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Non-Gaussian continuous variable states play a central role both in the foundations of quantum theory and for emergent quantum technologies. In particular, "cat states", i.e., two-component macroscopic quantum superpositions, embody quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-25 Zheng-Yang Zhou , Clemens Gneiting , J. Q. You , Franco Nori

The observation of quantum phenomena often necessitates sufficiently pure states, a requirement that can be challenging to achieve. In this study, our goal is to prepare a non-classical state originating from a mixed state, utilizing…

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We introduce an operational criterion to identify Wigner function (WF) negativity for an arbitrary quantum state within the framework of quantum non-demolition measurements. This criterion corresponds to experimentally accessible schemes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-23 Paolo Solinas , Beatrice Donelli , Stefano Gherardini

This work addresses a construction of a dual pair of nonlinear coherent states (NCS) in the context of changes of bases in the underlying Hilbert space for a model pertaining to the condensed matter physics, which obeys a $f$-deformed…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-09-13 Isiaka Aremua , Mahouton Norbert Hounkonnou , Ezinvi Baloïtcha

The superposition principle is one of the most fundamental principles of quantum mechanics. According to the Schr\"odinger equation, a physical system can be in any linear combination of its possible states. While the validity of this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-03 Marius Bild , Matteo Fadel , Yu Yang , Uwe von Lüpke , Phillip Martin , Alessandro Bruno , Yiwen Chu

We construct photon modulated coherent states of a generalized isotonic oscillator by expanding the newly introduced superposed operator through Weyl ordering method. We evaluate the parameter $A_3$ and the $s$-parameterized quasi…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-05-13 V. Chithiika Ruby , M. Senthilvelan

We introduce a new non-Gaussian state, generated by m times coherent superposition operation $a\cos \theta +a^{\dagger }e^{i\varphi }\sin \theta $ (MCSO) on odd-Schrodinger-cat state (OSCS). Its normalized constant is turned out to be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-22 Li Huang , Qin Guo , Li-ying Jiang , Ge Chen , Xue-xiang Xu , Wen Yuan

The q-deformation of harmonic oscillators is shown to lead to q-nonlinear vibrations. The examples of q-nonlinearized wave equation and Schr\"odinger equation are considered. The procedure is generalized to broader class of nonlinearities…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-08-17 V. I. Man'ko , G. Marmo , F. Zaccaria

Theoretical calculations on transmission of quantum states such as Schr\"{o}dinger cat (SC) states are considered in a periodically poled nonlinear crystal (PPNC). Combinations of various initial states (SC, coherent (C),and vacuum (V)) of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-05-04 Ranjit Singh

We theoretically investigate the generation of non-Gaussian quantum states, specifically Schr\"odinger cat-like states (SCLSs), via degenerate dual-pump spontaneous four-wave mixing in a $\chi^{(3)}$-based microring resonator. By…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-17 Ranjit Singh , Alexander E. Teretenkov

Compass states deliver sub-Planck phase-space structure in the sense that sensitivity to phase-space displacement is superior to the sensitivity of displacing the vacuum state in any direction, but this sensitivity is anisotropic: better…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-25 Atharva Shukla , Barry C. Sanders

We study the resonant set of a two-level Schr\"odinger operator with a linear conical intersection. This model operator can be decomposed into a direct sum of first order systems on the real half-line. For these ordinary differential…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 S. Fujiie , C. Lasser , L. Nedelec

A cat-state is formed as the steady-state solution for the signal mode of an ideal, degenerate parametric oscillator, in the limit of negligible single-photon signal loss. In the presence of the signal loss, this is no longer true over…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-01 R. Y. Teh , F. -X. Sun , R. E. S. Polkinghorne , Q. Y. He , Q. Gong , P. D. Drummond , M. D. Reid

Using the {\it nonlinear coherent states method}, a formalism for the construction of the coherent states associated to {\it "inverse bosonic operators"} and their dual family has been proposed. Generalizing the approach, the "inverse of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-07-07 M. K. Tavassoly

Characteristic functions contain complete information about all the moments of a classical distribution and the same holds for the Fourier transform of the Wigner function: a quantum characteristic function, or the chord function. However,…

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The interest in quantum-optical states confined in finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces has recently been stimulated by the progress in quantum computing, quantum-optical state preparation, and measurement techniques, in particular, by the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Adam Miranowicz , Wieslaw Leonski , Nobuyuki Imoto

We construct Deformed Photon Added Nonlinear Coherent States (DPANCSs) by application of the deformed creation operator upon the Nonlinear Coherent States obtained as eigenstates of the deformed annihilation operator and by application of a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 R. Román-Ancheyta , C. González Gutiérrez , J. Récamier

Quantum superpositions of macroscopically distinct classical states, so-called Schr\"{o}dinger cat states, are a resource for quantum metrology, quantum communication, and quantum computation. In particular, the superpositions of two…

Schr\"{o}dinger's famous Gedankenexperiment involving a cat is used as a motivation to discuss the evolution of states of the composition of classical and quantum systems in the groupoid formalism for physical theories introduced recently.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-21 Florio M. Ciaglia , Fabio Di Cosmo , Alberto Ibort , Giuseppe Marmo

Superposed coherent states are central to quantum technologies, yet their reliable identification remains a challenge, especially in noisy or resource-constrained settings. We introduce a novel, directly measurable criterion for detecting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-27 Šimon Bräuer , Jan Provazník , Vojtěch Kala , Petr Marek