IQST Publications

Publications by C. Simon

Refereed Journal Publications

2024

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.
E. Frede, H. Zadeh Haghighi and C. Simon, Optical polarization evolution and transmission in multi-ranvier-node axonal Myelin-Sheath waveguides, IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological, and Multi-Scale Communications, 19 September 2024. (accepted or in press).
T. Jennewein, C. Simon, A. Fougères, F. Babin, F. Kimiaee Asadi, K. Kuntz, M. Maisonneuve, B. Moffat, K. Mohammadi and D. Panneton, QEYSSat 2.0 - White paper on satellite-based quantum communication missions in Canada, Canadian Journal of Physics, 19 September 2024. (accepted or in press).
S. Taherizadegan, J. Davidson, S. Kumar, D. Oblak and C. Simon, Towards a realistic model for cavity-enhanced atomic frequency comb quantum memories, Quantum Science and Technology 9(3): 035049 (13 pp.), 25 June 2024.
Y. Kora and C. Simon, Coarse graining and criticality in the human connectome, Physical Review E 109(4): 044303 (11 pp.), 3 April 2024.
P.S. Nair, H. Zadeh Haghighi and C. Simon, Radical pair model for magnetic field effects on NMDA receptor activity, Scientific Reports 14: 3628 (9 pp.), 13 February 2024.

2023

H. Zadeh Haghighi and C. Simon, Magnetic isotope effects: a potential testing ground for quantum biology, Frontiers in Physiology 14: 1338479 (3 pp.), 11 December 2023.
M. Karimi, A. Javadi-Abhari, C. Simon and R. Ghobadi, The power of one clean qubit in supervised machine learning, Scientific Reports 13: 1995 (10 pp.), 15 November 2023.
Y.-S. Lei, F. Kimiaee Asadi, T. Zhong, A. Kuzmich, C. Simon and M. Hosseini, Quantum optical memory for entanglement distribution, Optica 10(11): 1511 - 1528, 7 November 2023.
K. Sharman, O. Golami, S. C. Wein, H. Zadeh Haghighi, C. Gomes da Rocha, A. Kubanek and C. Simon, A DFT study of electron–phonon interactions for the and defects in hexagonal boron nitride: investigating the role of the transition dipole direction, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 35(38): 385701 (13 pp.), 21 June 2023.
Y. Kora, S. Salhi, J. Davidsen and C. Simon, Global excitability and network structure in the human brain, Physical Review E 107(5): 054308 (13 pp.), 31 May 2023.
H. W. H. Lau, J. Davidsen and C. Simon, Chimera patterns in conservative Hamiltonian systems and Bose–Einstein condensates of ultracold atoms, Scientific Reports 13(1): 8590 (14 pp.), 26 May 2023.
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.
D. B. Higginbottom, F. Kimiaee Asadi, C. Chartrand, J.-W. Ji, L. Bergeron, M. L. W. Thewalt, C. Simon and S. Simmons, Memory and transduction prospects for silicon T centre devices, PRX Quantum 4(2): 020308 (16 pp.), 17 April 2023.
S. Salhi, Y. Kora, G. Ham, H. Zadeh Haghighi and C. Simon, Network analysis of the human structural connectome including the brainstem, PLOS ONE 18(4): e0272688 (20 pp.), 6 April 2023.
H. Zadeh Haghighi, Rishabh and C. Simon, Hypomagnetic field effects as a potential avenue for testing the radical pair mechanism in biology, Frontiers in Physics 11: 1026460 (9 pp.), 24 January 2023.

