Field-orthogonal temporal modes of photonic quantum states provide a new framework for quantum information science (QIS). They intrinsically span a high-dimensional Hilbert space and lend themselves to integration into existing single-mode fiber communication networks. We show that the three main requirements to construct a valid framework for QIS -- the controlled generation of resource states, the targeted and highly efficient manipulation of temporal modes and their efficient detection -- can be fulfilled with current technology. We suggest implementations of diverse QIS applications based on this complete set of building blocks.
@article{arxiv.1504.06251,
title = {Photon temporal modes: a complete framework for quantum information science},
author = {B. Brecht and Dileep V. Reddy and C. Silberhorn and M. G. Raymer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.06251},
year = {2015}
}