Quantum State Engineering with Novel Nonlinear Interferometric Techniques

采用新型非线性干涉技术的量子态工程

基本信息

批准号：
1806425
负责人：
Gautam Vemuri
金额：
$ 32万
依托单位：
Indiana University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-08-01 至 2022-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1806425&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Quantum State Engineering Novel Nonlinear

项目摘要

Classical physics underpins many of the technological advances in computers, optical communications, and mobile devices that have made profound impacts in daily life, the economy, and society. However, as technology pushes forward, following Moore's law in computer engineering, it is gradually reaching limits where classical physics will no longer suffice. At this point, electrical and optical engineers will need to use quantum physics, which, up to the end of 20th century, had been mostly the subject of fundamental study. A key component for quantum technologies will be the ability to engineer quantum states of light, or photons. This research project will address the problem of quantum state engineering by exploring new ways to control the shape of single-photon quantum states using quantum interference. Because single-photon states are a basic building block for quantum technologies, this project will support the development of practical and versatile quantum devices for applications such as quantum information processing. The table-top experiments in this project are also an ideal platform for training and preparing next generation quantum physicists. Undergraduate students and graduate students will be involved in this research program. This project will deepen their understanding of quantum physics, which in turn will promote further applications using quantum interference techniques.Photon indistinguishability is essential to achieve complete quantum interference, which is the key in many protocols in optical quantum information processing with linear optical elements. The achievement of photon indistinguishability in experiments is through mode matching of photon states. While spatial modes of optical fields are relatively easy to manage, the temporal modes are much more complicated, especially for ultra-short pulses. In this research program, this team will employ a recently developed nonlinear quantum interferometric technique to achieve custom engineering of the spectral and temporal modes of the quantum states produced from ultra-fast nonlinear optical interactions. The essence of the technique is in the manipulation of the spectral phase shift that controls the nonlinear interaction via quantum interference and leads to interference filtering and eventually engineering of the spectral profiles of the output states for single mode operation. This team will implement the technique experimentally and demonstrate its effectiveness with a multi-photon interference experiment to achieve the efficient production of transform-limited single-photon states in single modes. Quantum state engineering is important for experimental implementations of quantum information protocols. It can be used to tailor the temporal modes of the optical fields to fit the experimental requirement and thus has very practical significance in the study of quantum information processing. This investigation provides a new approach for quantum state engineering.This project is jointly funded by the Quantum Information Science (QIS) Program in the Physics Division in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, and the Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) Program in the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Division in the Engineering Directorate.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

古典物理学基于计算机，光学通信和移动设备的许多技术进步，这些技术进步对日常生活，经济和社会产生了深远的影响。但是，随着技术的前进，遵循摩尔在计算机工程方面的定律，它逐渐达到了古典物理不足的范围。在这一点上，电气和光学工程师将需要使用量子物理学，直到20世纪末，这主要是基本研究的主题。量子技术的关键组件将是能够设计光或光子的量子状态。该研究项目将通过探索使用量子干扰来控制单光子量子状态的新方法来解决量子状态工程的问题。由于单光子状态是量子技术的基本基础，因此该项目将支持用于量子信息处理等应用的实用和多功能量子设备的开发。该项目中的台式实验也是训练和准备下一代量子物理学家的理想平台。本科生和研究生将参与该研究计划。该项目将加深他们对量子物理学的理解，这反过来又将使用量子干扰技术促进进一步的应用。光子不可区分对于实现完全量子干扰至关重要，这是通过线性光学元素在光学量子信息处理中许多协议中的关键。实验中光子不可区分的实现是通过光子态的模式匹配。尽管光场的空间模式相对易于管理，但时间模式更为复杂，尤其是对于超短声脉冲。在该研究计划中，该团队将采用最近开发的非线性量子干涉技术来实现由超快速非线性光学相互作用产生的量子状态的光谱和时间模式的定制工程。该技术的本质在于对光谱相移的操纵，该光谱相移通过量子干扰来控制非线性相互作用，并导致干扰过滤，并最终用于单个模式操作的输出状态光谱状态的频谱剖面。该团队将通过多光子干扰实验实验实现该技术，并证明其有效性，以在单个模式下实现有效产生变换有限的单光子状态。量子状态工程对于量子信息协议的实验实现很重要。它可用于量身定制光场的时间模式以适合实验要求，因此在量子信息处理的研究中具有非常实际的意义。这项调查为量子状态工程提供了一种新的方法。该项目由数学和物理科学局的物理部门的量子信息科学（QIS）计划共同资助，以及电子，光子学和磁器（EPMD）计划（EPMD）计划在电气，通信和Cyber System in Evernation dection and Inderiant and Deive and Sative and Sative and Sation dectory and Sate dectory and Sate dectory and Sation dectory and sated and Satefore nssf and s.基金会的智力优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（6）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

Parametric amplifier for Bell measurement in continuous-variable quantum state teleportation

用于连续可变量子态隐形传态贝尔测量的参量放大器

DOI：
10.1103/physreva.102.032407
发表时间：
2020
期刊：
Physical Review A
影响因子：
2.9
作者：
Chen, Xin;Ou, Z. Y.
通讯作者：
Ou, Z. Y.

Direct Temporal Mode Measurement for the Characterization of Temporally Multiplexed High Dimensional Quantum Entanglement in Continuous Variables

用于表征连续变量中时间复用高维量子纠缠的直接时间模式测量

DOI：
10.1103/physrevlett.124.213603
发表时间：
2020
期刊：
Physical Review Letters
影响因子：
8.6
作者：
Nan Huo;Yuhong Liu;Jiamin Li;Liang Cui;Xin Chen;Rithwik Palivela;Tianqi Xie;Xiaoying Li;Z. Y. Ou
通讯作者：
Z. Y. Ou

Quantum state engineering by nonlinear quantum interference