2022

P. Zarkeshian, T. Kergan, R. Ghobadi, W. Nicola and C. Simon, Photons guided by axons may enable backpropagation‑based learning in the brain, Scientific Reports 12: 20720 (11 pp.), 1 December 2022.
H. Zadeh Haghighi and C. Simon, Magnetic field effects in biology from the perspective of the radical pair mechanism, Journal of the Royal Society Interface 19(193): 20220325 (39 pp.), 3 August 2022.
F. Kimiaee Asadi, J.-W. Ji and C. Simon, Proposal for transduction between microwave and optical photons using ¹⁶⁷Er-doped yttrium orthosilicate, Physical Review A 105(6): 062608, 30 June 2022.
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.
Rishabh, H. Zadeh Haghighi, D. R. Salahub and C. Simon, Radical pairs may explain reactive oxygen species-mediated effects of hypomagnetic field on neurogenesis, PLoS Computational Biology 18(6): e1010198 (18 pp.), 2 June 2022.
O. Golami, K. Sharman, R. Ghobadi, S. C. Wein, H. Zadeh Haghighi, C. Gomes da Rocha, D. R. Salahub and C. Simon, Ab initio and group theoretical study of properties of a carbon trimer defect in hexagonal boron nitride, Physical Review B 105(18): 184101 (17 pp.), 2 May 2022.
H. Zadeh Haghighi and C. Simon, Radical pairs may play a role in microtubule reorganization, Scientific Reports 12: 6109 (11 pp.), 12 April 2022.
S. C. Wein, J. C. Loredo, M. Maffei, P. Hilaire, A. Harouri, N. Somaschi, A. Lemaître, I. Sagnes, L. Lanco, O. Krebs, A. Auffèves-Garnier, C. Simon, P. Senellart and C. Antón-Solanas, Photon-number entanglement generated by sequential excitation of a two-level atom, Nature Photonics 16: 374 - 379, 7 April 2022.
J.-W. Ji, Y.-F. Wu, S. C. Wein, F. Kimiaee Asadi, R. Ghobadi and C. Simon, Proposal for room-temperature quantum repeaters with nitrogen-vacancy centers and optomechanics, Quantum 6: 669 (20 pp.), 17 March 2022.
V. Salari, S. Rodrigues, E. Saglamyurek, C. Simon and D. Oblak, Are brain-computer interfaces feasible with integrated photonic chips?, Frontiers in Neuroscience 15(7): 780344 (16 pp.), 7 January 2022.
H. Zadeh Haghighi and C. Simon, Radical pairs can explain magnetic field and lithium effects on the circadian clock, Scientific Reports 12: 269 (12 pp.), 7 January 2022.

2021

K. Sharman, F. Kimiaee Asadi, S. C. Wein and C. Simon, Quantum repeaters based on individual electron spins and nuclear-spin-ensemble memories in quantum dots, Quantum 5: 570 (21 pp.), 2 November 2021.
Chanchal, G. P. Teja, C. Simon and S. K. Goyal, Storing vector-vortex states of light in an intra-atomic frequency-comb quantum memory, Physical Review A 104(4): 043713 (12 pp.), 29 October 2021.
H. Zadeh Haghighi and C. Simon, Entangled radicals may explain lithium effects on hyperactivity, Scientific Reports 11: 12121 (10 pp.), 9 June 2021.
A. Mandwal, J. G. Orlandi, C. Simon and J. Davidsen, A biochemical mechanism for time-encoding memory formation within individual synapses of Purkinje cells, PLOS ONE 16(5): e0251172 (34 pp.), 7 May 2021.
J. Smith, H. Zadeh Haghighi, D. R. Salahub and C. Simon, Radical pairs may play a role in xenon-induced general anesthesia, Scientific Reports 11: 6287 (13 pp.), 18 March 2021.
H. Ollivier, S. E. Thomas, S. C. Wein, I. Maillette de Buy Wenniger, N. Coste, J. C. Loredo, N. Somaschi, A. Harouri, A. Lemaître, I. Sagnes, L. Lanco, C. Simon, C. Antón-Solanas, O. Krebs and P. Senellart, Hong-Ou-Mandel interference with imperfect single photon sources, Physical Review Letters 126(6): 063602 (6 pp.), 12 February 2021.

2020

R. Valivarthi, S. I. Davis, C. Peña, S. Xie, N. Lauk, L. Narváez, J. P. Allmaras, A. D. Beyer, Y. Gim, M. Hussein, G. Iskander, H. L. Kim, B. Korzh, A. Mueller, M. Rominsky, M. Shaw, C. Simon, D. Oblak, N. Sinclair and M. Spiropulu, Teleportation systems toward a quantum internet, PRX Quantum 1(2): 020317 (16 pp.), 4 December 2020.
E. R. MacQuarrie, C. Simon, S. Simmons and E. Maine, The emerging commercial landscape of quantum computing, Nature Reviews Physics 2: 596 - 598, 12 October 2020.
F. Kimiaee Asadi, S. C. Wein and C. Simon, Protocols for long-distance quantum communication with single ¹⁶⁷Er ions, Quantum Science and Technology 5(4): 045015 (16 pp.), 3 September 2020.
S. C. Wein, J.-W. Ji, Y.-F. Wu, F. Kimiaee Asadi, R. Ghobadi and C. Simon, Analyzing photon-count heralded entanglement generation between solid-state spin qubits by decomposing the master-equation dynamics, Physical Review A 102(3): 033701 (15 pp.), 1 September 2020.
F. Kimiaee Asadi, S. C. Wein and C. Simon, Cavity-assisted controlled phase-flip gates, Physical Review A 102(1): 013703 (14 pp.), 6 July 2020.
Y.-F. Wu, J.-L. Liu and C. Simon, Near-term performance of quantum repeaters with imperfect ensemble-based quantum memories, Physical Review A 101(4): 042301 (14 pp.), 1 April 2020.
N. Lauk, N. Sinclair, S. Barzanjeh, J. P. Covey, M. Saffman, M. Spiropulu and C. Simon, Perspectives on quantum transduction, Quantum Science and Technology 5(2): 020501 (16 pp.), 1 March 2020.

