Fully integrated quantum frequency processor on a silicon chip

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.14240v1
• Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:26:56 GMT
• Title: Fully integrated quantum frequency processor on a silicon chip
• Authors: Sara Congia, Leopold Virot, Elena Rovetta, Antonio Fincato, Frederic Boeuf, Matteo Galli, Daniele Bajoni, Massimo Borghi,
• Abstract summary: We report the first fully integrated quantum frequency processor, monolithically integrating on the same silicon photonic chip.<n>We generate and coherently manipulate high-dimensional frequency-bin entangled states entirely on chip.<n>Our work marks an important step toward large-scale frequency-domain photonic processors for both classical and quantum applications.
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• Abstract: Frequency-bin encoding has recently emerged as a powerful approach for photonic quantum information processing, offering high dimensionality, gate-parallelization, and compatibility with existing telecommunication infrastructure. However, its scalable deployment has so far been hindered by the lack of an integrated platform capable of unifying quantum state generation, coherent frequency mixing, and programmable spectral control.\\ Here, we report the first fully integrated quantum frequency processor, monolithically integrating on the same silicon photonic chip a microresonator-based biphoton quantum frequency comb source, a pump-rejection filter, high-speed phase modulators, and a four-channel, line-by-line pulse shaper. We demonstrate key functionalities, such as tunable frequency beamsplitters with success probabilities exceeding $94\%$ and fidelities above $99.9\%$, as well as the ability to synthesize more general single-qubit gates. Finally, we generate and coherently manipulate high-dimensional frequency-bin entangled states entirely on chip, showcasing control over two-photon quantum walks and performing the first on-chip frequency-bin quantum state tomography of a Bell-state with a fidelity of $95.7(3)\%$. By integrating all key functional elements on the same $4\times7\,\textrm{mm}^2$ chip, with the possibility of scaling to a larger number of modes, our work marks an important step toward large-scale frequency-domain photonic processors for both classical and quantum applications.

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