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Two-way photonic interface for linking the Sr+ transition at 422 nm to the telecommunication C band

Two-way photonic interface for linking the Sr+ transition at 422 nm to the telecommunication C band
Two-way photonic interface for linking the Sr+ transition at 422 nm to the telecommunication C band

We report a single-stage bidirectional interface capable of linking Sr+ trapped-ion qubits in a long-distance quantum network. Our interface converts photons between the Sr+ emission wavelength at 422 nm and the telecom C band to enable low-loss transmission over optical fiber. We have achieved both up- and down-conversion at the single-photon level with efficiencies of 9.4% and 1.1%, respectively. Furthermore, we demonstrate noise levels that are low enough to allow for genuine quantum operation in the future.

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Wright, Thomas A., Francis-Jones, Robert J.A., Gawith, Corin B.E., Becker, Jonas N., Ledingham, Patrick M., Smith, Peter G.R., Nunn, Joshua, Mosley, Peter J., Brecht, Benjamin and Walmsley, Ian A. (2018) Two-way photonic interface for linking the Sr+ transition at 422 nm to the telecommunication C band. Physical Review Applied, 10 (4), 1-8, [044012]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevApplied.10.044012).

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We report a single-stage bidirectional interface capable of linking Sr+ trapped-ion qubits in a long-distance quantum network. Our interface converts photons between the Sr+ emission wavelength at 422 nm and the telecom C band to enable low-loss transmission over optical fiber. We have achieved both up- and down-conversion at the single-photon level with efficiencies of 9.4% and 1.1%, respectively. Furthermore, we demonstrate noise levels that are low enough to allow for genuine quantum operation in the future.

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Accepted/In Press date: 16 August 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 4 October 2018
Published date: 4 October 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 425544
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425544
PURE UUID: 66ea6272-6638-4613-9a18-099031871072
ORCID for Corin B.E. Gawith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3502-3558
ORCID for Patrick M. Ledingham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-6132
ORCID for Peter G.R. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-718X

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Date deposited: 24 Oct 2018 16:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 02:08

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Author: Thomas A. Wright
Author: Robert J.A. Francis-Jones
Author: Corin B.E. Gawith ORCID iD
Author: Jonas N. Becker
Author: Peter G.R. Smith ORCID iD
Author: Joshua Nunn
Author: Peter J. Mosley
Author: Benjamin Brecht
Author: Ian A. Walmsley

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