2019

D. Sychev, V. Novikov, K. K. Pirov, C. Simon and A. I. Lvovsky, Entanglement of macroscopically distinct states of light , Optica 6(11): 1425 - 1430, 11 November 2019.
S. Kumar, N. Lauk and C. Simon, Towards long-distance quantum networks with superconducting processors and optical links, Quantum Science and Technology 4(4): 045003 (17 pp.), 30 July 2019.
S. Welinski, P. J. T. Woodburn, N. Lauk, R. L. Cone, C. Simon, P. Goldner and C. W. Thiel, Electron spin coherence in optically excited states of rare-earth Ions for microwave to optical quantum transducers, Physical Review Letters 122(24): 247401 (6 pp.), 17 June 2019.
C. Simon, Can quantum physics help solve the hard problem of consciousness?, Journal of Consciousness Studies 26: 204 - 218, 31 May 2019.
R. Ghobadi, S. C. Wein, H. Kaviani, P. E. Barclay and C. Simon, Progress toward cryogen-free spin-photon interfaces based on nitrogen-vacancy centers and optomechanics, Physical Review A 99(5): 053825 (5 pp.), 17 May 2019.
G. P. Teja, C. Simon and S. K. Goyal, Photonic quantum memory using an intra-atomic frequency comb, Physical Review A 99(5): 052314 (10 pp.), 10 May 2019.

2018

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.
F. Kimiaee Asadi, N. Lauk, S. C. Wein, N. Sinclair, C. O'Brien and C. Simon, Quantum repeaters with individual rare-earth ions at telecommunication wavelengths, Quantum 2(93): 1 - 13, 30 August 2018.
S. C. Wein, N. Lauk, R. Ghobadi and C. Simon, Feasibility of efficient room-temperature solid-state sources of indistinguishable single photons using ultrasmall mode volume cavities, Physical Review B 97(20): 205418 (9 pp.), 15 May 2018.
V. Salari, S. Barzanjeh, M. Cifra, C. Simon, F. Scholkmann, Z. Alirezaei and J. Tuszyński, Electromagnetic ﬁelds and optomechanics in cancer diagnostics and treatment, Frontiers in Bioscience Landmark Edition 23(8): 1391 - 1406, 1 March 2018.
P. Zarkeshian, S. Kumar, J. Tuszyński, P. E. Barclay and C. Simon, Are there optical communication channels in the brain?, Frontiers in Bioscience Landmark Edition 23(8): 1407 - 1421, 1 March 2018.

2017

F. Yang, R. Nair, M. Tsang, C. Simon and A. I. Lvovsky, Fisher information for far-field linear optical superresolution via homodyne or heterodyne detection in a higher-order local oscillator mode, Physical Review A 96(6): 063829 (6 pp.), 19 December 2017. PDF.
C. Simon, Towards a global quantum network (comment), Nature Photonics 11: 678 - 680, 1 November 2017.
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.
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.
S. Barzanjeh, V. Salari, J. Tuszyński, M. Cifra and C. Simon, Optomechanical proposal for monitoring microtubule mechanical vibrations, Physical Review E 96(1): 012404 (9 pp.), 12 July 2017.
W. W. Zhang, S. K. Goyal, C. Simon and B. C. Sanders, Decomposition of split-step quantum walks for simulating Majorana modes and edge states, Physical Review A 95(5): 052351 (7 pp.), 30 May 2017.

2016

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.
S. Kumar, K. Boone, J. Tuszyński, P. E. Barclay and C. Simon, Possible existence of optical communication channels in the brain, Scientific Reports 6: 36508 (13 pp.), 7 November 2016.
F. Yang, A. Tashchilina, E. S. Moiseev, C. Simon and A. I. Lvovsky, Far-field linear optical superresolution via heterodyne detection in a higher-order local oscillator mode, Optica 3(10): 1148 - 1152, 17 October 2016, arXiv.org:1606.02662. PDF.
C. O'Brien, T. Zhong, A. Faraon and C. Simon, Nondestructive photon detection using a single rare-earth ion coupled to a photonic cavity, Physical Review A 94(4): 043807 (7 pp.), 10 October 2016.
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.
W. W. Zhang, S. K. Goyal, F. Gao, B. C. Sanders and C. Simon, Creating cat states in one-dimensional quantum walks using delocalized initial states, New Journal of Physics 18(9): 093025 (14 pp.), 14 September 2016.
M. Khazali, H. W. H. Lau, A. Humeniuk and C. Simon, Large energy superpositions via Rydberg dressing, Physical Review A 94(2): 023408 (9 pp.), 11 August 2016.
H. Krovi, S. Guha, Z. Dutton, J. A. Slater, C. Simon and W. Tittel, Practical quantum repeaters with parametric down-conversion sources, Applied Physics B 122(3): 1 - 8, 10 March 2016.

