Engineering the quantum states of light in a Kerr-nonlinear resonator by two-photon driving

Quantum Computing: An engineered quantum box for Schrodinger’s cat Efficient preparation of the so called photonic Schrodinger’s cat states, is possible by engineering the energy levels in a quantum box. We propose an approach for fast, high-fidelity preparation and manipulation of cat states in a n...

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Autores principales: Shruti Puri, Samuel Boutin, Alexandre Blais
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1ff90e15f7d0470d859515a9a5c4930b2021-12-02T15:10:33ZEngineering the quantum states of light in a Kerr-nonlinear resonator by two-photon driving10.1038/s41534-017-0019-12056-6387https://doaj.org/article/1ff90e15f7d0470d859515a9a5c4930b2017-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-017-0019-1https://doaj.org/toc/2056-6387Quantum Computing: An engineered quantum box for Schrodinger’s cat Efficient preparation of the so called photonic Schrodinger’s cat states, is possible by engineering the energy levels in a quantum box. We propose an approach for fast, high-fidelity preparation and manipulation of cat states in a nonlinear cavity by the use of a parametric drive. This preparation is robust against single-photon loss from the cavity and as we show, can be easily realized using superconducting circuits. The robustness of the engineered subspace to higher-order circuit nonlinearities makes this implementation favorable and of immediate practical importance for realization of a scalable, hardware efficient platform for universal quantum computation. Our scheme offers significant improvements over existing techniques for preparation of cat states which become increasingly burdensome because of noise and for large sized cats.Shruti PuriSamuel BoutinAlexandre BlaisNature PortfolioarticlePhysicsQC1-999Electronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENnpj Quantum Information, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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Shruti Puri
Samuel Boutin
Alexandre Blais
Engineering the quantum states of light in a Kerr-nonlinear resonator by two-photon driving
description Quantum Computing: An engineered quantum box for Schrodinger’s cat Efficient preparation of the so called photonic Schrodinger’s cat states, is possible by engineering the energy levels in a quantum box. We propose an approach for fast, high-fidelity preparation and manipulation of cat states in a nonlinear cavity by the use of a parametric drive. This preparation is robust against single-photon loss from the cavity and as we show, can be easily realized using superconducting circuits. The robustness of the engineered subspace to higher-order circuit nonlinearities makes this implementation favorable and of immediate practical importance for realization of a scalable, hardware efficient platform for universal quantum computation. Our scheme offers significant improvements over existing techniques for preparation of cat states which become increasingly burdensome because of noise and for large sized cats.
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Alexandre Blais
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title Engineering the quantum states of light in a Kerr-nonlinear resonator by two-photon driving
title_short Engineering the quantum states of light in a Kerr-nonlinear resonator by two-photon driving
title_full Engineering the quantum states of light in a Kerr-nonlinear resonator by two-photon driving
title_fullStr Engineering the quantum states of light in a Kerr-nonlinear resonator by two-photon driving
title_full_unstemmed Engineering the quantum states of light in a Kerr-nonlinear resonator by two-photon driving
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