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We propose a universal scheme for the probabilistic generation of an arbitrary multimode entangled state of light with finite expansion in Fock basis. The suggested setup involves passive linear optics, single photon sources, strong…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. Fiurasek , S. Massar , N. J. Cerf

An efficient, scalable source of shaped single photons that can be directly integrated with optical fiber networks and quantum memories is at the heart of many protocols in quantum information science. We demonstrate a deterministic source…

Photon subtraction from squeezed states is a powerful scheme to create good approximation of so-called Schr\"odinger cat states. However, conventional continuous-wave-based methods actually involve some impurity in squeezing of localized…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-08 Jun-ichi Yoshikawa , Warit Asavanant , Akira Furusawa

Solid-state quantum emitters coupled to integrated photonic nanostructures are quintessential for exploring fundamental phenomena in cavity quantum electrodynamics and widely employed in photonic quantum technologies such as non-classical…

We propose a scheme for generating a high-purity single photon on the basis of cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED). This scheme employs a four-level system including two excited states, two ground states, and two driving lasers; this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-12 Seigo Kikura , Rui Asaoka , Masato Koashi , Yuuki Tokunaga

Trends in photonic quantum information follow closely the technical progress in classical optics and telecommunications. In this regard, advances in multiplexing optical communications channels have also been pursued for the generation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-17 E. S. Gómez , S. Gómez , I. Machuca , A. Cabello , S. Pádua , S. P. Walborn , G. Lima

Generating large multiphoton entangled states is of main interest due to enabling universal photonic quantum computing and all-optical quantum repeater nodes. These applications exploit measurement-based quantum computation using cluster…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-22 H. Cao , L. M. Hansen , F. Giorgino , L. Carosini , P. Zahalka , F. Zilk , J. C. Loredo , P. Walther

A scheme for optimal Gaussian cloning of optical coherent states is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Its optical realization is based entirely on simple linear optical elements and homodyne detection. The optimality of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Ulrik L. Andersen , Vincent Josse , Gerd Leuchs

Non-Gaussian quantum states have been deterministically prepared and autonomously stabilized in single- and two-mode circuit quantum electrodynamics architectures via engineered dissipation. However, it is currently unknown how to scale up…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-19 Petr Zapletal , Andreas Nunnenkamp , Matteo Brunelli

On-chip generation of high-purity single photons is essential for scalable photonic quantum technologies. Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) is widely used to generate photon pairs for heralded single-photon sources, but…

Quantum states of light play a pivotal role in modern science[1] and future photonic applications[2]. While impressive progress has been made in their generation and manipulation with high fidelities, the common table-top approach is…

Semiconductor quantum dots in microcavities are an excellent platform for the efficient generation of indistinguishable single photons. However, their use in a wide range of quantum technologies requires their controlled fabrication and…

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

The paper considers the possibility of generating different non-Gaussian states using the entangled state photon measurement scheme. In the paper, we have proposed a way to explicitly find the wave function and the Wigner function of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-27 E. N. Bashmakova , S. B. Korolev , T. Yu. Golubeva

An optical source that produces single photon pulses on demand has potential applications in linear optics quantum computation, provided that stringent requirements on indistinguishability and collection efficiency of the generated photons…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Kiraz , M. Atature , A. Imamoglu

We propose and experimentally demonstrate non-destructive and noiseless removal (filtering) of vacuum states from an arbitrary set of coherent states of continuous variable systems. Errors i.e. vacuum states in the quantum information are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. Wittmann , D. Elser , U. L. Andersen , R. Filip , P. Marek , G. Leuchs

Optical "Schr\"odinger cat" states, the non-classical superposition of two quasi-classical coherent states, serve as a basis for gedanken experiments testing quantum physics on mesoscopic scales and are increasingly recognized as a resource…

Multi-photon Fock states have diverse applications such as optical quantum information processing. For the implementation of quantum information processing, it is desirable that Fock states be generated within the telecommunication…

Photonic cluster states are a crucial resource for optical quantum computing. Recently a quantum dot single photon source has been demonstrated to produce strings of photons in a linear cluster state, but high photon loss rates make it…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-31 Thomas Nutz , Antony Milne , Pete Shadbolt , Terry Rudolph

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