Hollow-core fiber integration bridges distinct quantum architectures, furthering a scalable quantum internet

https://phys.org/news/2026-08-hollow-core-fiber-platform-quantum.html

"memories, trapped ions, fiber networks have different optical wavelengths... overcome using 4-wave mixing nonlinear optics, interacting input optical signal with intermediary laser pulse inside xenon gas-filled hollow-core capillary fiber converting light across UV, visible, telecom bands... up to 99% phase information preservation... lower-energy intermediary pulses minimize phase distortion, whereas higher energies increase conversion efficiency at the cost of coherence"