Upcoming Talks

Quantum networks unlock a broad range of applications in quantum information science, from secure communication to distributed sensing and computation. In this talk I will highlight recent advances across two complementary experimental platforms. The first consists of rare-earth ions in crystals coupled to nanophotonic resonators. These emitters are inherently shielded from environmental perturbations, creating near-pristine atomic systems in the solid-state. I will present recent results demonstrating a multiplexed entanglement link between two nodes which utilize multiple rare-earth ions to eliminate bottlenecks in the quantum communication rate. In the second half of my talk, I will discuss quantum networking of neutral atom array processors. I will present ongoing research toward multiplexed entanglement of individually trapped 87 Rb atoms using an optical transition at 1530 nm. These results are enabled by a novel cavity-QED architecture based on high-finesse Fabry- Perot microcavities. Time-permitting, I will conclude with an outlook on building hybrid quantum networks that combine the strengths of these two platforms.

Andrei Ruskuc is a Postdoctoral research associate in the group of Mikhail Lukin at Harvard University. He did his Ph.D. at the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter in Caltech.