Article Dans Une Revue Science Advances Année : 2025

Quantum cryptography integrating an optical quantum memory

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Developments in scalable quantum networks rely critically on optical quantum memories, which are key components enabling the storage of quantum information. These memories play a pivotal role for entanglement distribution and long-distance quantum communication, with remarkable advances achieved in this context. However, optical memories have broader applications, and their storage and buffering capabilities can benefit a wide range of future quantum technologies. Here we present the first demonstration of a cryptography protocol incorporating an intermediate quantum memory layer. Specifically, we implement Wiesner's unforgeable quantum money primitive with a storage step, rather than as an on-the-fly procedure. This protocol imposes stringent requirements on storage efficiency and noise level to reach a secure regime. We demonstrate the implementation with polarization encoding of weak coherent states of light and a high-efficiency cold-atom-based quantum memory, and validate the full scheme. Our results showcase a major capability, opening new avenues for quantum memory utilization and network functionalities.

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hal-05029566 , version 1 (13-03-2026)

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Hadriel Mamann, Thomas Nieddu, Félix Hoffet, Mathieu Bozzio, Félix Garreau de Loubresse, et al.. Quantum cryptography integrating an optical quantum memory. Science Advances , 2025, 11 (38), pp.eadx3223. ⟨10.1126/sciadv.adx3223⟩. ⟨hal-05029566⟩
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