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arXiv:1511.06538 · Physica Scripta

Double self-Kerr scheme for optical Schrödinger-cat state preparation

Петер Адам, Z. Darázs, T. Kiss, Matyas I. Mechler

Published Feb 1, 2011• 5 citations
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Abstract

We propose a scheme to prepare optical Schrödinger-cat states in a traveling wave setting. Two states are similarly prepared via the self-Kerr effect and after mixing them, one mode is measured by homodyne detection. In the other mode a superposition of coherent states is conditionally prepared. The advantage of the scheme is that assuming a small Kerr effect one can prepare with high probability one from a set of Schrödinger-cat states. The measured value of the quadrature provides the information, which state from the set is actually prepared.

DOI
10.1088/0031-8949/2011/t143/014002

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