantum memory is essential for the development of many devices in quantum information
processing, including a synchronization tool that matches various processes within a …

This Colloquium describes a new paradigm for creating strong quantum interactions of light
and matter by way of single atoms and photons in nanoscopic lattices. Beyond the …

Multiphoton interference reveals strictly nonclassical phenomena. Its applications range
from fundamental tests of quantum mechanics to photonic quantum information processing …

During the past decade the interaction of light with multiatom ensembles has attracted much
attention as a basic building block for quantum information processing and quantum state …

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 …