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Experimental certification of millions of genuinely entangled atoms in a solid

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  • Florian Fröwis

    (Université de Genève)

  • Peter C. Strassmann

    (Université de Genève)

  • Alexey Tiranov

    (Université de Genève)

  • Corentin Gut

    (Université de Genève
    Leibniz Universität Hannover)

  • Jonathan Lavoie

    (Université de Genève
    University of Oregon)

  • Nicolas Brunner

    (Université de Genève)

  • Félix Bussières

    (Université de Genève)

  • Mikael Afzelius

    (Université de Genève)

  • Nicolas Gisin

    (Université de Genève)

Abstract

Quantum theory predicts that entanglement can also persist in macroscopic physical systems, albeit difficulties to demonstrate it experimentally remain. Recently, significant progress has been achieved and genuine entanglement between up to 2900 atoms was reported. Here, we demonstrate 16 million genuinely entangled atoms in a solid-state quantum memory prepared by the heralded absorption of a single photon. We develop an entanglement witness for quantifying the number of genuinely entangled particles based on the collective effect of directed emission combined with the non-classical nature of the emitted light. The method is applicable to a wide range of physical systems and is effective even in situations with significant losses. Our results clarify the role of multipartite entanglement in ensemble-based quantum memories and demonstrate the accessibility to certain classes of multipartite entanglement with limited experimental control.

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  • Florian Fröwis & Peter C. Strassmann & Alexey Tiranov & Corentin Gut & Jonathan Lavoie & Nicolas Brunner & Félix Bussières & Mikael Afzelius & Nicolas Gisin, 2017. "Experimental certification of millions of genuinely entangled atoms in a solid," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-00898-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00898-6
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