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We propose a method to generate large cluster states without using conditional (e.g., CNOT, C-phase) gates. Indeed, an arbitrarily large cluster state can be generated and expanded almost deterministically by single-qubit rotations and a…

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Recently, intensely driven laser-matter interactions have been used to connect the fields of strong laser field physics with quantum optics by generating non-classical states of light. Here, we make a further key step and show the potential…

Cat states are systems in a superposition of macroscopically distinguishable states; this superposition can be of either classically or quantum distinct state, regardless of the number of particles or modes involved. Here, we constructed an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-08-17 Shi-Long Liu , Qiang Zhou , Shi-Kai Liu , Yan Li , Yin-Hai Li , Zhi-Yuan Zhou , Guang-Can Guo , Bao-Sen Shi

We propose a novel method to generate non-classical states of a single-mode microwave field, and to produce macroscopic cat states by virtue of a three-level system with $\Delta$-shaped (or cyclic) transitions. This exotic system can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. P. Sun , Yu-xi Liu , L. F. Wei , Franco Nori

We show a general relationship between a superposition of macroscopically distinct states and sensitivity in quantum metrology. Generalized cat states are defined by using an index which extracts the coherence between macroscopically…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-18 Mamiko Tatsuta , Yuichiro Matsuzaki , Akira Shimizu

Cat states, with their unique phase-space interference properties, are ideal candidates for understanding fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and performing key quantum information processing tasks. However, they are highly…

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

In the domain of quantum metrology, cat states have demonstrated their utility despite their inherent fragility with respect to losses. Here, we introduce noise robust optical cat states which exhibit a metrological robustness for phase…

We show that projective measurements on quantum light can induce macroscopic cat states in many-electron systems driven by such light. Here we investigate the quantum dynamics of $N$ independent two-level electrons interacting with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Shohei Imai

The investigation of macroscopic quantum phenomena is a current active area of research that offers significant promise to advance the forefronts of both fundamental and applied quantum science. Utilizing the exquisite precision and control…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-09-26 Jack Clarke , Michael R. Vanner

We study a qubit-oscillator system, with a time-dependent coupling coefficient, and present a scheme for generating entangled Schr\"odinger-cat states with large mean photon numbers and also a scheme that protects the cat states against…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-23 Z. Xiao , T. Fuse , S. Ashhab , F. Yoshihara , K. Semba , M. Sasaki , M. Takeoka , J. P. Dowling

We show that one can exploit the representation of the Dicke state with magnetic quantum number $0$ in orthogonal bases to increase the probability of producing a large Kitten state or even a Cat state via dissipative one-axis twisting,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-03 Caspar Groiseau

Quantum physics allows for entanglement between microscopic and macroscopic objects, described by discrete and continuous variables, respectively. As in Schr\"odinger's famous cat gedanken experiment, a box enclosing the objects can keep…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-18 Bastian Hacker , Stephan Welte , Severin Daiss , Armin Shaukat , Stephan Ritter , Lin Li , Gerhard Rempe

The transition from quantum to classical physics remains an intensely debated question even though it has been investigated for more than a century. Further clarifications could be obtained by preparing macroscopic objects in spatial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-06-15 M. Abdi , P. Degenfeld-Schonburg , M. Sameti , C. Navarrete-Benlloch , M. J. Hartmann

Pure states are usually used to observe quantum phenomena. In this study, we show that a quantum superposition of spatially displaced mixed cat states can be generated within an optical waveguide via nonparaxial unitary evolution of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-01 N. I. Petrov

We propose an optomagnomechanical approach for preparing a cat-like superposition state of mechanical motion. Our protocol consists of two steps and is based on the magnomechanical system where the magnetostrictively induced displacement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-24 Hao-Tian Li , Hong-Bin Wang , Zi-Xu Lu , Jie Li

Rapid experimental progress has recently allowed the use of light to prepare macroscopic mechanical objects into nearly pure quantum states. This research field of quantum optomechanics opens new doors toward testing quantum mechanics, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 Yanbei Chen

The quantization of the electromagnetic field leads directly to the existence of quantum mechanical states, called Fock states, with an exact integer number of photons. Despite these fundamental states being long-understood, and despite…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-29 Nicholas Rivera , Jamison Sloan , Yannick Salamin , John D. Joannopoulos , Marin Soljacic

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

A recursive method for producing path-entangled states of light is presented. These states may find applications in quantum lithography and high-precision interferometric measurements. The required resources are single-photon sources,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 N. J. Cerf , J. Fiurasek , S. Iblisdir , S. Massar