Mikael Afzelius

University of Geneva — Switzerland

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Quantum optics and atomic interactions(101), Quantum Information and Cryptography(55), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics(39), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research(39), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications(18)

Publications141 total

Optical investigation of ultra-slow spin relaxation in $^{171}$Yb$^{3+}$:Y$_2$SiO$_5$ single crystals
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Broadband and long-duration optical memory in <sup>171</sup> Yb <sup>3+</sup> :Y <sub>2</sub> SiO <sub>5</sub>
Quantum Science and Technology·2025Open Access
Optical pumping simulations and optical Rabi frequency measurements in $^{151}\mathrm{Eu}^{3+}\!:\mathrm{Y}_2\mathrm{SiO}_5$ under magnetic field
ArXiv.org·2025Open Access
Quantum networks using rare-earth ions
Quantum Science and Technology·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Efficient and reversible optical-to-spin conversion for solid-state quantum memories
Quantum Science and Technology·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
Decoherence induced by dipole-dipole couplings between atomic species in rare earth ion doped <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Y</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>SiO</mml:mi><mml:mn>5</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>
Physical review. B./Physical review. B·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Efficient and reversible optical-to-spin conversion for solid-state quantum memories
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Decoherence induced by dipole-dipole couplings between atomic species in\n rare-earth ion-doped Y$_2$SiO$_5$
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Optical coherence and spin population dynamics in <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mmultiscripts><mml:mi>Yb</mml:mi><mml:none/><mml:mrow><mml:mn>3</mml:mn><mml:mo>+</mml:mo></mml:mrow><mml:mprescripts/><mml:none/><mml:mn>171</mml:mn></mml:mmultiscripts></mml:math>:<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">Y</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>SiO</mml:mi><mml:mn>5</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> single crystals
Physical review. B./Physical review. B·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Optical coherence and spin population dynamics in $^{171}$Yb$^{3+}$:Y$_2$SiO$_5$ single crystals
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
Toward the Device-Independent Certification of a Quantum Memory
Physical Review Letters·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Towards the device-independent certification of a quantum memory
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Coherent optical-microwave interface for manipulation of low-field electronic clock transitions in 171Yb3+:Y2SiO5
npj Quantum Information·2023· 13 citedOpen Access
Readout-Integrated Time-Bin Qutrit Analyzer for Echo-Based Quantum Memories
Physical Review Applied·2023· 1 cited
Proposal for spin squeezing in rare-earth-ion-doped crystals with a four-color scheme
Physical review. A/Physical review, A·2023Open Access
Non-classical correlations over 1250 modes between telecom photons and 979-nm photons stored in 171Yb3+:Y2SiO5
Nature Communications·2022· 59 citedOpen Access
Figure data sets for the paper "Coherent optical-microwave interface for manipulation of low-field electronic clock transitions in 171Yb3+:Y2SiO5"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
Figure data sets for the paper "Coherent optical-microwave interface for manipulation of low-field electronic clock transitions in 171Yb3+:Y2SiO5"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Coherent optical-microwave interface for manipulation of low-field electronic clock transitions in $^{171}$Yb$^{3+}$:Y$_2$SiO$_5$
arXiv (Cornell University)·2022Open Access
Figure data sets for the paper "Non-classical correlations over 1250 modes between telecom photons and 979-nm photons stored 171Yb3+:Y2SiO5"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2022Open Access
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