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Published August 5, 2010 | Supplemental Material
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Quantum entanglement between an optical photon and a solid-state spin qubit

Abstract

Quantum entanglement is among the most fascinating aspects of quantum theory. Entangled optical photons are now widely used for fundamental tests of quantum mechanics and applications such as quantum cryptography. Several recent experiments demonstrated entanglement of optical photons with trapped ions, atoms and atomic ensembles, which are then used to connect remote long-term memory nodes in distributed quantum networks. Here we realize quantum entanglement between the polarization of a single optical photon and a solid-state qubit associated with the single electronic spin of a nitrogen vacancy centre in diamond. Our experimental entanglement verification uses the quantum eraser technique, and demonstrates that a high degree of control over interactions between a solid-state qubit and the quantum light field can be achieved. The reported entanglement source can be used in studies of fundamental quantum phenomena and provides a key building block for the solid-state realization of quantum optical networks.

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©2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Received 8 February; accepted 8 June 2010. We thank F. Jelezko, J. Wrachtrup, V. Jacques, N. Manson, J. Taylor and J. MacArthur for discussions and experimental help. This work was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, NSF, Harvard-MIT CUA, the NDSEG Fellowship and the Packard Foundation. The content of the information does not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the US Government, and no official endorsements should be inferred. Author Contributions: All authors contributed extensively to the work presented in this paper.

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