Coherent transfer of the higher-order polarization state of photons to the spin structure state of electrons in a semiconductor (IMAGE)

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Coherent transfer of the higher-order polarization state of photons to the spin structure state of electrons in a semiconductor

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The coherent transfer from structured light to a structured spin state was achieved using a semiconductor with a V-shaped three-level system. The result opens up the possibility of quantum state transfer from single photons to single electron spins with different degrees of freedom (spin angular momentum and orbital angular momentum), leading to a step toward advanced quantum teleportation and the quantum Internet.

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