Quantum interference of photons in simple networks

  • Authors:

  • M. Suda;C. Pacher;M. Peev;M. Dušek;F. Hipp

  • Affiliations:

  • Safety and Security Department, Optical Quantum Technologies, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria 1220;Safety and Security Department, Optical Quantum Technologies, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria 1220;Safety and Security Department, Optical Quantum Technologies, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria 1220;Department of Optics, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic CZ-771 46;Safety and Security Department, Optical Quantum Technologies, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria 1220

  • Venue:
  • Quantum Information Processing
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

A theoretical investigation of quantum interference of photonic multistates in simple devices like beam splitters, Mach---Zehnder interferometers and double-loop devices are presented. Variable transmission and reflection coefficients as well as variable phase shifts are included in order to calculate quantum states and mean photon numbers at the outputs. Various input states like Fock states and coherent states and a combination of both are considered as well as squeezed states. Two methods are applied: The direct matrix method and the method of unitary representation. Remarkable results appear in a double-loop interferometer where for special phase shifts equal mean photon numbers in the three output ports are obtained provided certain input states are given. A computerized simulation of general networks using various input Fock states is presented. Multistate devices will be used in future linear quantum computation and quantum information processing schemes.