The Virtual Quantum Optics Laboratory
The Virtual Quantum Optics Laboratory
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DOI：
10.1109/qce53715.2022.00091
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2021-05
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B. Cour;Marie-Aude Maynard;Parth Shroff;Gabriel Ko;E. Ellis
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B. Cour;Marie-Aude Maynard;Parth Shroff;Gabriel Ko;E. Ellis
我们提出了一个基于网络的软件工具--虚拟量子光学实验室(VQOL)，它可以用来设计和执行真实的量子光学实验模拟。图形用户界面允许用户快速构建和配置各种不同的光学实验，而运行时环境提供独特的可视化和分析功能。所有标准的线性光学组件以及热源、相干态和纠缠高斯态都是可用的。VQOL的一个独特方面是引入了非高斯测量，使用的探测器被建模为确定性设备，当光的幅度下降到给定阈值以上时，这些探测器会“滴答”。我们描述了基本的理论模型，并提供了一些说明性的例子。我们发现，VQOL忠实地再现了许多实验量子光学现象，既可以作为学生的有用教学工具，也可以作为实践者的有价值的研究工具。
We present a web-based software tool, the Virtual Quantum Optics Laboratory (VQOL), that may be used for designing and executing realistic simulations of quantum optics experiments. A graphical user interface allows one to rapidly build and configure a variety of different optical experiments, while the runtime environment provides unique capabilities for visualization and analysis. All standard linear optical components are available as well as sources of thermal, coherent, and entangled Gaussian states. A unique aspect of VQOL is the introduction of non-Gaussian measurements using detectors modeled as deterministic devices that "click" when the amplitude of the light falls above a given threshold. We describe the underlying theoretical models and provide some illustrative examples. We find that VQOL provides a faithful representation of many experimental quantum optics phenomena and may serve as both a useful instructional tool for students as well as a valuable research tool for practitioners.