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Publications by K. Heshami

Refereed Journal Publications

    2025

  1. F. Kimiaee Asadi, J. Kumar, J.-W. Ji, K. Heshami and C. Simon, Unwanted couplings can induce amplification in quantum memories despite negligible apparent noise, Physical Review Letters 135(7): 070802 (6 pp.), 14 August 2025.

    2. 2024

  2. Y. Kora, H. Zadeh Haghighi, T. C. Stewart, K. Heshami and C. Simon, Frequency- and dissipation-dependent entanglement advantage in spin-network quantum reservoir computing, Physical Review A 110(4): 042416 (11 pp.), 15 October 2024.

    3. 2023

  3. J.-W. Ji, F. Kimiaee Asadi, K. Heshami and C. Simon, Noncryogenic Quantum Repeaters with hot Hybrid Alkali-Noble Gases, Physical Review Applied 19(5): 054063 (12 pp.), 19 May 2023.

    4. 2022

  4. J. Taylor, S. Goswami, V. Walther, M. Spanner, C. Simon and K. Heshami, Simulation of many-body dynamics using Rydberg excitons, Quantum Science and Technology 7(3): 035016 (14 pp.), 6 June 2022.

    5. 2018

  5. S. Goswami, K. Heshami and C. Simon, Theory of cavity-enhanced nondestructive detection of photonic qubits in a solid-state atomic ensemble, Physical Review A 98(4): 043842 (12 pp.), 22 October 2018.

    6. 2017

  6. M. Khazali, K. Heshami and C. Simon, Single-photon source based on Rydberg exciton blockade, Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 50(21): 215301 (6 pp.), 23 October 2017.

  7. P. Zarkeshian, C. Deshmukh, N. Sinclair, S. K. Goyal, G. Aguilar, J. Lefebvre, M. L. Grimau Puigibert, V. B. Verma, F. Marsili, M. D. Shaw, S. W. Nam, K. Heshami, D. Oblak, W. Tittel and C. Simon, Entanglement between more than two hundred macroscopic atomic ensembles in a solid, Nature Communications 8: 906 (10 pp.), 13 October 2017.

    8. 2016

  8. N. Sinclair, K. Heshami, C. Deshmukh, D. Oblak, C. Simon and W. Tittel, Proposal and proof-of-principle demonstration of non-destructive detection of photonic qubits using a Tm:LiNbO3 waveguide, Nature Communications 7: 13454 (6 pp.), 17 November 2016.

  9. S. C. Wein, K. Heshami, C. Fuchs, H. Krovi, Z. Dutton, W. Tittel and C. Simon, Efficiency of an enhanced linear optical Bell-state measurement scheme with realistic imperfections, Physical Review A 94(3): 032332 (13 pp.), 29 September 2016.

    10. 2015

  10. K. Boone, J. P. Bourgoin, E. Meyer-Scott, K. Heshami, T. Jennewein and C. Simon, Entanglement over global distances via quantum repeaters with satellite links, Physical Review A 91(5): 050201 (5 pp.), 26 May 2015.

  11. M. Khazali, K. Heshami and C. Simon, Photon-photon gate via the interaction between two collective Rydberg excitations, Physical Review A 91(3): 030301(R) (5 pp.), 17 March 2015.

    12. 2014

  12. E. Saglamyurek, N. Sinclair, J. A. Slater, K. Heshami, D. Oblak and W. Tittel, An integrated processor for photonic quantum states using a broadband light-matter interface, New Journal of Physics 16(6): 065019 (22 pp.), 26 June 2014, arXiv.org:1402.0481.

  13. K. Heshami, C. Santori, B. Khanaliloo, C. Healey, V. M. Acosta, P. E. Barclay and C. Simon, Raman quantum memory based on an ensemble of nitrogen-vacancy centers coupled to a microcavity, Physical Review A 89(4): 040301(R) (5 pp.), 7 April 2014.

    14. 2013

  14. H. Kaviani, M. Khazali, R. Ghobadi, E. Zahedinejad, K. Heshami and C. Simon, Quantum storage and retrieval of light by sweeping the atomic frequency, New Journal of Physics 15(8): 085029 (9 pp.), 28 August 2013, arXiv.org:1304.3166.

    15. 2012

  15. J. Clark, K. Heshami and C. Simon, Photonic quantum memory in two-level ensembles based on modulating the refractive index in time: Equivalence to gradient echo memory, Physical Review A 86(1): 013833 (5 pp.), 23 July 2012.

  16. K. Heshami, A. Green, Y. Han, A. Rispe, E. Saglamyurek, N. Sinclair, W. Tittel and C. Simon, Controllable-dipole quantum memory, Physical Review A 86(1): 013813 (7 pp.), 9 July 2012.

    17. 2011

  17. K. Heshami, N. Sangouard, J. Minar, H. de Riedmatten and C. Simon, Precision requirements for spin-echo-based quantum memories, Physical Review A 83(3): 032315 (9 pp.), 23 March 2011.

    18. 2010

  18. Y. Han, B. He, K. Heshami, C.-Z. Li and C. Simon, Quantum repeaters based on Rydberg-blockade-coupled atomic ensembles, Physical Review A 81(5): 052311 (7 pp.), 11 May 2010.

    19. 2008

  19. K. Saaidi, E. Karimi, K. Heshami and P. Seifpanahi, Non-Hermitian interaction of matter and light, 21 May 2008.

E-prints on the arXiv

    2021

  1. A. Z. Goldberg and K. Heshami, Breaking the limits of purification: Indefinite causal order enhances heat-bath algorithmic cooling, arXiv.org:2108.08853, 19 August 2021.


Thesis Publications

    2013

  1. K. Heshami, Toward practical solid-state based quantum memories (PhD Thesis), 1 May 2013.