Generation and manipulation of multiphoton quantum fields

Jonathan C. F. Matthews, Alberto Politi, André Stefanov +1 more

Fabio Dell’Anno, Silvio De Siena, Fabrizio Illuminati

Jueming Bao, Zhaorong Fu, Tanumoy Pramanik +32 more

We demonstrate the capability of graph theory scheme to realize complex multiphoton multidimensional state. We show the generation of quantum states based on graph theory was realized by the reconfigurable integrated quantum chip. The 4-photon 3-dimensional GHZ state was generated and verified and manipulated for the first time.

Alexander M. Prokhorov

Lin Li, Zexuan Liu, Xi‐Feng Ren +12 more

The development of two-dimensional metasurfaces has shown great potential in quantum-optical technologies because of the excellent flexibility in light-field manipulation. By integrating a metalens array with a nonlinear crystal, we demonstrate a 100-path spontaneous parametric down-conversion photon-pair source in a 10 × 10 array, which shows promise for high-dimensional entanglement and multiphoton-state generation. We demonstrate two-, three- and four-dimensional two-photon path entanglement with different phases encoded by metalenses with fidelities of 98.4, 96.6, and 95.0%, respectively. Furthermore, four-photon and six-photon generation is observed with high indistinguishability of photons generated from different metalenses. Our metalens-array-based quantum photon source is compact, stable, and controllable, indicating a new platform for integrated quantum devices.

Ming Zhang, Lan‐Tian Feng, Zhi‐Yuan Zhou +8 more

Multiphoton quantum states play a critical role in emerging quantum technologies and greatly improve our fundamental understanding of the quantum world. Integrated photonics is well recognized as an attractive technology offering great promise for the generation of photonic quantum states with high-brightness, tunability, stability, and scalability. Herein, we demonstrate the generation of multiphoton quantum states using a single-silicon nanophotonic waveguide. The detected four-photon rate reaches 0.34 Hz even with a low-pump power of 600 μW. This multiphoton quantum state is also qualified with multiphoton quantum interference, as well as quantum state tomography. For the generated four-photon states, the quantum interference visibilities are greater than 95%, and the fidelity is 0.78 ± 0.02. Furthermore, such a multiphoton quantum source is fully compatible with the on-chip processes of quantum manipulation, as well as quantum detection, which is helpful for the realization of large-scale quantum photonic integrated circuits (QPICs) and shows great potential for research in the area of multiphoton quantum science.