#A quantum memory that operates at telecom wavelengths
“#A quantum memory that operates at telecom wavelengths” Scanning electron micrograph of the opto-mechanical device used as a quantum memory. Credit: Gröblacher Lab, TU Delft. To create large quantum networks, researchers will first need to develop efficient quantum repeaters. A key component of these repeaters are quantum memories, which are the quantum-mechanical equivalents of more…