Paul Hilaire

Experience

Junior professor at Télécom (Quriosity Group, France)

May. 2022 - today

Lead Quantum Information Scientist at Quandela SAS (France)

May. 2022 - Feb. 2025

Postdoctoral positions in Quantum Optics and Quantum Information theory:

Leiden University, Leiden (Netherlands)

Apr. 2021 - Apr. 2022 Advisors: W. Löffler, E. Barnes, S. Economou.

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Virginia (USA)

Jul. 2019 - Apr. 2021 Advisors: S. Economou, E. Barnes.

PhD in Quantum Nanophotonics:

Nov. 2015 - Jun. 2019 Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (C2N-CNRS, Palaiseau, France)/ University of Paris, Paris (France) Project: "A cavity-based spin-photon interface", Supervisor: L. Lanco.

Publications

2025:

1. Spin Noise Spectroscopy of a Single Spin Using Single Detected Photons,
   M. Gundín, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 134, 036902 (2025) ArXiv

2024:

1. Towards practical secure delegated quantum computing with semi-classical light,
   B. Bourdoncle, et al., ArXiv
2. Enhanced fault-tolerance in photonic quantum computing: Floquet code outperforms surface code in tailored architecture,
   PH et al., ArXiv
3. Deterministic and reconfigurable graph state generation with a single solid-state quantum emitter,
   H. Huet, et al., ArXiv
4. Quantum interferences and gates with emitter-based coherent photon sources,
   I Wenniger, et al., Optica Quantum, 2, 6, 404 (2024) ArXiv
5. A Spin-Optical Quantum Computing Architecture,
   G. de Gliniasty, et al., Quantum 8, 1423 (2024) ArXiv
6. ARQUIN: Architectures for Multinode Superconducting Quantum Computers,
   J. Ang et al., ACM Trans. QC, 5, 3 (2024) ArXiv

2023:

1. Linear optical logical Bell state measurements with optimal loss-tolerance threshold,
   PH, et al., PRX Quantum 4, 040322 (2023)
2. Quantum repeaters: From quantum networks to the quantum internet,
   K. Azuma, et al., Reviews of Modern Physics 95 (4), 045006, ArXiv
3. Performance analysis of quantum repeaters enabled by deterministically generated photonic graph states,
   Y. Zhan, et al., Quantum, 7, 924 (2023)
4. High-rate entanglement between a semiconductor spin and indistinguishable photons,
   N. Coste, et al., Nat. Photon. 17, 582 (2023), ArXiv
5. Near-deterministic hybrid generation of arbitrary photonic graph states using a single quantum emitter and linear optics,
   PH, et al., Quantum 7, 992 (2023)
6. Avoiding leakage and errors caused by unwanted transitions in Lambda systems,
   A. Vezvaee, et al., PRX Quantum 4, 030312 (2023)

2022:

1. Deterministic generation of entangled photonic cluster states from quantum dot molecules,
   A. Vezvaee, et al., Phys. Rev. App., 18, L061003 (2022), ArXiv
2. Photon-number entanglement generated by sequential excitation of a two-level atom,
   S.C. Wien, et al., Nat. Photon., 16, 5, 374 (2022), ArXiv

2021:

1. Sensitive spin seeks single magnon,
   PH & S. E. Economou. Nat. Phys., 17, 551 (2021), News and Views
2. Error-correcting entanglement swapping using a practical logical photon encoding,
   PH, et al., Phys. Rev. A, 104, 052623 (2021)
3. Resource requirements for efficient quantum communication using all-photonic graph states generated from a few matter qubits,
   PH, et al., Quantum, 5, 397 (2021)

2020:

1. Deterministic assembly of a charged quantum dot - pillar cavity device,
   PH, et al., Phys. Rev. B, 102, 195402 (2020), ArXiv
2. Sequential generation of linear cluster states from a single photon emitter,
   D. Istrati, et al., Nat. Comm., 11, 5501 (2020), ArXiv
3. Reproducibility of high-performance quantum dot single-photon sources,
   H. Ollivier, et al., ACS Photon., 7, 4, 1050 (2020), ArXiv

2019:

1. A cavity-based spin-photon interface,
   PH, Ph.D. Thesis
2. Generation of non-classical light in a photon-number superposition,
   J. C. Loredo, et al., Nat. Photon., 13, 803 (2019), ArXiv

2018:

1. Accurate measurement of a 96% input coupling into a cavity using polarization tomography,
   PH, et al., Appl. Phys. Lett., 112, 201101 (2018), ArXiv

2017:

1. Tomography of the optical polarization rotation induced by a single quantum dot in a cavity,
   C. Antón, et al., Optica, 4, 11, 1326 (2017)
2. Boson Sampling with single-photon Fock states from a bright solid-state source,
   J. C. Loredo et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 118,130503 (2017), ArXiv

