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Macroscopic quantum superpositions, such as mechanical Schr\"odinger cat states, are central to emerging quantum technologies in sensing and bosonic error-correcting codes. We propose a scheme to generate such states by coupling a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-26 M. Tahir Naseem

Coherent manipulation of an increasing number of qubits for the generation of entangled states has been an important goal and benchmark in the emerging field of quantum information science. The multiparticle entangled states serve as…

A cat state is a superposition of macroscopically distinct states. In quantum optics one such type of state is a superposition of distinct coherent states. Recently, a protocol has been proposed for preparing large optical cat states from a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Peter P. Rohde , Austin P. Lund

Cat states are a valuable resource for quantum metrology applications, promising to enable sensitivity down to the Heisenberg limit. Moreover, Schr\"odinger cat states, based on a coherent superposition of coherent states, show robustness…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-11 S. Zhao , M. G. Krauss , T. Bienaime , S. Whitlock , C. P. Koch , S. Qvarfort , A. Metelmann

Quantum metrology with nonclassical states offers a promising route to improved precision in physical measurements. The quantum effects of Schr{\"o}dinger-cat superpositions or entanglements allow measurement uncertainties to reach below…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-11 Y. A. Yang , W. -T. Luo , J. -L. Zhang , S. -Z. Wang , Chang-Ling Zou , T. Xia , Z. -T. Lu

Quantum superpositions of coherent states are produced both in microwave and optical domains, and are considered realizations of the famous "Schr\"odinger cat" state. The recent progress shows an increase in the number of components and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-08-08 D. B. Horoshko , G. Patera , M. I. Kolobov

Magnon cat state represents a macroscopic quantum superposition of collective magnetic excitations of large number spins that not only provides fundamental tests of macroscopic quantum effects but also finds applications in quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-13 Feng-Xiao Sun , Sha-Sha Zheng , Yang Xiao , Qihuang Gong , Qiongyi He , Ke Xia

We propose a novel method for generating Schr\"odinger-cat states -- defined as equal superpositions of arbitrary coherent states -- using a concise sequence of rapid twist-and-turn pulses. We demonstrate that the required shearing strength…

We propose a method to generate an optical Schr\"odinger-cat-like state in a cavity in a substantial decoherence regime. Even when the cavity decay rate is considerably large, a cat-like state can be generated in a laser-like setting if the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-30 Daeho Yang , Junki Kim , Moonjoo Lee , Young-Tak Chough , Kyungwon An

Schr\"odinger cat states, quantum superpositions of macroscopically distinct classical states, are an important resource for quantum communication, quantum metrology and quantum computation. Especially, cat states in a phase space protected…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-29 X. L. He , Yong Lu , D. Q. Bao , Hang Xue , W. B. Jiang , Zhen Wang , A. F. Roudsari , Per Delsing , J. S. Tsai , Z. R. Lin

The Schr\"odinger cat state plays a crucial role in quantum theory, and has important fundamental as well as technological implications, ranging from quantum measurement theory to quantum computers. The power of the potential implications…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-07-12 Utkarsh Mishra , Aditi Sen De , Ujjwal Sen

The multimode even and odd coherent states (multimode Schroedinger cat states) are constructed for polymode parametric oscillators of the electromagnetic field. The evolution of the photon distribution function is evaluated explicitly. The…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-25 V. V. Dodonov , V. I. Man'ko , D. E. Nikonov

The generation of non-Gaussian quantum states is a key requirement for universal continuous-variable quantum information processing. We report the experimental generation of large-amplitude squeezed coherent-state superpositions (squeezed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-15 Lucas Caron , Hector Simon , Hugo Basset , Romaric Journet , Rosa Tualle-Brouri

The recent experiment on superconducting quantum interference device provides new opportunity to clarify the fundamental interpretation of quantum mechanics. After analyzing this and relevant experiments, we claim the point of view that the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 Guang-jiong Ni

In this paper we re-investigate the core of Schroedinger's 'cat paradox'. We argue that one has to distinguish clearly between superpositions of macroscopic cat states and superpositions of entangled states which comprise both the state of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 S. Rinner , E. Werner

We propose a high-rate generation method of optical Schr\"{o}dinger's cat states. Thus far, photon subtraction from squeezed vacuum states has been a standard method in cat-state generation, but its constraints on experimental parameters…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-13 Kan Takase , Jun-ichi Yoshikawa , Warit Asavanant , Mamoru Endo , Akira Furusawa

We consider the generation of Schr{\"o}dinger cat states using a quantum measurement-induced logical gate where entanglement between the input state of the target oscillator and the Fock state of the ancillary system produced by the quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-16 N. G. Veselkova , Roman Goncharov , Alexei D. Kiselev

Macroscopic quantum optical effects (Schrodinger cat states, squeezing, collapse and revival) for light beams propagating in an inhomogeneous linear medium are demonstrated using exact analytical solutions of wave equation. It is shown that…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-22 Nikolai I. Petrov

A misunderstanding of entangled states has spawned decades of concern about quantum measurements and a plethora of quantum interpretations. The "measurement state" or "Schrodinger's cat state" of a superposed quantum system and its detector…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-10-28 Art Hobson

The ability of matter to be superposed at two different locations while being intrinsically connected by a quantum phase is among the most counterintuitive predictions of quantum physics. While such superpositions have been created for a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-04-13 D. Kienzler , C. Flühmann , V. Negnevitsky , H. -Y. Lo , M. Marinelli , D. Nadlinger , J. P. Home