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Journal Articles Physical Review Letters Year : 2015

Single-Photon-Resolved Cross-Kerr Interaction for Autonomous Stabilization of Photon-Number States

Abstract

Quantum states can be stabilized in the presence of intrinsic and environmental losses by either applying an active feedback condition on an ancillary system or through reservoir engineering. Reservoir engineering maintains a desired quantum state through a combination of drives and designed entropy evacuation. We propose and implement a quantum-reservoir engineering protocol that stabilizes Fock states in a microwave cavity. This protocol is realized with a circuit quantum electrodynamics platform where a Josephson junction provides direct, nonlinear coupling between two superconducting waveguide cavities. The nonlinear coupling results in a single-photon-resolved cross-Kerr effect between the two cavities enabling a photon-number-dependent coupling to a lossy environment. The quantum state of the microwave cavity is discussed in terms of a net polarization and is analyzed by a measurement of its steady state Wigner function.

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hal-01240199 , version 1 (08-12-2015)

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Eric T. Holland, Brian Vlastakis, Reinier W. Heeres, Matthew J. Reagor, Uri Vool, et al.. Single-Photon-Resolved Cross-Kerr Interaction for Autonomous Stabilization of Photon-Number States. Physical Review Letters, 2015, 115, pp.180501. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.180501⟩. ⟨hal-01240199⟩
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