2015

S. Guha, H. Krovi, C. Fuchs, Z. Dutton, J. A. Slater, C. Simon and W. Tittel, Rate-loss analysis of an efficient quantum repeater architecture, Physical Review A 92(2): 022357 (24 pp.), 31 August 2015.
T. Wang, H. W. H. Lau, H. Kaviani, R. Ghobadi and C. Simon, Strong micro-macro entanglement from a weak cross-Kerr nonlinearity, Physical Review A 92(1): 012316 (6 pp.), 14 July 2015.
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.
G. K. Brennen, E. Giacobino and C. Simon, Focus on quantum memory, New Journal of Physics 17(5): 050201 (3 pp.), 6 May 2015.
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.

2014

H. W. H. Lau, Z. Dutton, T. Wang and C. Simon, Proposal for the creation and optical detection of spin cat states in Bose-Einstein condensates, Physical Review Letters 113(9): 090401 (4 pp.), 26 August 2014.
Q. Lin, B. He, R. Ghobadi and C. Simon, Fully quantum approach to optomechanical entanglement, Physical Review A 90(2): 022309 (10 pp.), 11 August 2014.
N. Sinclair, E. Saglamyurek, H. Mallahzadeh, J. A. Slater, M. George, R. Ricken, M. Hedges, D. Oblak, C. Simon, W. Sohler and W. Tittel, Spectral multiplexing for scalable quantum photonics using an atomic frequency comb quantum memory and feed-forward control, Physical Review Letters 113(5): 053603 (5 pp.), 29 July 2014, arXiv.org:1309.3202.
P. Chan, I. Lucio-Martinez, X. F. Mo, C. Simon and W. Tittel, Performing private database queries in a real-world environment using a quantum protocol, Scientific Reports 4: 5233 (7 pp.), 10 June 2014, arXiv.org:1303.0865.
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.
B. He, A. V. Sharypov, J. Sheng, C. Simon and M. Xiao, Two-photon dynamics in coherent Rydberg atomic ensemble, Physical Review Letters 112(13): 133606 (5 pp.), 4 April 2014.
R. Ghobadi, S. Kumar, B. Pepper, D. Bouwmeester, A. I. Lvovsky and C. Simon, Optomechanical micro-macro entanglement, Physical Review Letters 112(8): 080503 (5 pp.), 27 February 2014. PDF.

2013

T. Wang, R. Ghobadi, S. Raeisi and C. Simon, Precision requirements for observing macroscopic quantum effects, Physical Review A 88(6): 062114 (5 pp.), 27 December 2013.
F. Bussières, N. Sangouard, M. Afzelius, H. de Riedmatten, C. Simon and W. Tittel, Prospective applications of optical quantum memories, Journal of Modern Optics 60(18): 1519 - 1537, 19 November 2013.
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.
A. I. Lvovsky, R. Ghobadi, A. Chandra, A. S. Prasad and C. Simon, Observation of micro-macro entanglement of light, Nature Physics 9: 541 - 544, 25 July 2013. PDF.
R. Ghobadi, A. I. Lvovsky and C. Simon, Creating and detecting micro-macro photon-number entanglement by amplifying and deamplifying a single-photon entangled state, Physical Review Letters 110(17): 170406 (5 pp.), 25 April 2013. PDF.
B. Braverman and C. Simon, Proposal to observe the nonlocality of bohmian trajectories with entangled photons, Physical Review Letters 110(6): 060406 (5 pp.), 7 February 2013.
L. K. Shalm, D. R. Hamel, Z. Yan, C. Simon, K. J. Resch and T. Jennewein, Three-photon energy�time entanglement, Nature Physics 9(1): 19 - 22, 1 January 2013.

2012

B. Pepper, E. Jeffrey, R. Ghobadi, C. Simon and D. Bouwmeester, Macroscopic superpositions via nested interferometry: finite temperature and decoherence considerations, New Journal of Physics 14(11): 115025 (12 pp.), 27 November 2012.
D. Rideout, T. Jennewein, G. Amelino-Camelia, T. F. Demarie, B. L. Higgins, A. Kempf, A. Kent, R. Laflamme, X. Ma, R. B. Mann, E. Martín-Martínez, N. C. Menicucci, J. Moffat, C. Simon, R. Sorkin, L. Smolin and D. R. Terno, Fundamental quantum optics experiments conceivable with satellites - reaching relativistic distances and velocities, Classical and Quantum Gravity 29(22): 224011 (44 pp.), 18 October 2012.
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.
B. Pepper, R. Ghobadi, E. Jeffrey, C. Simon and D. Bouwmeester, Optomechanical superpositions via nested interferometry, Physical Review Letters 109(2): 023601 (5 pp.), 12 July 2012.
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.
S. Raeisi, W. Tittel and C. Simon, Proposal for inverting the quantum cloning of photons, Physical Review Letters 108(12): 120404 (5 pp.), 22 March 2012.

