Technical Physics

Photonic Interface between the Polarization and Phase Encodings of Photonic Qubits

L. R. Gilyazov, Sergey A. Moiseev, V. L. Kurochkin

Published Feb 1, 2026• 1 citation

Abstract

Abstract A photonic interface is suggested that provides the deterministic transformation of photonic qubits with polarization encoding to photonic qubits with phase encoding of two-frequency radiation. The suggested interface configuration employs the means of coherent optics and may be applied in creating hybrid quantum networks.

DOI: 10.1134/s1063784225600882

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