A single Rb-87 atom and a 1522 nm telecom photon were entangled, and after 20 km of fiber the atom-photon fidelity was at least 78.5±0.9% with CHSH S=2.12±0.05.
Entanglement of two quantum memories via fibers over dozens of kilometres
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Quantum internet will enable a number of revolutionary applications. It relies on entanglement of remote quantum memories over long distances. Despite enormous progresses so far, the maximal physical separation achieved between two nodes is 1.3 km, and challenges for long distance remain. Here we make a significant step forward by entangling two atomic ensembles in one lab via photon transmission through metropolitan-scale fibers. We use cavity enhancement to create bright atom-photon entanglement, and harness quantum frequency conversion to shift the atomic wavelength to telecom. We realize entanglement over 22 km field-deployed fibers via two-photon interference, and entanglement over 50 km coiled fibers via single-photon interference. Our experiment can be extended to physically separated nodes with similar distance as a functional segment for atomic quantum networks, thus paving the way towards establishing atomic entanglement over many nodes and over much longer distance.
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Long-distance distribution of atom-photon entanglement at telecom wavelength
A single Rb-87 atom and a 1522 nm telecom photon were entangled, and after 20 km of fiber the atom-photon fidelity was at least 78.5±0.9% with CHSH S=2.12±0.05.