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Optical Schr\"{o}dinger cat states are non-Gaussian states with applications in quantum technologies, such as for building error-correcting states in quantum computing. Yet the efficient generation of high-fidelity optical Schr\"{o}dinger…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-17 Haoyuan Luo , Sahand Mahmoodian

Generating logical qubits, essential for error detection and correction in quantum computation, remains a critical challenge in continuous-variable (CV) optical quantum information processing. The Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill (GKP) code is a…

We present the generation of approximated coherent state superpositions - referred to as Schr\"odinger cat states - by the process of subtracting single photons from picosecond pulsed squeezed states of light at 830 nm. The squeezed vacuum…

Optical "Schr\"odinger cat" states, the non-classical superposition of two quasi-classical coherent states, serve as a basis for gedanken experiments testing quantum physics on mesoscopic scales and are increasingly recognized as a resource…

In optical quantum information processing with continuous variables, optical non-Gaussian quantum states are essential for universal and fault-tolerant quantum computation. Experimentally, their most typical generation method is photon…

Continuous-variable quantum information processing through quantum optics offers a promising platform for building the next generation of scalable fault-tolerant information processors. To achieve quantum computational advantages and fault…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-25 Rajveer Nehra , Miller Eaton , Olivier Pfister , Alireza Marandi

Non-Gaussian states (NGSs) with higher-order correlation properties have wide-range applications in quantum information processing. However, the generation of such states with high quality still faces practical challenges. Here, we propose…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-08 Dong-Long Hu , Jia-Jin Zou , Feng-Xiao Sun , Jie-Qiao Liao , Qiongyi He , Ze-Liang Xiang

Disposing of simple and efficient sources for photonic states with non-classical photon statistics is of paramount importance for implementing quantum computation and communication protocols. In this work, we propose an innovative approach…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-03 M. F. Melalkia , J. Huynh , S. Tanzilli , V. D'Auria , J. Etesse

Recently, using conditioning approaches on the high-harmonic generation process induced by intense laser-atom interactions, we have developed a new method for the generation of optical Schr\"odinger cat states (M. Lewenstein et al.,…

Until now, Schr\"odinger's cat states are generated by subtracting single photons from the whole bandwidth of squeezed vacua. However, it was pointed out recently that the achievable purities are limited in such method (J. Yoshikawa, W.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-01-10 Warit Asavanant , Kota Nakashima , Yu Shiozawa , Jun-ichi Yoshikawa , Akira Furusawa

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 to use cavity Rydberg electromagnetically induced transparency to generate Schr\"odinger cat states of optical photons. We predict that this should make it possible to generate states with relatively large mean photon numbers.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-08 Hendrik Hegels , Thomas Stolz , Gerhard Rempe , Stephan Dürr

Microscopic Schr{\"o}dinger cat states are generated from quantum correlated fields using a probabilistic heralding photon subtraction event. Subsequent quantum state tomography provides complete information about the state with typical…

In the field of continuous-variable quantum information processing, non-Gaussian states with negative values of the Wigner function are crucial for the development of a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer. While several non-Gaussian…

We proposed and analyzed a scheme to generate large-size Schr\"{o}dinger cat states based on linear operations of Fock states and squeezed vacuum states and conditional measurements. By conducting conditional measurements via photon number…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-04 Hongbin Song , Guofeng Zhang , Xiaoqiang Wang , Hidehiro Yonezawa , Kaiquan Fan

The paper considers the possibility of generating different non-Gaussian states using the entangled state photon measurement scheme. In the paper, we have proposed a way to explicitly find the wave function and the Wigner function of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-27 E. N. Bashmakova , S. B. Korolev , T. Yu. Golubeva

We propose an efficient way to generate optical analogs of both even and odd Schrodinger cat states (SCSs) with high fidelity, large amplitude and reasonable generation rate. The resource consumed are a single-mode squeezed vacuum state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-23 Sergey A. Podoshvedov , Dmitry A. Kuts , Ba An Nguyen

We present what is to our knowledge the first implementation of a Schr\"odinger cat states "breeding" operation, which allows an iterative growth of these states. We thus report the experimental generation of a squeezed Schr\"odinger cat…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-12-11 Jean Etesse , Martin Bouillard , Bhaskar Kanseri , Rosa Tualle-Brouri

The squeezed cat state, an essential quantum resource, can be used for quantum error correction and slowing decoherence of the optical cat state. However, preparing a squeezed cat state with high generation rate, and effectively…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-26 Meihong Wang , Miao Zhang , Zhongzhong Qin , Qiang Zhang , Li Zeng , Xiaolong Su , Changde Xie , Kunchi Peng

Squeezed Schr\"odinger cat states are a valuable resource for quantum error correction and quantum computing. In this paper, we investigate the gate for generating such states in the optical regime. Our scheme is based on the entanglement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-28 A. V. Baeva , A. S. Losev , I. V. Sokolov
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