English
Related papers

Related papers: Deterministic Free-Propagating Photonic Qubits wit…

200 papers

We propose the use of collective states of matter as a resource for the deterministic generation of quantum states of light, which are fundamental for quantum information technologies. Our minimal model consists of three emitters coupled to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-26 Oriol Rubies-Bigorda , Stuart J. Masson , Susanne F. Yelin , Ana Asenjo-Garcia

The ability to engineer the quantum state of traveling optical fields is a central requirement for quantum information science and technology, including quantum communication, computing and metrology. In this video article, we describe the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-02 Olivier Morin , Jianli Liu , Kun Huang , Felippe A. S. Barbosa , Claude Fabre , Julien Laurat

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

Generation of high fidelity photonic non-Gaussian states is a crucial ingredient for universal quantum computation using continous-variable platforms, yet it remains a challenge to do so efficiently. We present a general framework for a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-11-06 Daiqin Su , Casey R. Myers , Krishna Kumar Sabapathy

Non-Gaussian correlations in a pure state are inextricably linked with non-classical features, such as a non positive-definite Wigner function. In a commonly used simulation technique in ultracold atoms and quantum optics, known as the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-05 J. F. Corney , M. K. Olsen

Non-Gaussian quantum states, described by negative valued Wigner functions, are important both for fundamental tests of quantum physics and for emerging quantum information technologies. However, they are vulnerable to dissipation. It is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-11 B. Nugmanov , N. Zunikov , F. Ya. Khalili

Non-Gaussian states with Wigner negativity are of particular interest in quantum technology due to their potential applications in quantum computing and quantum metrology. However, how to create such states at a remote location remains a…

We propose a deterministic, measurement-free implementation of a cubic phase gate for continuous-variable quantum information processing. In our scheme, the applications of displacement and squeezing operations allow us to engineer the…

The novel quantum effects induced by the free-electron-photons interaction have attracted increasing interest due to their potential applications in ultrafast quantum information processing. Here, we propose a scheme to generate optical cat…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-21 Feng-Xiao Sun , Yiqi Fang , Qiongyi He , Yunquan Liu

Non-Gaussian states of light, such as GKP states, are essential resources for optical continuous-variable quantum computing. The ability to efficiently produce these states would open up tremendous prospects for quantum technologies in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-14 Hector Simon , Lucas Caron , Romaric Journet , Viviane Cotte , Rosa Tualle-Brouri

Highly nonclassical quantum states of light, characterized by Wigner functions with negative values, have been created so far only in a heralded fashion. In this case, the desired output emerges rarely and randomly from a quantum-state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-12-17 Jun-ichi Yoshikawa , Kenzo Makino , Shintaro Kurata , Peter van Loock , Akira Furusawa

Quantum non-Gaussian states of traveling light fields are crucial components of quantum information processing protocols; however, their preparation is experimentally challenging. In this paper, we discuss the minimal requirements imposed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-07 Jan Provazník , Olga Solodovnikova , Radim Filip , Petr Marek

Non-Gaussian operations are essential to exploit the quantum advantages in optical continuous variable quantum information protocols. We focus on mode-selective photon addition and subtraction as experimentally promising processes to create…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-08 Mattia Walschaers , Claude Fabre , Valentina Parigi , Nicolas Treps

Even though Gaussian quantum states of multimode light are promising quantum resources due to their scalability, non-Gaussianity is indispensable for quantum technologies, in particular to reach quantum computational advantage. However,…

In this article we introduce a novel quantum state, the perfect quantum optical vortex state which exhibits a highly localised distribution along a ring in the quadrature space. We examine its nonclassical properties using the Wigner…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-30 Anindya Banerji , Ravindra Pratap Singh , Dhruba Banerjee , Abir Bandyopadhyay

Gaussian states have played on important role in the physics of continuous-variable quantum systems. They are appealing for the experimental ease with which they can be produced, and for their compact and elegant mathematical description.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-04 Mattia Walschaers

In continuous-variable quantum information, non-Gaussian entangled states that are obtained from Gaussian entangled states via photon subtraction are known to contain more entanglement. This makes them better resources for quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-08-25 Kaushik P. Seshadreesan , Jonathan P. Dowling , Girish S. Agarwal

Non-Gaussian states of light are a critical resource for fault-tolerant quantum computing and enhanced metrology, but are typically faint and often obtained via post-selection. Here, we demonstrate the deterministic generation of a bright…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-22 Andrei Rasputnyi , Ilya Karuseichyk , Gerd Leuchs , Denis Seletskiy , Maria Chekhova

Non-Gaussian operations have been shown to enhance the fidelity of continuous variable quantum teleportation. However, a disadvantage of these non-Gaussian operations is that they are probabilistic in nature. In this article, we study the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-24 Chandan Kumar , Shikhar Arora

Recently, a non-Gaussian field, which may be a useful basis for entanglement distillation and efficient quantum teleportation, has been experimentally produced by subtracting a photon from a squeezed Gaussian field. We investigate the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 M. S. Kim , E. Park , P. L. Knight , H. Jeong