2011

S. Raeisi, P. Sekatski and C. Simon, Coarse graining makes it hard to see micro-macro entanglement, Physical Review Letters 107(25): 250401 (5 pp.), 16 December 2011.
R. Ghobadi, A. R. Bahrampour and C. Simon, Optomechanical entanglement in the presence of laser phase noise, Physical Review A 84(6): 063827 (5 pp.), 12 December 2011.
N. Brunner, E. S. Polzik and C. Simon, Heralded amplification for precision measurements with spin ensembles, Physical Review A 84(4): 041804(R) (3 pp.), 17 October 2011.
R. Ghobadi, A. R. Bahrampour and C. Simon, Quantum optomechanics in the bistable regime, Physical Review A 84(3): 033846 (7 pp.), 22 September 2011.
A. Rispe, B. He and C. Simon, Photon-photon gates in Bose-Einstein condensates, Physical Review Letters 107(4): 043601 (4 pp.), 18 July 2011.
B. He, Q. Lin and C. Simon, Cross-Kerr nonlinearity between continuous-mode coherent states and single photons, Physical Review A 83(5): 053826 (8 pp.), 18 May 2011.
C. Simon and E. S. Polzik, Fock-state view of weak-value measurements and implementation with photons and atomic ensembles, Physical Review A 83(4): 040101(R) (4 pp.), 25 April 2011.
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.
N. Sangouard, C. Simon, H. de Riedmatten and N. Gisin, Quantum repeaters based on atomic ensembles and linear optics, Reviews of Modern Physics 83(1): 33 - 80, 21 March 2011.
B. He, A. MacRae, Y. Han, A. I. Lvovsky and C. Simon, Transverse multimode effects on the performance of photon-photon gates, Physical Review A 83(2): 022312 (5 pp.), 14 February 2011. PDF.
M Jakobi, C. Simon, N. Gisin, J.-D. Bancal, C. Branciard, N. Walenta and H. Zbinden, Practical private database queries based on a quantum-key-distribution protocol, Physical Review A 83(2): 022301 (6 pp.), 2 February 2011.

2010

P. Sekatski, B. Sanguinetti, E. Pomarico, N. Gisin and C. Simon, Cloning entangled photons to scales one can see, Physical Review A 82(5): 053814 (13 pp.), 15 November 2010.
N. Curtz, R. Thew, C. Simon, N. Gisin and H. Zbinden, Coherent frequency-down-conversion interface for quantum repeaters, Optics Express 18(21): 22099 - 22104, 4 October 2010.
M. Afzelius and C. Simon, Impedance-matched cavity quantum memory, Physical Review A 82(2): 022310 (4 pp.), 11 August 2010, arXiv.org:1004.2469.
C. Simon, H. de Riedmatten and M. Afzelius, Temporally multiplexed quantum repeaters with atomic gases, Physical Review A 82(1): 010304(R) (4 pp.), 27 July 2010, arXiv.org:1007.5028.
N. Brunner and C. Simon, Measuring small longitudinal phase shifts: weak measurements or standard interferometry?, Physical Review Letters 105(1): 010405 (4 pp.), 2 July 2010.
N. Sangouard, C. Simon, J. Minar, M. Afzelius, T. Chanelière, N. Gisin, J.-L. Le Gouet, H. de Riedmatten and W. Tittel, On the impossibility of faithfully storing single-photons with three-pulse photon echo, Physical Review A 81(6): 062333 (6 pp.), 24 June 2010, arXiv.org:1002.5022.
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.
D. Salart, O. Landry, N. Sangouard, N. Gisin, H. Herrmann, B. Sanguinetti, C. Simon, W. Sohler, R. Thew, A. Thomas and H. Zbinden, Purification of single-photon entanglement, Physical Review Letters 104(18): 180504 (4 pp.), 6 May 2010.
N. Sangouard, C. Simon, N. Gisin, J. Laurat, R. Tualle-Brouri and P. Grangier, Quantum repeaters with entangled coherent states, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 27(6): A137 - A145, 4 May 2010.
C. Simon, M. Afzelius, J. Appel, A. Boyer de la Giroday, S. J. Dewhurst, N. Gisin, C. Y. Hu, F. Jelezko, S. Kröll, J. H. Müller, E. S. Polzik, J. Rarity, H. de Riedmatten, W. Rosenfeld, A. J. Shields, N. Skold, R. M. Stevenson, R. Thew, I. Walmsley and M. Weber, Quantum memories: A review based on the European integrated project �Qubit Applications�, European Physical Journal D 58(1): 1 - 22, 20 April 2010.
B. Lauritzen, J. Minar, H. de Riedmatten, M. Afzelius, N. Sangouard, C. Simon and N. Gisin, Solid state quantum memory for photons at telecommunication wavelengths, Physical Review Letters 104(8): 080502 (4 pp.), 24 February 2010.
M. Afzelius, I. Usmani, A. Amari, B. Lauritzen, A. Walther, C. Simon, N. Sangouard, J. Minar, H. de Riedmatten, N. Gisin and S. Kröll, Demonstration of atomic frequency comb memory for light with spin-wave storage, Physical Review Letters 104(4): 040503 (4 pp.), 27 January 2010.

