Twitter account of QPSA (Quantum Photonics with Solids and Atoms) group at @icfonians in Barcelona led by Hugues de Riedmatten.

Castelldefels, Spain
Joined January 2018
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! ✨Looking forward to an exciting 2026. @ICFOnians @eu_qia @Thorlabs
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Our new cold atom experiment is advancing fast ! First optics are currently being placed around the vacuum by Lena and Felix. Get ready for a cavity coupled Rydberg superatom in 2025 ! @ICFOnians #ColdAtoms #Rubidium
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QIA takes the stage at #MWC25! 🚀 This week we are at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as part of the @QuantumFlagship booth! We're hosting a series of talks with QIA partners @ICFOnians, Q*BIRD, Welinq showcasing quantum internet innovations. Stay tuned for more!💫
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Back in 2022 we taught single photon detectors how to skateboard. Now it is our entangled photon source's turn to hop on a quantum ride!
🛹 Taking single photon detectors out for a skateboarding session before an intercity quantum measurement 🛹 The quantum internet is rolling along well!
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Excited to receive the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship 24. Our project will focus on developing high-performance quantum memory for multiplexed entanglement distribution in metropolitan networks. Huge thanks to Prof. Hugues de Riedmatten. @MSCActions @ICFOnians @eu_qia
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New year, new results! Our latest paper on entanglement of on-demand multiplexed quantum memories is now out on the arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2501.04131
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Season’s Greetings from QPSA! 🌟❄️ May your holidays be merry, your experiments successful, and exciting new year ahead! 🎉🔬@ICFOnians
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All we want for Christmas is... more Thorlabs lab snacks! 🎄🔴 Built this festive masterpiece out of Thorlabs boxes—now all that's missing is 20 t-shirts for our lab crew. @Thorlabs, can you help us out? #ThorlabsChristmas #LabLife #SnackTree @ICFOnians
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Sneak peeks behind the scenes
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📝#NEWPaper: Researchers at @Icfonians and @QuantumPSA demonstrate the most efficient solid-state quantum memory for photonic #qubits to date. Editor’s pick at @OSA_Publishing @OpticaPubsGroup #OpticsExpress bit.ly/3WN1rFu @eu_qia @PC3_Quantum
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1/7: Exciting progress in quantum memories! We have demonstrated high-efficiency storage and retrieval of photonic qubits using a cavity-enhanced solid-state quantum memory. Let's dive into the details! @ICFOnians #QuantumPhysics #Photonics
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6/7: Using the AFC protocol, we achieved 51% efficiency for storing weak coherent time-bin qubits with a fidelity larger than 95 %, only limited by the qubits preparation. This method leverages the crystal’s inhomogeneous broadening for temporal multiplexing. #Quantum
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7/7: These advancements will enable more efficient quantum repeaters and long-distance entanglement distribution, key components for a scalable quantum internet. Exciting times ahead in quantum tech! @PC3_Quantum Check the full paper here opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.c…
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Check out our recent result obtained in the cold atoms lab !
📝#NEWPaper: Researchers at @ICFOnians have obtained a world record degree of indistinguishability between 2 photons coming from 2 dissimilar quantum nodes when no detections are discarded. Paper in @PRX_Quantum ICFO News👉bit.ly/4cXpiI7 #DAALI_EU
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Members of #QnetworksBCN have met today at @ICFOnians to discuss the progress & updates of the project and set the next steps for the future deployment of a quantum memory node & a free-space link in Barcelona! @QuantumPSA @cellnextelecom @XarxaOberta
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