Patent

• Method for enhancing the privacy of delegated quantum computations, and system for implementing such method,
  Music, Hilaire, Wein, Emeriau, & Mansfield EP4472127A1

Conferences

2025:

• Enhanced fault-tolerance in photonic quantum computing : Floquet code outperforms surface code in tailored architecture (NISQ2LSQ workshop, Marseille, France) (Jan. 22, 24) Contributed talk

2024:

• Enhanced fault-tolerance in photonic quantum computing : Floquet code outperforms surface code in tailored architecture (GdR TEQ, Paris, France) (Nov. 13-15) Contributed Talk
• Informal lecture on MBQC (Fault-tolerant quantum technologies workshop, Benasque, Spain) (Aug. 5-17 2024), Attendent

2023:

• Fundamental loss-tolerance thresholds of logical linear-optical Bell state measurements (QCTiP 2023, Cambridge, UK) (Apr. 7-19 2023) Poster
• SPOQC: A Spin-Optical Quantum Computing architecture (QEI Workshop, Singapore) (Nov. 20-24 2023) Poster

2022:

• Fundamental loss-tolerance thresholds of logical linear-optical Bell state measurements (GdR IQFA, C2N, France) (Nov 16-18 2022) Contributed talk
• Logical Bell state measurements with maximum loss-tolerance threshold using linear optics, Optica Quantum 2.0 conference (Boston, MA, USA) (Jun. 13-16 2022), Contributed talk + Chairman
• Near-deterministic generation of photonic graph states through hybrid strategies using a realistic quantum emitter and linear optics, March Meeting (Mar. 14 - 18 2022), Contributed Talk
• (Near-)Deterministic graph state generation and applications to photonic quantum computing and quantum repeaters, Quandela SAS (Mar. 1 2022), Invited Seminar

2021:

• Quantum networking with all-photonic quantum repeaters, GdR IQFA 11 (Nov. 3 - 5 2021), Poster
• Quantum networking with all-photonic quantum repeaters, International Conference on Quantum Communication (ICQOM) (Oct. 18 - 22 (2021)), Contributed Talk
• Solid state light matter interface for quantum information, Cargese School of Quantum Information and Quantum Technology (Jun. 21 - 25,2021) Invited Seminar
• Chairperson at the Sixth international conference for young quantum information scientists, YQIS 6 (Apr. 12 - 16, 2021) Chairman
• Loss-tolerant and error-corrected Bell measurement on logical qubits encoded with tree graph states, APS March meeting (Mar. 15 - 19, 2021),Contributed talk

2020:

• Resource-efficient quantum communications using all-photonic graph state generated from a few matter qubits, Quantum Huddle Webinar (Aug. 10, 2020), Invited Talk
• Resource-efficient quantum communication using all-photonic graph states generated from quantum emitters, APS March meeting (Mar. 2 - 6, 2020) (virtual), Contributed talk
• Quantum communication networks and quantum repeaters, Winter school on Quantum Computing at Emory (WiSQCE) (Jan. 7 - 10, 2020), Invited seminar

2019:

• A cavity-based spin-photon interface, Ph.D. Defense (Jun. 6 2019)

2018:

• Tomography of the optical polarization rotation induced by a single quantum dot in a cavity, International Conference on Integrated Quantum Photonics (ICIQP2018) (Oct. 15 - 17, 2018), Poster
• Tomography of the optical polarization rotation induced by a single quantum dot in a cavity, Quantum Technology International Conference (QTech2018) (Sept. 5 - 7 2018), Contributed talk
• Tomography of the optical polarization rotation induced by a single quantum dot in a cavity, International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductor (ICPS2018) (Jul.29-Aug.3 2018), Contributed talk
• Deterministic assembly of a spin-photon interface based on a semiconductor quantum dot, International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductor (ICPS2018) (Jul.29-Aug.3 2018), Poster

2017:

• A QD-based light-matter interface : from polarization tomography to spin-photon mapping, GDR IQFA 8 (Nov.29-Dec.1 2017), Poster
• Light-matter interfacing with quantum dots: a polarization tomography approach, Single Photons Single Spins (SPSS) Meeting 2017 (Aug.29-Sept.14 2017), Poster
• Light-matter interfacing with quantum dots: a polarization tomography approach, International Conference on Physics of Light-Matter Coupling in Nanostructures (PLMCN18) (Jul. 9 - 14, 2017), Poster

2016:

• Light-matter interfacing with quantum dots : a polarization tomography approach, GDR IQFA 7 (Nov. 16 - 18 2016), Contributed talk promoted to an Invited Talk
• Polarization tomography of a resonantly-excited cavity-QED device Optique Bordeaux (French Photonics Society) (Jul.4-7 2016), Poster