2009

P. Sekatski, N. Brunner, C. Branciard, N. Gisin and C. Simon, Towards quantum experiments with human eyes as detectors based on cloning via stimulated emission, Physical Review Letters 103(11): 113601 (4 pp.), 8 September 2009.
J. Minar, B. Lauritzen, H. de Riedmatten, M. Afzelius, C. Simon and N. Gisin, Electric control of collective atomic coherence in an erbium-doped solid, New Journal of Physics 11: 113019 (10 pp.), 24 July 2009.
C. Ottaviani, C. Simon, H. de Riedmatten, M. Afzelius, B. Lauritzen, N. Sangouard and N. Gisin, Creating single collective atomic excitations via spontaneous Raman emission in inhomogeneously broadened systems: Beyond the adiabatic approximation, Physical Review A 79(6): 063828 (6 pp.), 19 June 2009.
J. Ruggiero, J.-L. Le Gouet, C. Simon and T. Chanelière, Why the two-pulse photon echo is not a good quantum memory protocol, Physical Review A 79(5): 053851 (8 pp.), 27 May 2009.
M. Afzelius, C. Simon, H. de Riedmatten and N. Gisin, Multimode quantum memory based on atomic frequency combs, Physical Review A 79(5): 052329 (9 pp.), 21 May 2009.
N. Sangouard, R. Dubessy and C. Simon, Quantum repeaters based on single trapped ions, Physical Review A 79(4): 042340 (6 pp.), 29 April 2009.

2008

J.-D. Bancal, C. Branciard, N. Brunner, N. Gisin, S. Popescu and C. Simon, Testing a Bell inequality in multi-pair scenarios, Physical Review A 78(6): 062110 (8 pp.), 15 December 2008.
H. de Riedmatten, M. Afzelius, M. U. Staudt, C. Simon and N. Gisin, A solid state light-matter interface at the single photon level, Nature 456(7223): 773 - 777, 11 December 2008.
N. Sangouard, C. Simon, T. Coudreau and N. Gisin, Purfication of single-photon entanglement with linear optics, Physical Review A 78(5): 050301 (4 pp.), 13 November 2008.
S. R. Hastings-Simon, B. Lauritzen, M. U. Staudt, J. L. M. van Mechelen, C. Simon, H. de Riedmatten, M. Afzelius and N. Gisin, Zeeman level lifetimes in Er ³⁺: Y₂SiO₅, Physical Review B 78(8): 085410 (7 pp.), 11 August 2008.
N. Sangouard, C. Simon, B. Zhao, Y. -A. Chen, H. de Riedmatten, J.-W. Pan and N. Gisin, Robust and efficient quantum repeaters with atomic ensembles and linear optics, Physical Review A 77(6): 062301 (7 pp.), 2 June 2008.
J. Minar, H. de Riedmatten, C. Simon, H. Zbinden and N. Gisin, Phase-noise measurements in long-fiber interferometers for quantum-repeater applications, Physical Review A 77(5): 052325 (8 pp.), 20 May 2008.

