FPGA Based Feedforward System for Photonic Quantum Computing Applications

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.03500v1
• Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:18:29 GMT
• Title: FPGA Based Feedforward System for Photonic Quantum Computing Applications
• Abstract summary: Field-programmable gate arrays provide a high-performance solution for real-time signal processing in emerging quantum and photonic technologies.<n>We present an FPGA-based fast feedforward system, that incorporates a high quantum efficiency fully fibre based homodyne detector.
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• Abstract: Field-programmable gate arrays provide a high-performance solution for real-time signal processing in emerging quantum and photonic technologies. We present an FPGA-based fast feedforward system, that incorporates a high quantum efficiency fully fibre based homodyne detector, to enable low-latency signal processing critical for continuous variables (CV) measurement-based quantum information processing (MB-QIP) protocols. CV MB-QIP typically relies on adaptive measurements and/or displacements via feedforward to achieve scalability and universality, but existing implementations typically handle these operations in post-processing, limiting real-time applicability. Our system performs signal acquisition, conditioning, and logic operations in real-time, meeting the tight latency requirements of photonic quantum computing protocols. The detector exhibits a large clearance of 15 dB at 1 GHz with 4 mW linear oscillator and quantum efficiencies of >95% with a total system latency of 196 ns. This work highlights the role of FPGAs in bridging the gap between theoretical models and physical implementations in photonics-based technologies

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