Methods for producing optical coherent state superpositions
JOSA B, Vol. 25, Issue 5, pp. 712-733 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.25.000712
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Abstract
We discuss several methods to produce superpositions of optical coherent states (also known as “cat states”). Cat states have remarkable properties that could allow them to be powerful tools for quantum information processing and metrology. A number of proposals for how one can produce cat states have appeared in the literature in recent years. We describe these proposals and present a new simulation and analysis of them incorporating practical issues such as photon loss, detector inefficiency, and limited strength of nonlinear interactions. We also examine how each would perform in a realistic experiment.
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OCIS Codes
(190.3270) Nonlinear optics : Kerr effect
(270.0270) Quantum optics : Quantum optics
(270.6570) Quantum optics : Squeezed states
(270.5585) Quantum optics : Quantum information and processing
ToC Category:
Quantum Optics
History
Original Manuscript: October 3, 2007
Revised Manuscript: January 11, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: February 20, 2008
Published: April 16, 2008
Citation
Scott Glancy and Hilma Macedo de Vasconcelos, "Methods for producing optical coherent state superpositions," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 25, 712-733 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-25-5-712
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