2007

M. Afzelius, M. U. Staudt, H. de Riedmatten, C. Simon, S. R. Hastings-Simon, R. Ricken, H. Suche, W. Sohler and N. Gisin, Interference of spontaneous emission of light from two solid-state atomic ensembles, New Journal of Physics 9: 413 (9 pp.), 21 November 2007.
N. Sangouard, C. Simon, J. Minar, H. Zbinden, H. de Riedmatten and N. Gisin, Long-distance entanglement distribution with single-photon sources, Physical Review A 76(5): 050301(R) (4 pp.), 9 November 2007.
M. U. Staudt, M. Afzelius, H. de Riedmatten, S. R. Hastings-Simon, C. Simon, R. Richen, H. Suche, W. Sohler and N. Gisin, Inerference of multi-mode photon echoes generated in spatially separated solid-state atomic ensembles, Physical Review Letters 99: 173602 (4 pp.), 25 October 2007.
M. Halder, A. Beveratos, N. Gisin, V. Scarani, C. Simon and H. Zbinden, Entangling independent photons by time measurement, Nature Physics 3(10): 692 - 695, 19 August 2007.
N. Gisin, S. A. Moiseev and C. Simon, Storage and retrieval of time-bin qubits with photon-echo-based quantum memories, Physical Review A 76(1): 014302 (3 pp.), 9 July 2007.
N. Brunner, N. Gisin, V. Scarani and C. Simon, Detection loophole in asymmetric Bell experiments, Physical Review Letters 98(2): 220403 (4 pp.), 31 May 2007.
A. Auffèves-Garnier, C. Simon, J.-M. Gérard and J.-P. Poizat, Giant optical non-linearity induced by a single two-level system interacting with a cavity in the Purcell regime, Physical Review A 75(5): 053823 (16 pp.), 30 May 2007.
C. Simon, H. de Riedmatten, M. Afzelius, N. Sangouard, H. Zbinden and N. Gisin, Quantum repeaters with photon pair sources and multi-mode memories, Physical Review Letters 98(1): 190503 (4 pp.), 11 May 2007.
N. Sangouard, C. Simon, M. Afzelius and N. Gisin, Analysis of a quantum memory for photons based on controlled reversible inhomogeneous broadening, Physical Review A 75(3): 032327 (8 pp.), 21 March 2007.
X. Caillet and C. Simon, Precision of single-qubit gates based on Raman transitions, European Physical Journal D 42: 341 - 348, 9 March 2007.
C. Simon, Y.-M. Niquet, X. Caillet, J. Eymery, J.-P. Poizat and J.-M. Gérard, Quantum communication with quantum dot spins, Physical Review B 75(8): 081302(R) (4 pp.), 9 February 2007.

2005

G. A. Durkin and C. Simon, Multipartite entanglement inequalities via spin vector geometry, Physical Review Letters 95(1): 180402 (4 pp.), 25 October 2005.
W. T. M. Irvine, J. F. Hodelin, C. Simon and D. Bouwmeester, Realisation of Hardy's thought experiment with photons, Physical Review Letters 95(3): 030401 (4 pp.), 11 July 2005.
C. Simon, Comment on Separability of quantum states and the violation of Bell-type inequalities, Physical Review A 71(2): 026102 (1 p.), 22 February 2005.
C. Simon and J.-P. Poizat, Creating single time-bin entangled photon pairs, Physical Review Letters 94(3): 030502 (4 pp.), 27 January 2005.

2004

G. A. Durkin, C. Simon, J. Eisert and D. Bouwmeester, Resilience of multiphoton entanglement under losses, Physical Review A 70(6): 062305 (5 pp.), 3 December 2004.
C. Simon and D. Jaksch, Possibility of observing energy decoherence due to quantum gravity, Physical Review A 70(5): 052104 (7 pp.), 10 November 2004.
H. S. Eisenberg, G. Khoury, G. A. Durkin, C. Simon and D. Bouwmeester, Quantum entanglement of a large number of photons, Physical Review Letters 93(19): 193901 (4 pp.), 4 November 2004.

2003

G. Toth, C. Simon and J. I. Cirac, Entanglement detection based on interference and particle counting, Physical Review A 68(6): 062310 (6 pp.), 10 December 2003.
W. Marshall, C. Simon, R. Penrose and D. Bouwmeester, Towards quantum superpositions of a mirror, Physical Review Letters 91(13): 130401 (4 pp.), 23 September 2003.
C. Simon and W. T. M. Irvine, Robust long-distance entanglement and a loophole-free Bell test with ions and photons, Physical Review Letters 91(11): 110405 (4 pp.), 12 September 2003.
C. Simon and D. Bouwmeester, Theory of an entanglement laser, Physical Review Letters 91(5): 053601 (4 pp.), 1 August 2003.
C. Brukner, J.-W. Pan, C. Simon, G. Weihs and A. Zeilinger, Probabilistic instantaneous quantum computation, Physical Review A 67(3): 034304 (4 pp.), 27 March 2003.

2002

C. Simon and J.-W. Pan, Polarization entanglement purification using spatial entanglement, Physical Review Letters 89(25): 257901 (4 pp.), 2 December 2002.
C. Simon, Natural entanglement in Bose-Einstein condensates, Physical Review A 66(5): 052323 (4 pp.), 25 November 2002.
W. Duer, C. Simon and J. I. Cirac, Effective size of certain macroscopic quantum superpositions, Physical Review Letters 89(21): 210402 (4 pp.), 31 October 2002.
C. Simon and J. Kempe, Robustness of multi-party entanglement, Physical Review A 65(5): 052327 (4 pp.), 9 May 2002.
A. Lamas-Linares, C. Simon, J. C. Howell and D. Bouwmeester, Experimental quantum cloning of single photons, Science 296: 712 - 714, 26 April 2002.
J. Eisert, C. Simon and M. Plenio, On the quantification of entanglement in infinite-dimensional quantum systems, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 35(17): 3911 - 3923, 19 April 2002.
G. A. Durkin, C. Simon and D. Bouwmeester, Multiphoton entanglement concentration and quantum cryptography, Physical Review Letters 88(18): 187902 (4 pp.), 17 April 2002.

