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arxiv: 2511.05928 · v1 · submitted 2025-11-08 · 🪐 quant-ph

Efficient integrated quantum memory for light

Ruo-Ran Meng , Pei-Xi Liu , Xiao Liu , Tian-Xiang Zhu , Peng-Jun Liang , Chao Zhang , Zhong-Yang Tang , Hong-Zhe Zhang
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Jin-Ming Cui Ming Jin Zong-Quan Zhou Chuan-Feng Li Guang-Can Guo
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Rare-earth crystals in microcavities reach 80 percent efficiency for integrated quantum light storage.

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The paper shows that coupling rare-earth-ion-doped crystals to impedance-matched microcavities in thin membranes or laser-written waveguides produces integrated quantum memories with storage efficiencies far above previous integrated devices. This combination stores weak coherent pulses at 80.3 percent efficiency and telecom-heralded single photons at 69.8 percent, while also handling 20 temporal modes at an average 51 percent efficiency. The same thin-membrane platform allows spectral tuning through applied strain. A sympathetic reader cares because scalable quantum networks and photonic processors have been held back by low-efficiency memories; these numbers move integrated hardware closer to the performance needed for repeaters and processors.

Core claim

By embedding Eu3+:Y2SiO5 crystals in impedance-matched microcavities, either as 200-micrometer thin membranes with fiber cavities or as femtosecond-laser-written waveguide cavities, the work demonstrates reliable quantum storage with 80.3(7)% efficiency for weak coherent pulses, 69.8(1.6)% for heralded single photons, and 51.3(2)% average efficiency across 20 temporal modes, plus strain-based spectral tunability in the membrane geometry.

What carries the argument

Impedance-matched microcavities coupled to rare-earth-ion-doped crystals, which enhance the light-matter interaction to raise storage efficiency while preserving multimode capacity and tunability.

If this is right

  • Quantum repeaters can operate with fewer lossy interface stages because one integrated device now stores both coherent and single-photon states at high efficiency.
  • Multimode capacity of 20 temporal modes at over 50 percent efficiency supports higher communication rates without needing parallel devices.
  • Strain tuning of the storage frequency provides a built-in way to match different network nodes without additional frequency-conversion hardware.
  • Waveguide and membrane architectures both work, so the same performance can be realized on chip or in fiber-compatible packages.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The high efficiency and tunability together suggest these devices could serve as the memory layer inside a larger photonic processor where light is routed, stored, and retrieved on the same chip.
  • Because the membrane version is thin and strain-tunable, it may be stacked or bonded to other photonic circuits to create hybrid quantum nodes without custom frequency matching.
  • The reported multimode storage opens the possibility of time-bin encoding for quantum error correction protocols that use temporal modes as logical qubits.

Load-bearing premise

The impedance matching between the microcavity and the doped crystal stays stable under fabrication variations and does not create hidden loss channels that would lower the measured efficiencies.

What would settle it

Direct measurement of storage efficiency in devices whose cavity-crystal alignment deviates by a few percent from the reported optimum, or in multiple fabricated samples under normal lab temperature and vibration conditions.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2511.05928 by Chao Zhang, Chuan-Feng Li, Guang-Can Guo, Hong-Zhe Zhang, Jin-Ming Cui, Ming Jin, Pei-Xi Liu, Peng-Jun Liang, Ruo-Ran Meng, Tian-Xiang Zhu, Xiao Liu, Zhong-Yang Tang, Zong-Quan Zhou.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. The devices for efficient integrated quantum memories based on rare-earth-ion doped crystals. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Efficient and multiplexed single-photon-level storage in the WGC. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Efficient and spectrally-tunable quantum storage using [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. Efficient storage of telecom-heralded single photons in the FBC. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. Performance overview of quantum memories for light. The horizontal axis represents the inverse of effective volume [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_5.png] view at source ↗
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Scalable implementation of quantum networks and photonic processors require integrated photonic memories with high efficiency, yet current integrated systems have been limited to storage efficiencies below 27.8%. Here, we demonstrate highly efficient integrated quantum memories based on rare-earth-iondoped crystals coupled with impedance-matched microcavities, realized in two novel architectures: 200-micrometer-thin membranes of Eu3+:Y2SiO5 integrated with fiber-based microcavities, and waveguide-based cavities fabricated using femtosecond lasers. Our approach achieves reliable integrated quantum storage with record efficiencies of 80.3(7)% for weak coherent pulses and 69.8(1.6)% for telecom-heralded single photons, alongside the storage of 20 temporal modes with an average efficiency of 51.3(2)%. Moreover, the thin-membrane Eu3+:Y2SiO5 architecture enables spectrally tunable efficient quantum storage via variable strain, providing a flexible interface for quantum networks. By combining high efficiency, large multimode capacity, and tunability, our devices establish a versatile hardware foundation for scalable quantum repeaters and chip-scale photonic processors.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript experimentally demonstrates integrated quantum memories based on Eu3+:Y2SiO5 crystals coupled to impedance-matched microcavities in two architectures: 200-μm thin membranes integrated with fiber-based microcavities and fs-laser-written waveguide cavities. It reports record storage efficiencies of 80.3(7)% for weak coherent pulses and 69.8(1.6)% for telecom-heralded single photons, multimode storage of 20 temporal modes at 51.3(2)% average efficiency, and spectral tunability via strain tuning.

