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Programmable Multimode Quantum Correlations Across Multiple Frequency Combs

Debasmita Banerjee, Sahil Pontula, Thu Thanh Minh Do, Jeremy Goodenough, Yannick Salamin

Published Jan 1, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract

We engineer multimode quantum correlations in a nonlinear cavity using Bayesian optimization to identify mode dissipation and pump profiles, enabling programmable correlation-matrix and the generation of multimode squeezed states across frequency combs.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2026.ftu2c.5

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