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We report on direct experimental certification of the quantum non-Gaussian character of a photon-number resolving detector. The certification protocol is based on an adaptation of the existing quantum non-Gaussianity criteria for quantum…

Optics · Physics 2022-08-29 Jan Grygar , Josef Hloušek , Jaromír Fiurášek , Miroslav Ježek

Gaussian states are ubiquitous in quantum optics and information processing, and it is essential to have effective tools for their characterization. One such tool is a photon-number-resolving detector, and the simplest configuration…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-12 Arik Avagyan , Emanuel Knill , Scott Glancy

Conditional Measurement scheme which employs linear optical elements and photon detection is the fertile ground for nonclassical state generation. We consider a simple setup that requires a coherent state and a number state as inputs of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-30 Devibala Esakkimuthu , Basherrudin Mahmud Ahmed A

We address both theoretically and experimentally the generation of pulsed non-Gaussian states from classical Gaussian ones by means of conditional measurements. The setup relies on a beam splitter and a pair of linear photodetectors able to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-13 A. Allevi , A. Andreoni , M. Bondani , M. G. Genoni , S. Olivares

Non-Gaussian quantum states and operations are essential tools for multiple quantum information protocols exploiting light as information career. In this context, a key role is played by schemes operating with continuous wave light, in…

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

Proofs of the quantum advantage available in imaging or detecting objects under quantum illumination can rely on optimal measurements without specifying what they are. We use the continuous-variable Gaussian quantum information formalism to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-04 Hao Yang , Wojciech Roga , Jonathan D. Pritchard , John Jeffers

The quantum theory of the electromagnetic field enables the description of multiphoton states exhibiting nonclassical statistical properties, often reflected in non-Gaussian phase-space distributions. While non-Gaussianity alone does not…

Photonic quantum computing has gained significant interest in recent years due to its potential for scaling to large numbers of qubits. A critical requirement for fault-tolerant quantum computation is the reliable generation of non-Gaussian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-20 S. Ismailzadeh , B. Abedi Ravan

Quantum Non-Gaussian states are considered as a useful resource for many tasks in quantum information processing, from quantum metrology and quantum sensing to quantum communication and quantum key distribution. Another useful tool that is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-31 Seid Koudia , Abdelhakim Gharbi

Leveraging the unique quantum properties of non-Gaussian states is crucial for advancing continuous variable quantum technologies. Recent experimental advancements in generating non-Gaussian states, coupled with theoretical findings of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-24 Jonas F. G. Santos

Light is an essential tool for connections between quantum devices and for diagnostic of processes in quantum technology. Both applications deal with advanced nonclassical states beyond Gaussian coherent and squeezed states. Current…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-08-07 Lukáš Lachman , Ivo Straka , Josef Hloušek , Miroslav Ježek , Radim Filip

Triple-photon states generated by three-mode spontaneous parametric down-conversion are the paradigm of unconditional non-Gaussian states, essential assets for quantum advantage. How to fully characterize their non-Gaussian entanglement…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-15 Da Zhang , David Barral , Yanpeng Zhang , Min Xiao , Kamel Bencheikh

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

Light-matter interactions that are nonlinear with respect to the photon number reveal the true quantum nature of coherent states. We characterize how coherent states depart from Gaussian by the emergence of negative values in their Wigner…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-19 M. Uria , A. Maldonado-Trapp , C. Hermann-Avigliano , P. Solano

We study the measurement-induced non-Gaussian operation on the single- and two-mode \textit{Gaussian} squeezed vacuum states with beam splitters and on-off type photon detectors, with which \textit{mixed non-Gaussian} states are generally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Akira Kitagawa , Masahiro Takeoka , Kentaro Wakui , Masahide Sasaki

Gaussian quantum states hold special importance in the continuous variable (CV) regime. In quantum information science, the understanding and characterization of central resources such as entanglement may strongly rely on the knowledge of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-07-21 A. S. Coelho , F. A. S. Barbosa , K. N. Cassemiro , M. Martinelli , A. S. Villar , P. Nussenzveig

We present a detailed analytic framework for studying multimode non-Gaussian states that are conditionally generated when few modes of a multimode Gaussian state are subject to photon-number-resolving detectors. From the output state Wigner…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-22 Daiqin Su , Casey R. Myers , Krishna Kumar Sabapathy

State conversion is a fundamental task in quantum information processing. Quantum resource theories allow for analyzing and bounding conversions that use restricted sets of operations. In the context of continuous-variable systems, state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-06 Oliver Hahn , Maxime Garnier , Giulia Ferrini , Alessandro Ferraro , Ulysse Chabaud

In this work, we introduce a non-Gaussian quantum state named excited squeezed vacuum state (ESVS), which can be ustilized to describe quantum light field emitted from the multiphoton quantum process occurred in some restricted quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Xubing Tang , Fang Gao , Yaoxiong Wan , Jianguang Wu , Feng Shuang