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A coherent state of many spins contains quantum entanglement which increases with a decrease in the collective spin value. We present a scheme to engineer this class of pure state based on incoherent spin pumping with a few collective…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-10-07 Hongyi Yu , Yu Luo , Wang Yao

The future of integrated quantum photonics relies heavily on the ability to engineer refined methods for preparing the quantum states needed to implement various quantum protocols. An important example of such states are quantum-correlated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-28 Jesper B. Christensen , Jacob G. Koefoed , Karsten Rottwitt , Colin. J. McKinstrie

Leveraging the unique properties of quantum entanglement, quantum entanglement distribution networks support multiple quantum information applications and are essential to the development of quantum networks. However, its practical…

The prospect of using the quantum nature of light for secure communication keeps spurring the search and investigation of suitable sources of entangled-photons. Semiconductor quantum dots are arguably the most attractive. They can generate…

In photonic quantum information processing, quantum operations using nonlinear photon-photon interactions are vital for implementing two-qubit gates and enabling faithful entanglement swapping. However, due to the weak interaction between…

We show that measurement-based quantum computation on scalable continuous-variable (CV) cluster states admits more quantum-circuit flexibility and compactness than similar protocols for standard square-lattice CV cluster states. This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-06-28 Rafael N. Alexander , Nicolas C. Menicucci

The successful development of future photonic quantum technologies heavily depends on the possibility of realizing robust, reliable and, crucially, scalable nanophotonic devices. In integrated networks, quantum emitters can be deployed as…

Entanglement in high-dimensional quantum systems, where one or more degrees of freedom of light are involved, offers increased information capacities and enables new quantum protocols. Here, we demonstrate a functional source of…

We show that scalable multipartite entanglement among light fields may be generated by optical parametric oscillators (OPO). The tripartite entanglement existent among the three bright beams produced by a single OPO -- pump, signal, and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-02-12 Katiuscia N. Cassemiro , Alessandro S. Villar

We theoretically investigate the generation of two entangled beams of light in the process of single-pass type-I noncollinear frequency degenerate parametric downconversion with an ultrashort pulsed pump. We find the spatio-temporal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-09 L. La Volpe , S. De , M. I. Kolobov , V. Parigi , C. Fabre , N. Treps , D. B. Horoshko

Quantum entanglement constitutes a pivotal resource, serving as a fundamental cornerstone within the field of quantum information science. In recent years, the study of vortex light entanglement has garnered widespread attention due to its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-08 Fan Meng , Hao Zhu , Xin-Yao Huang , Guo-Feng Zhang

Photonic entangled states lie at the heart of quantum science for the demonstrations of quantum mechanics foundations and supply as a key resource for approaching various quantum technologies. An integrated realization of such states will…

Optics · Physics 2013-11-14 H. Jin , P. Xu , X. W. Luo , H. Y. Leng , Y. X. Gong , S. N. Zhu

Photonic entanglement source and quantum memory are two basic building blocks of linear-optical quantum computation and long-distance quantum communication. In the past decades, intensive researches have been carried out, and remarkable…

The exploitation of quantum coherence at the level of propagation represents a powerful paradigm for quantum communication networks. In this work, we show that the coherent superposition of spatially distinct communication links enables…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-14 Claudio Pellitteri , Rajiuddin Sk , Marcello Caleffi , Angela Sara Cacciapuoti

Sources of quantum light, in particular correlated photon pairs that are indistinguishable in all degrees of freedom, are the fundamental resource that enables continuous-variable quantum computation and paradigms such as Gaussian boson…

We report on our research effort to generate large-scale multipartite optical-mode entanglement using as few physical resources as possible. We have previously shown that cluster- and GHZ-type N-partite continuous-variable entanglement can…

Quantum networks are natural scenarios for the communication of information among distributed parties, and the arena of promising schemes for distributed quantum computation. Measurement-based quantum computing is a prominent example of how…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-14 Mario Arnolfo Ciampini , Paolo Mataloni , Mauro Paternostro

Photons can undergo spin-orbit coupling, by which the polarization (spin) and spatial profile (orbit) of the electromagnetic field interact and mix. Strong photonic spin-orbit coupling may reportedly arise from light propagation confined in…

Optics · Physics 2023-08-08 Chang Kyun Ha , Eun Mi Kim , Kyoung Jun Moon , Myeong Soo Kang

Continuous-variable cluster states offer a potentially promising method of implementing a quantum computer. This paper extends and further refines theoretical foundations and protocols for experimental implementation. We give a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Mile Gu , Christian Weedbrook , Nicolas C. Menicucci , Timothy C. Ralph , Peter van Loock

In this letter, we investigate the quantum optical properties of driven-dissipative nonlinear systems in a cascade configuration. We show that pumping a nonlinear system with a state having a noncoherent statistics, can improve the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-24 Giuseppe Buonaiuto , Emiliano Cancellieri , David M. Whittaker