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quant-ph2016★ 18 cited

Power Spectrum Identification for Quantum Linear Systems

Matthew Levitt, Madalin Guta, Hendra I. Nurdin

In this paper we investigate system identification for general quantum linear systems. We consider the situation where the input field is prepared as stationary (squeezed) quantum…

quant-ph2016★ 15 cited

Dark Modes of Quantum Linear Systems

Yu Pan, Daoyi Dong, Ian R. Petersen

In this paper, we develop a direct method for the characterization of dark modes. The results can be used to construct a transformation that separates dark and bright modes, throug…

quant-ph2016★ 23 cited

Pure Gaussian states from quantum harmonic oscillator chains with a single local dissipative process

Shan Ma, Matthew J. Woolley, Ian R. Petersen +1

We study the preparation of entangled pure Gaussian states via reservoir engineering. In particular, we consider a chain consisting of quantum harmonic oscillators wh…

quant-ph2016★ 3 cited

Model reduction of cavity nonlinear optics for photonic logic: A quasi-principal components approach

Zhan Shi, Hendra I. Nurdin

Kerr nonlinear cavities displaying optical thresholding have been proposed for the realization of ultra-low power photonic logic gates. In the ultra-low photon number regime, corre…

quant-ph2016★ 12 cited

Perfectly capturing traveling single photons of arbitrary temporal wavepackets with a single tunable device

Hendra I. Nurdin, Matthew R. James, Naoki Yamamoto

We derive the explicit analytical form of the time-dependent coupling parameter to an external field for perfect absorption of traveling single photon fields with arbitrary tempora…

quant-ph2016★ 5 cited

Quantum feedback control of atomic ensembles and spinor Bose-Einstein condensates

Shi Wang, Tim Byrnes

Cold atomic ensembles and spinor Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are potential candidates for quantum memories as they have long coherence times and can be coherently controlled.…

quant-ph2016★ 1 cited

Quantum state transfer for multi-input linear quantum systems

Naoki Yamamoto, Hendra I. Nurdin, Matthew R. James

Effective state transfer is one of the most important problems in quantum information processing. Typically, a quantum information device is composed of many subsystems with multi-…

quant-ph2016★ 13 cited

Quantum Entanglement Distribution in Next-Generation Wireless Communication Systems

Nedasadat Hosseinidehaj, Robert Malaney

In this work we analyze the distribution of quantum entanglement over communication channels in the millimeter-wave regime. The motivation for such a study is the possibility for n…

quant-ph2016★ 55 cited

A logical qubit in a linear array of semiconductor quantum dots

Cody Jones, Michael A. Fogarty, Andrea Morello +3

We design and analyze a logical qubit composed of a linear array of electron spins in semiconductor quantum dots. To avoid the difficulty of fully controlling a two-dimensional arr…

quant-ph2016★ 232 cited

Generation of one-million-mode continuous-variable cluster state by unlimited time-domain multiplexing

Jun-ichi Yoshikawa, Shota Yokoyama, Toshiyuki Kaji +4

In recent quantum optical continuous-variable experiments, the number of fully inseparable light modes has drastically increased by introducing a multiplexing scheme either in the…

quant-ph2016★ 10 cited

CV-MDI Quantum Key Distribution via Satellite

Nedasadat Hosseinidehaj, Robert Malaney

In this work we analyze a measurement-device-independent (MDI) protocol to establish continuous-variable (CV) quantum key distribution (QKD) between two ground stations. We assume…

quant-ph2016★ 17 cited

CV-QKD with Gaussian and non-Gaussian Entangled States over Satellite-based Channels

Nedasadat Hosseinidehaj, Robert Malaney

In this work we investigate the effectiveness of continuous-variable (CV) entangled states, transferred through high-loss atmospheric channels, as a means of viable quantum key dis…

quant-ph2016★ 3 cited

Quantum Geo-Encryption

Robert Malaney

In this work we introduce the concept of quantum geo-encryption - a protocol that invokes direct quantum encryption of messages coupled to quantum location monitoring of the intend…

quant-ph2016★ 14 cited

Cascade and locally dissipative realizations of linear quantum systems for pure Gaussian state covariance assignment

Shan Ma, Matthew J. Woolley, Ian R. Petersen +1

This paper presents two realizations of linear quantum systems for covariance assignment corresponding to pure Gaussian states. The first one is called a cascade realization; given…

quant-ph2016★ 4 cited

Measurement-based generation of shaped single photons and coherent state superpositions in optical cavities

Ruvindha L Lecamwasam, Michael R Hush, Matthew R James +1

We propose related schemes to generate arbitrarily shaped single photons, i.e. photons with an arbitrary temporal profile, and coherent state superpositions using simple optical el…

quant-ph2016

Formulae for entanglement in a linear coherent feedback network of multiple nondegenerate optical parametric amplifiers: the infinite bandwidth case

Zhan Shi, Hendra I. Nurdin

This paper presents formulae for Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) entanglement generated from nondegenerate optical parametric amplifiers (NOPAs) interconnected in a linear cohere…

quant-ph2016★ 33 cited

A Quantum Extended Kalman Filter

Muhammad F. Emzir, Matthew J. Woolley, Ian R. Petersen

A stochastic filter uses a series of measurements over time to produce estimates of unknown variables based on a dynamic model. For a quantum system, such an algorithm is provided…

quant-ph2016★ 4 cited

Quantum state transfer through time reversal of an optical channel

M. R. Hush, C. D. B. Bentley, R. L. Ahlefeldt +3

Rare earth ions have exceptionally long coherence times, making them an excellent candidate for quantum information processing. A key part of this processing is quantum state trans…

quant-ph2016★ 208 cited

BosonSampling with single-photon Fock states from a bright solid-state source

J. C. Loredo, M. A. Broome, P. Hilaire +6

A BosonSampling device is a quantum machine expected to perform tasks intractable for a classical computer, yet requiring minimal non-classical resources as compared to full-scale…

quant-ph2016★ 64 cited

Ultra-narrow optical inhomogeneous linewidth in a stoichiometric rare earth crystal

R. L. Ahlefeldt, M. R. Hush, M. J. Sellars

We have obtained a low optical inhomogeneous linewidth of 25 MHz in the stoichiometric rare earth crystal EuCl3 .6H2 O by isotopically purifying the crystal in 35 Cl. With this lin…