High-rate, high-fidelity entanglement of qubits across an elementary quantum network
We demonstrate remote entanglement of trapped-ion qubits via a quantum-optical fiber link
with fidelity and rate approaching those of local operations. Two Sr+ 88 qubits are entangled …
with fidelity and rate approaching those of local operations. Two Sr+ 88 qubits are entangled …
Demonstration of two-atom entanglement with ultrafast optical pulses
We demonstrate quantum entanglement of two trapped atomic ion qubits using a sequence
of ultrafast laser pulses. Unlike previous demonstrations of entanglement mediated by the …
of ultrafast laser pulses. Unlike previous demonstrations of entanglement mediated by the …
Pure single photons from a trapped atom source
Single atoms or atom-like emitters are the purest source of single photons, they are
intrinsically incapable of multi-photon emission. To demonstrate this degree of photon …
intrinsically incapable of multi-photon emission. To demonstrate this degree of photon …
Superresolution microscopy of cold atoms in an optical lattice
Superresolution microscopy has revolutionized the fields of chemistry and biology by
resolving features at the molecular level. In atomic physics, such a scheme can be applied to …
resolving features at the molecular level. In atomic physics, such a scheme can be applied to …
Adaptive tip-enhanced nano-spectroscopy
Tip-enhanced nano-spectroscopy, such as tip-enhanced photoluminescence (TEPL) and tip-
enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), generally suffers from inconsistent signal …
enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), generally suffers from inconsistent signal …
Tracking the extensive three-dimensional motion of single ions by an engineered point-spread function
Y Zhou, M Zhang, W Su, C Wu, Y ** new technologies in microscopic systems …
Wavelength-scale errors in optical localization due to spin–orbit coupling of light
Far-field optical imaging techniques allow the determination of the position of point-like
emitters and scatterers 1, 2, 3. Although the optical wavelength sets a fundamental limit to …
emitters and scatterers 1, 2, 3. Although the optical wavelength sets a fundamental limit to …
Metasurface-mediated quantum entanglement
Entanglement-based quantum science exploits subtle properties of quantum mechanics into
applications such as quantum computing, sensing, and metrology. The emerging route for …
applications such as quantum computing, sensing, and metrology. The emerging route for …
Super-resolution microscopy of single atoms in optical lattices
We report on image processing techniques and experimental procedures to determine the
lattice-site positions of single atoms in an optical lattice with high reliability, even for limited …
lattice-site positions of single atoms in an optical lattice with high reliability, even for limited …
Using all transverse degrees of freedom in quantum communications based on a generic mode sorter
The dimension of the state space for information encoding offered by the transverse
structure of light is usually limited by the finite size of apertures. The widely used orbital …
structure of light is usually limited by the finite size of apertures. The widely used orbital …