Prof. Zong-Quan Zhou leads the Group of Solid-State Quantum Memories at the University of Science and Technology of China. He proposed the quantum memory protocol "Noiseless Photon Echo (NLPE)" [Nature Communications 12, 4378 (2021)]. His team has made several significant advancements in the fields of quantum memories and quantum networks, including:

• Demonstration a multiplexed quantum repeater based on absorptive quantum memories ("XingHan 1.0")[Nature 594, 41 (2021), cover story];

• Coherent storage of light for one hour [Nature Communications 12, 2381 (2021)];

• Efficient integrated quantum memories with efficiency exceeding 80% using impedance-matched microcavities [Nature Photonics 2026, cover story].

• A metropolitan-scale multiplexed quantum repeater with Bell non-locality ("XingHan 2.0") [Nature Photonics 2026].

One of his landmark achievements, "rare-earth ions enabling multiplexed quantum repeaters and one-hour optical storage", was recognized as one of China's Top 10 News Stories of Scientific and Technological Progress in 2021, as voted by academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Additionally, the development of "rare-earth-based solid-state quantum memories" was listed among the Top 10 Scientific and Technological Advancements in Chinese Universities in 2021.

Currently, there are open positions for postdoctoral researchers and PhD students in Prof. Zhou's lab!