Modelling integrated quantum frequency processors towards robust quantum networks
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- University of Arizona
- SRI International
- ORNL
Frequency-encoded quantum information offers intriguing opportunities for quantum communications networks, with the quantum frequency processor (QFP) paradigm promising scalable construction of quantum gates. Yet all experimental demonstrations to date have relied on discrete fiber-optic components that occupy significant physical space and impart appreciable loss. We introduce a model for designing QFPs comprising microring resonator-based pulse shapers and integrated phase modulators. We estimate the performance of frequency-bin Hadamard gates, finding high fidelity values sustained for relatively wide-bandwidth frequency bins. Our simple model and can be extended to other material platforms, providing a design tool for future frequency processors in integrated photonics.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) (SC-21)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1961957
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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