Title :
Unconditional conversion between a single-photon state and a coherent-state superposition via squeezing operation
Author :
Miwa, Yoshichika ; Yoshikawa, Jun-ichi ; Iwata, Noriaki ; Endo, Mamoru ; Marek, Petr ; Filip, Radim ; Van Loock, Peter ; Furusawa, Akira
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a conversion of a single-photon state into a superposition of two weak coherent states and its inverse, via squeezing operation based on offline-prepared squeezed states, measurement and feedforward.
Keywords :
light coherence; optical squeezing; coherent-state superposition; feedforward; offline-prepared squeezed states; single-photon state; squeezing operation; unconditional conversion; weak coherent states; Cascading style sheets; Educational institutions; Feedforward neural networks; Optics; Photonics; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