2001

C. Simon, V. I. Bužek and N. Gisin, The no-signaling condition and quantum dynamics, Physical Review Letters 87(17): 170405 (4 pp.), 8 October 2001.
A. Carollo, G. M. Palma, C. Simon and A. Zeilinger, On a linear optical implementation of non-local product states and on their indistinguishability, Physical Review A 64(2): 022318 (8 pp.), 17 July 2001.
J.-W. Pan, C. Simon, C. Brukner and A. Zeilinger, Feasible entanglement purification for quantum communication, Nature 410: 1067 - 1070, 26 April 2001.
C. Simon, C. Brukner and A. Zeilinger, Hidden-variable theorems for real experiments, Physical Review Letters 86(20): 4427 - 4430, 29 January 2001.

2000

C. Simon, M. Zukowski, H. Weinfurter and A. Zeilinger, A feasible , Physical Review Letters 85(9): 1783 - 1786, 28 August 2000.
J. Kempe, C. Simon and G. Weihs, Optimal photon cloning, Physical Review A 62(3): 032302 (8 pp.), 8 August 2000.
T. Jennewein, C. Simon, G. Weihs, H. Weinfurter and A. Zeilinger, Quantum cryptography with polarization entangled photons, Physical Review Letters 84(20): 4729 - 4732, 15 May 2000.
C. Simon, G. Weihs and A. Zeilinger, Optimal quantum cloning via stimulated emission, Physical Review Letters 84(13): 2993 - 2996, 27 March 2000.
C. Simon, G. Weihs and A. Zeilinger, Optimal quantum cloning and universal NOT without quantum gates, Journal of Modern Optics 47(2 & 3): 233 - 246, 1 February 2000.

1999

C. Simon, G. Weihs and A. Zeilinger, Quantum cloning and signaling, Acta Physica Slovaca 49(4): 755 - 761, 1 January 1999.

1998

G. Weihs, T. Jennewein, C. Simon, H. Weinfurter and A. Zeilinger, Violation of Bell's inequality under strict Einstein locality conditions, Physical Review Letters 81(23): 5039 - 5041, 7 December 1998.

E-prints on the arXiv

2016

S. Barzanjeh, V. Salari, J. Tuszyński, M. Cifra and C. Simon, Monitoring microtubule mechanical vibrations via optomechanical coupling, arXiv.org:1612.07061, 21 December 2016.

Conference Publications

2022

S. Taherizadegan, J. Davidson, S. Kumar, R. Ghobadi, D. Oblak and C. Simon, Demonstration of a model for cavity-enhanced atomic frequency comb quantum memory, QM4B.6, 30 June 2022, Proceedings of Quantum 2.0 2022, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 13 Jun 2022 - 16 Jun 2022.

2021

C. Simon, Near-term quantum repeaters, 5 March 2021, Proceedings of SPIE OPTO: Quantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation (SPIE OPTO 2021) 11699, Virtual, 6 Mar 2021 - 12 Mar 2021.

2020

N. Lauk, R. Valivarthi, S. Davis, L. Narváez, Y. Gim, M. Hussein, G. Iskander, B. Korzh, A. Mueller, D. Oblak, C. Peña, M. Rominsky, M. Shaw, C. Simon, N. Sinclair, P. Spentzouris, M. Spiropulu, D. Tang and S. Xie, Modeling INQNET�s time-bin qubit teleportation experiments using phase space methods, JM6B.27, 17 September 2020, Proceedings of Laser Science 2020, Washington DC, United States of America, 14 Sep 2020 - 17 Sep 2020.

R. Valivarthi, S. Davis, L. Narváez, Y. Gim, M. Hussein, G. Iskander, B. Korzh, N. Lauk, A. Mueller, D. Oblak, C. Peña, M. Rominsky, M. Shaw, C. Simon, N. Sinclair, P. Spentzouris, M. Spiropulu, D. Tang and S. Xie, High-fidelity quantum teleportation of time-bin qubits at telecommunication wavelength , QTh7A.5, 17 September 2020, Proceedings of Quantum 2.0 2020, Washington DC, United States of America, 14 Sep 2020 - 17 Sep 2020.

Book Chapters

2012

K. Hammerer, C. Genes, D. Vitali, P. Tombesi, G. J. Milburn, C. Simon and D. Bouwmeester, Nonclassical states of light and mechanics, M. Aspelmeyer, T. Kippenberg, and F. Marquardt, eds., Published by Springer, Berlin, Germany, 2012.