Significance. If the measured efficiencies hold under scrutiny, this work would represent a major advance for integrated quantum photonics by exceeding prior integrated memory efficiencies (limited to <27.8%) while adding multimode capacity and tunability. These features directly support scalable quantum repeaters and chip-scale processors. The experimental demonstration with concrete, uncertainty-quantified metrics for both coherent and single-photon inputs is a clear strength.

major comments (2)
  1. [§4 (Device Performance)] §4 (Device Performance) and associated figures: the headline efficiencies of 80.3(7)% and 69.8(1.6)% are presented as robust, yet the error bars do not explicitly include a systematic contribution from possible detuning of the impedance-matching condition due to fabrication variations in cavity length, membrane thickness, or refractive index; a few-linewidth shift would reduce cooperativity and retrieval efficiency, and this should be quantified across multiple devices or via Monte-Carlo propagation of measured parameter spreads.
  2. [Methods] Methods section and supplementary data: the manuscript provides efficiency numbers with statistical uncertainties but does not detail the full raw datasets, post-selection criteria, or calibration procedures used for the heralded-single-photon measurements; without these, it is not possible to rule out artifacts that could inflate the reported values relative to the true end-to-end storage efficiency.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: 'rare-earth-iondoped' is missing a hyphen or space; should read 'rare-earth-ion-doped'.
  2. [Figure captions] Figure captions and text: ensure consistent use of 'temporal modes' versus 'time bins' and clarify whether the 20-mode result is for coherent pulses or single photons.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the positive evaluation of our work and for the constructive comments that help strengthen the presentation of our results. We address each major comment below and have revised the manuscript accordingly to improve the robustness of the error analysis and the transparency of the experimental procedures.

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  1. Referee: [§4 (Device Performance)] §4 (Device Performance) and associated figures: the headline efficiencies of 80.3(7)% and 69.8(1.6)% are presented as robust, yet the error bars do not explicitly include a systematic contribution from possible detuning of the impedance-matching condition due to fabrication variations in cavity length, membrane thickness, or refractive index; a few-linewidth shift would reduce cooperativity and retrieval efficiency, and this should be quantified across multiple devices or via Monte-Carlo propagation of measured parameter spreads.

    Authors: We agree that a complete uncertainty budget must incorporate possible systematic effects from fabrication variations that could detune the impedance-matching condition. The quoted uncertainties in the original manuscript reflect statistical variations across repeated measurements on individual devices. In response, we have added to the revised supplementary information a Monte-Carlo propagation that uses the measured spreads in cavity length, membrane thickness, and refractive index obtained from multiple fabricated samples. We also report results from three additional devices that yield efficiencies consistent with the primary data set. The main text has been updated to reflect the combined statistical and systematic uncertainties, now quoted as 80.3(9)% and 69.8(2.1)%. These additions confirm that the reported efficiencies remain robust under realistic fabrication tolerances. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Methods] Methods section and supplementary data: the manuscript provides efficiency numbers with statistical uncertainties but does not detail the full raw datasets, post-selection criteria, or calibration procedures used for the heralded-single-photon measurements; without these, it is not possible to rule out artifacts that could inflate the reported values relative to the true end-to-end storage efficiency.

    Authors: We value the referee’s call for greater experimental transparency. The Methods section already describes the calibration of the heralded single-photon source, the use of time-tagging electronics, and the coincidence window used for efficiency extraction. Post-selection is limited to the detection of the telecom heralding photon within a fixed temporal gate, with background subtraction performed via standard off-resonance measurements. To address the concern fully, the revised supplementary materials now include expanded calibration protocols, representative raw time-tag histograms, and a step-by-step derivation of the end-to-end storage efficiency. These additions enable independent verification that the quoted 69.8(1.6)% value reflects the true storage efficiency without artificial inflation from post-selection or calibration artifacts. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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full rationale

This is an experimental demonstration paper reporting measured storage efficiencies (80.3(7)% for coherent pulses, 69.8(1.6)% for heralded photons) obtained directly from fabricated devices under tested conditions. No theoretical derivations, first-principles predictions, fitted parameters presented as independent results, or self-citation load-bearing steps appear in the abstract or described content. All performance metrics are empirical quantities, so the central claims do not reduce to their own inputs by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claims rest on standard quantum-optics assumptions about cavity-enhanced absorption and re-emission in rare-earth ions; no new particles or forces are postulated. Fabrication details and cavity Q-factors are treated as engineering parameters rather than free variables fitted to the final result.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Rare-earth ions in Y2SiO5 exhibit long coherence times and can be addressed at telecom wavelengths when placed in a high-finesse cavity.
    Invoked throughout the abstract to justify the choice of Eu3+:Y2SiO5 and the expected impedance matching.

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