Reconfigurable linear optical networks are a key component for the development of optical quantum information processing platforms in the NISQ era and beyond. We report the implementation of such a device based on an innovative design that uses the mode mixing of a multimode fiber in combination with the programmable wavefront shaping of a SLM. The capabilities of the platform are explored in the classical regime. For up to 8 inputs and a record number of 38 outputs, we achieve fidelities in excess of 93%, and losses below 6.5dB. The device was built inside a standard server rack to allow for real world use and shows consistent performance for 2x8 circuits over a period of 10 days without re-calibration.
@article{arxiv.2205.01704,
title = {A high-fidelity and large-scale reconfigurable photonic processor for NISQ applications},
author = {A. Cavaillès and P. Boucher and L. Daudet and I. Carron and S. Gigan and K. Müller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.01704},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
6 pages, two figures. New version reflecting published manuscript