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We propose a scheme for generating the Schr\"{o}dinger cat state based on geometric operations by a nanomechanical resonator coupled to a superconducting charge qubit. The charge qubit, driven by two strong classical fields, interacts with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-01-14 Jian-Qi Zhang , Wei Xiong , Shuo Zhang , Yong Li , Mang Feng

We propose a scheme to implement a two-qubit controlled-phase gate for single atomic qubits, which works in principle with nearly ideal success probability and fidelity. Our scheme is based on the cavity input-output process and the single…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-11-08 Jaeyoon Cho , Hai-Woong Lee

We theoretically propose a method for on-demand generation of traveling Schr\"odinger cat states, namely, quantum superpositions of distinct coherent states of traveling fields. This method is based on deterministic generation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-27 Hayato Goto , Zhirong Lin , Tsuyoshi Yamamoto , Yasunobu Nakamura

We propose a scheme to engineer Schr\"{o}dinger-cat states of propagating optical pulses. Multi-dimensional and multi-partite cat states can be generated simply by reflecting coherent optical pulses successively from a single-atom cavity.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Wang , L. -M. Duan

In this paper, we are interested in detecting the presence of a nearby phase-sensitive object, where traveling light works out under a low-photon loss rate. Here we investigate the optimal quantum phase estimation with generalized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-07-30 Seung-Woo Lee , Su-Yong Lee , Jaewan Kim

Non-Gaussian states, and specifically the paradigmatic Schr\"odinger cat state, are well-known to be very sensitive to losses. When propagating through damping channels, these states quickly loose their non-classical features and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-15 H. Le Jeannic , A. Cavaillès , K. Huang , R. Filip , J. Laurat

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…

Both discrete and continuous systems can be used to encode quantum information. Most quantum computation schemes propose encoding qubits in two-level systems, such as a two-level atom or an electron spin. Others exploit the use of an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-05-18 Hilma Vasconcelos , Liliana Sanz , Scott Glancy

Given a source of two coherent state superpositions with small separation in a traveling wave optical setting, we show that by interference and balanced homodyne measurement it is possible to conditionally prepare a symmetrically placed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-11-23 P. Adam , T. Kiss , Z. Darázs , I. Jex

Quantum non-Gaussian gate is a missing piece to the realization of continuous-variable universal quantum operations in the optical system. In a measurement-based implementation of the cubic phase gate, a lowest-order non-Gaussian gate,…

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

We propose an all-electrically controlled nanodevice - a gated semiconductor nanowire - capable of generating a coherent state of a single electron trapped in a harmonic oscillator or superposition of such coherent states - the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-12 J. Pawłowski , P. Szumniak , S. Bednarek

Schr\"odinger-cat (SC) states are an important resource for continuous-variable quantum computing and quantum metrology. In our previous work [JOSA B, 42, 2 (2025)], we proposed a probabilistic protocol for generating bright squeezed SC…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-26 V. L. Gorshenin

A single laser-cooled and trapped 9Be+ ion is used to investigate methods of coherent quantum-state synthesis and quantum logic. We create and characterize nonclassical states of motion including "Schroedinger-cat" states. A fundamental…

We show that using the process of one-axis-twist squeezing in an echo configuration, it is possible to control the orientation of the macroscopic magnetic moment of a large number of atoms by manipulating the quantum state of a single atom…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-28 Jinyang Li , Gregorio R. M. da Silva , Schuyler Kain , Selim M. Shahriar

We propose and analyze a setup to tailor the wave functions of the quantum states. Our setup is based on the quantum teleportation circuit, but instead of the usual two-mode squeezed state, two-mode non-Gaussian entangled state is used.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-06 Warit Asavanant , Kan Takase , Kosuke Fukui , Mamoru Endo , Jun-ichi Yoshikawa , Akira Furusawa

We design a controlled-phase gate for linear optical quantum computing by using photodetectors that cannot resolve photon number. An intrinsic error-correction circuit corrects errors introduced by the detectors. Our controlled-phase gate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-29 Mark M. Wilde , Federico Spedalieri , Jonathan P. Dowling , Hwang Lee

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

The manuscript investigates the entropy squeezing of a qubit (two-level atom) interacting with the cavity field in the Schr\"odinger cat states. The effects of the Schr\"odinger cat states of the field on the squeezing are examined. Our…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-10-25 Wei-Guang Wang , Xue-Qun Yan , Jiu-Ming LI

We propose a multiphoton heralding scheme using an optical parametric amplifier (OPA) that converts squeezed vacuum into two families of non-Gaussian states: large-amplitude squeezed Schr\"odinger cat states and low-order parity-selective…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-25 Yusuf Turek , Ming-Yan Sun , Xiao-Xi Yao