Measurement-based generation of shaped single photons and coherent state superpositions in optical cavities
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Lecamwasam, Ruvindha; Hush, Michael; James, Matthew; Carvalho, Andre
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We propose related schemes to generate arbitrarily shaped single photons, i.e., photons with an arbitrary temporal profile, and coherent state superpositions using simple optical elements. The first system consists of two coupled cavities, a memory cavity and a shutter cavity, containing a second-order optical nonlinearity and electro-optic modulator (EOM), respectively. Photodetection events of the shutter cavity output herald preparation of a single photon in the memory cavity, which may be...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Lecamwasam, Ruvindha | |
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dc.contributor.author | Hush, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | James, Matthew | |
dc.contributor.author | Carvalho, Andre | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-20T20:57:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-20T20:57:16Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1050-2947 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/218213 | |
dc.description.abstract | We propose related schemes to generate arbitrarily shaped single photons, i.e., photons with an arbitrary temporal profile, and coherent state superpositions using simple optical elements. The first system consists of two coupled cavities, a memory cavity and a shutter cavity, containing a second-order optical nonlinearity and electro-optic modulator (EOM), respectively. Photodetection events of the shutter cavity output herald preparation of a single photon in the memory cavity, which may be stored by immediately changing the optical length of the shutter cavity with the EOM after detection. On-demand readout of the photon, with arbitrary shaping, can be achieved through modulation of the EOM. The second scheme consists of a memory cavity with two outputs, which are interfered, phase shifted, and measured. States that closely approximate a coherent state superposition can be produced through postselection for sequences of detection events, with more photon detection events leading to a larger superposition. We furthermore demonstrate that no-knowledge feedback can be easily implemented in this system and used to preserve the superposition state, as well as provide an extra control mechanism for state generation | |
dc.description.sponsorship | We gratefully acknowledge support by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (Project No. CE110001027), and an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. M.R.H. acknowledges funding from an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project (Project No. DP140101779). | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | American Physical Society | |
dc.rights | Ruvi Lecamwasam now added in Aries. | |
dc.rights | © 2017 American Physical Society | |
dc.source | Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics | |
dc.title | Measurement-based generation of shaped single photons and coherent state superpositions in optical cavities | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 95 | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-01-18 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 020503 - Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | a383154xPUB6357 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Lecamwasam, Ruvindha, College of Science, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hush, Michael, College of Science, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | James, Matthew, College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Carvalho, Andre, College of Science, ANU | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1103/PhysRevA.95.013828 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 970102 - Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-11-23T10:48:23Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-85009997119 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000392070800011 | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
dc.relation.uri | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140101779 | |
dc.relation.uri | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE1101027 | |
dc.provenance | https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/13634..."Published version can be made open access on institutional repository" from SHERPA/RoMEO site (as at 29.11.2021). | |
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