Nanomaterials Research update Transparency window appears in an ensemble of ions "Collectively induced transparency" in an optical cavity has applications in quantum optical technologies Read article: Transparency window appears in an ensemble of ions
Quantum optics Research update Entangled light source is fully on-chip Compact device could lead to practical sources of multiphoton cluster states Read article: Entangled light source is fully on-chip
Quantum optics Research update Photon bound states pave the way to manipulation of ‘quantum light’ Observations of bound photons interacting with a quantum dot could advance quantum-enhanced measurements and computing Read article: Photon bound states pave the way to manipulation of ‘quantum light’
Devices and structures Research update Photoexcited electrons from fullerene help create high-speed switch Quantum "turnout" device has a switching speed four to five orders of magnitude faster than that of current solid-state transistors Read article: Photoexcited electrons from fullerene help create high-speed switch
Quantum optics Research update Laser interferometry moves closer to shot-noise-limited measurements By reducing the contribution of other noises, researchers have achieved a record displacement sensitivity in laser interferometry Read article: Laser interferometry moves closer to shot-noise-limited measurements
Quantum optics Research update Revived photon entanglement could enhance quantum communication and imaging Angular-position basis allows usable entanglement to endure over longer distances Read article: Revived photon entanglement could enhance quantum communication and imaging
Quantum optics Research update How indistinguishable are indistinguishable photons? New optical interferometer puts a number on it Measurements could help advance light-based quantum computers Read article: How indistinguishable are indistinguishable photons? New optical interferometer puts a number on it
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Multiple mirrors illuminate atom interferometry New light-field imaging technique might be deployed in the MAGIS-100 dark matter detection experiment when it comes online Read article: Multiple mirrors illuminate atom interferometry
Quantum optics Research update Compact source produces 10 million single photons per second Efficiency advancements in this room-temperature source should help realize real-world quantum encryption, say researchers Read article: Compact source produces 10 million single photons per second
Quantum optics Research update Microcavity could make a platform for quantum sensing New work shows that the dynamical instabilities of a system can be exploited as a resource Read article: Microcavity could make a platform for quantum sensing
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