Optical photons are powerful carriers of quantum information, which can be delivered in free
space by satellites or in fibers on the ground over long distances. Entanglement of quantum …

Rare-earth doped crystals carry great prospect in develo** ensemble-based solid state
quantum memories for remote quantum communication and fast quantum processing …

Quantum information and communication technology will lead us to the new era of ultra‐fast
and absolute‐secure networks. With the emergence of quantum supremacy on the horizon …

Quantum repeaters based on heralded entanglement require quantum nodes that are able
to generate multimode quantum correlations between memories and telecommunication …

Optical quantum memories are key elements in modern quantum technologies to reliably
store and retrieve quantum information. At present, they are conceptually limited to the …

Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) have enabled the realization
of several quantum optics technologies thanks to their high system detection efficiency …

Ensemble-based quantum memories are key to develo** multiplexed quantum repeaters,
able to overcome the intrinsic rate limitation imposed by finite communication times over …

To advance the full potential of quantum networks one should be able to distribute quantum
resources over long distances at appreciable rates. As a consequence, all components in …

We propose a scheme for optical entanglement distribution in quantum networks based on a
quasideterministic entangled photon-pair source. By combining heralded photonic Bell-pair …

Single quantum emitters embedded in solid-state hosts are an ideal platform for realizing
quantum information processors and quantum network nodes. Among the currently …