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We report on experimental verification of quantum non-Gaussianity of a heralded single photon state with positive Wigner function. We unambiguously demonstrate that the generated state cannot be expressed as a mixture of Gaussian states. A…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-11-16 Miroslav Jezek , Ivo Straka , Michal Micuda , Miloslav Dusek , Jaromir Fiurasek , Radim Filip

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

We introduce a family of criteria to detect quantum non-Gaussian states of a harmonic oscillator, that is, quantum states that can not be expressed as a convex mixture of Gaussian states. In particular we prove that, for convex mixtures of…

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

We study the problem of determining the photon number statistics of an unknown quantum state by simultaneously measuring conjugate quadratures with double homodyne detectors. Classically, the sum of the squared outputs of the two homodyne…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-29 Bing Qi , Pavel Lougovski , Brian P. Williams

Quantum correlations are at the core of current developments in quantum technologies. Certification protocols of entanglement and steering, suitable for continuous-variable non-Gaussian states are scarce and generally highly demanding from…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-06 Carlos E. Lopetegui , Manuel Gessner , Matteo Fadel , Nicolas Treps , Mattia Walschaers

Quantum coherence in bosonic systems is a fundamental resource for quantum technology applications. In this work, we introduce a framework for analyzing coherence in the Fock-state basis, utilizing context-dependent certification to reveal…

Non-Gaussianity is a key resource for achieving quantum advantages in bosonic platforms. Here, we investigate the symplectic rank: a novel non-Gaussianity monotone that satisfies remarkable operational and resource-theoretic properties.…

We present a scheme for quantum random-number generation from an untrusted measurement device and a trusted source and demonstrate it experimentally. No assumptions about noise or imperfections in the measurement are required, and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-26 Kieran Neil Wilkinson , Casper Ahl Breum , Tobias Gehring , Jonatan Bohr Brask

We address the joint estimation of changes in the position and linear momentum of a quantum particle or, equivalently, changes in the complex field of a bosonic mode. Although these changes are generated by non-commuting operators, we show…

Non-gaussianity represents the statistical signature of physical processes such as turbulence. It can also be used as a powerful tool to discriminate between competing cosmological scenarios. A canonical analysis of non-gaussianity is based…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 O. Forni , N. Aghanim

Randomness is a key feature of quantum physics. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle reveals the existence of an intrinsic noise, usually explored through Gaussian squeezed states. Due to their insufficiency for quantum advantage, the focus…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-20 Vojtěch Kala , Jiří Fadrný , Michal Neset , Jan Bílek , Petr Marek , Miroslav Ježek

We experimentally verify the quantum non-Gaussian character of a conditionally generated noisy squeezed single-photon state with positive Wigner function. Employing an optimized witness based on probabilities of squeezed vacuum and squeezed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-30 M. Jezek , A. Tipsmark , R. Dong , J. Fiurasek , L. Mista , R. Filip , U. L. Andersen

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

The exploration of tomography of bosonic Gaussian states is presumably as old as quantum optics, but only recently, their precise and rigorous study have been moving into the focus of attention, motivated by technological developments. In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-22 Lennart Bittel , Francesco A. Mele , Jens Eisert , Antonio A. Mele

Efficiently certifying non-Gaussian entanglement in continuous-variable quantum systems is a central challenge for advancing quantum information processing, photonic quantum computing, and metrology. Here, we put forward continuous-variable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-23 Serge Deside , Tobias Haas , Nicolas J. Cerf

Multiple photon subtraction applied to a displaced phase-averaged coherent state, which is a non-Gaussian classical state, produces conditional states with a non trivial (positive) Glauber-Sudarshan $P$-representation. We theoretically and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-12-02 Stefano Olivares , Alessia Allevi , Maria Bondani

We derive exceedingly simple practical procedures revealing the quantum nature of states and measurements by the violation of classical upper bounds on the statistics of arbitrary measurements. Data analysis is minimum and definite…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-04-28 Ángel Rivas , Alfredo Luis

Gaussian states, operations, and measurements are central building blocks for continuous-variable quantum information processing which paves the way for abundant applications, especially including network-based quantum computation and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-06 Mengzhen Zhang

We address detection of quantum non-Gaussian states, i.e. nonclassical states that cannot be expressed as a convex mixture of Gaussian states, and present a method to derive a new family of criteria based on generic linear functionals. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-23 Catherine Hughes , Marco G. Genoni , Tommaso Tufarelli , Matteo G. A. Paris , M. S. Kim