Experimental preparation of generalized cat states for itinerant microwave photons

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2207.04617v1
• Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 04:33:32 GMT
• Title: Experimental preparation of generalized cat states for itinerant microwave photons
• Authors: Zenghui Bao, Zhiling Wang, Yukai Wu, Yan Li, Weizhou Cai, Weiting Wang, Yuwei Ma, Tianqi Cai, Xiyue Han, Jiahui Wang, Yipu Song, Luyan Sun, Hongyi Zhang, Luming Duan
• Abstract summary: We demonstrate a versatile approach to creating generalized itinerant cat states in the microwave domain. We show that, with a coherent control of the qubit state, a full control over the coherent state superposition can be realized.
• Score: 6.219063677193734
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Generalized cat states represent arbitrary superpositions of coherent states, which are of great importance in various quantum information processing protocols. Here we demonstrate a versatile approach to creating generalized itinerant cat states in the microwave domain, by reflecting coherent state photons from a microwave cavity containing a superconducting qubit. We show that, with a coherent control of the qubit state, a full control over the coherent state superposition can be realized. The prepared cat states are verified through quantum state tomography of the qubit state dependent reflection photon field. We further quantify quantum coherence in the prepared cat states based on the resource theory, revealing a good experimental control on the coherent state superpositions. The photon number statistic and the squeezing properties are also analyzed. Remarkably, fourth-order squeezing is observed in the experimental states. Those results open up new possibilities of applying generalized cat states for the purpose of quantum information processing.

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