Abstract
Combining techniques of cavity quantum electrodynamics, quantum measurement, and quantum feedback, we have realized the heralded transfer of a polarization qubit from a photon onto a single atom with 39% efficiency and 86% fidelity. The reverse process, namely, qubit transfer from the atom onto a given photon, is demonstrated with 88% fidelity and an estimated efficiency of up to 69%. In contrast to previous work based on two-photon interference, our scheme is robust against photon arrival-time jitter and achieves much higher efficiencies. Thus, it constitutes a key step toward the implementation of a long-distance quantum network.
- Received 23 March 2015
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.220501
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Synopsis
Heralded Qubit Transfer
Published 2 June 2015
A scheme based on an atom trapped in a cavity faithfully transfers a qubit state between a photon and the atom.
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