A single ion embedded in a high-finesse optical cavity can now transfer its qubit state to a single photon, which is an important stepping stone towards the implementation of ion-based quantum networks.
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Maxein, D., Laurat, J. Trapped ion to flying qubit. Nature Photon 7, 169–171 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2013.36
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