Light-matter interfaces are pivotal for quantum computation and communication. While typically analyzed using single-mode or open-quantum-system approximations, these models often neglect multi-mode field states and light-matter entanglement, hindering exact protocol modeling. Here, we solve the full Hamiltonian dynamics of a solid-state spin-photon interface for three key protocols: the generation of photon-number superpositions, a controlled photon-photon gate, and the production of photonic cluster states. By deriving exact fidelities, we identify fundamental performance limits. Our results reveal that while realistic imperfections severely limit photon-photon gates, they only slightly affect linear photonic clusters and are nearly harmless for photon-number state superpositions.
@article{arxiv.2602.05637,
title = {Hamiltonian Benchmark of a Solid-State Spin-Photon Interface for Computation},
author = {Tejas Acharya and Loïc Lanco and Olivier Krebs and Hui Khoon Ng and Alexia Auffèves and Maria Maffei},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.05637},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
10 pages (main text and refs) + 3 pages (appendices); 6 figures