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Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 10, 2388(2022)

Hong–Ou–Mandel interference linking independent room-temperature quantum memories Editors' Pick

Chao-Ni Zhang1,2、†, Hang Li1,2、†, Jian-Peng Dou1,2, Feng Lu1,2, Hong-Zhe Yang1,2, Xiao-Ling Pang1,2, and Xian-Min Jin1,2,3、*
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  • 1Center for Integrated Quantum Information Technologies (IQIT), School of Physics and Astronomy and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence and Synergetic Innovation Center in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 3TuringQ Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200240, China
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    Chao-Ni Zhang, Hang Li, Jian-Peng Dou, Feng Lu, Hong-Zhe Yang, Xiao-Ling Pang, Xian-Min Jin, "Hong–Ou–Mandel interference linking independent room-temperature quantum memories," Photonics Res. 10, 2388 (2022)

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    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: May. 9, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 29, 2022

    The Author Email: Xian-Min Jin (xianmin.jin@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.463404

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