The large-photon-number quantum state is a fundamental but nonresolved request for practical quantum information applications.We propose an N-photon state generation scheme that is feasible and scalable,using lithium ...The large-photon-number quantum state is a fundamental but nonresolved request for practical quantum information applications.We propose an N-photon state generation scheme that is feasible and scalable,using lithium niobate on insulator circuits.Such a scheme is based on the integration of a common building block called photon-number doubling unit(PDU)for deterministic single-photon parametric downconversion and upconversion.The PDU relies on a 107-optical-quality-factor resonator and mW-level on-chip power,which is within the current fabrication and experimental limits.N-photon state generation schemes,with cluster and Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger state as examples,are shown for different quantum tasks.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2019YFA0705000)the Key R&D Program of Guangdong Province(No.2018B030329001)+4 种基金the Leading-edge Technology Program of Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation(No.BK20192001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51890861,11690033,and 11974178)the Excellent Research Program of Nanjing University(No.ZYJH002)the support of the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(No.BX2021122)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M711570).
文摘The large-photon-number quantum state is a fundamental but nonresolved request for practical quantum information applications.We propose an N-photon state generation scheme that is feasible and scalable,using lithium niobate on insulator circuits.Such a scheme is based on the integration of a common building block called photon-number doubling unit(PDU)for deterministic single-photon parametric downconversion and upconversion.The PDU relies on a 107-optical-quality-factor resonator and mW-level on-chip power,which is within the current fabrication and experimental limits.N-photon state generation schemes,with cluster and Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger state as examples,are shown for different quantum tasks.
