Cross-Kerr nonlinearity between continuous-mode coherent states and single photons

Details Cross-Kerr nonlinearity between continuous-mode coherent states and single photons Cross-Kerr nonlinearity between continuous-mode coherent states and single photons

2011-02-18

arxiv.org/abs/1102.3724v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

8 pages, 2 figures, more general results in section VI

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Weak cross-Kerr nonlinearities between single photons and coherent states are the basis for many applications in quantum information processing. These nonlinearities have so far mainly been discussed in terms of highly idealized single-mode models. We develop a general theory of the interaction between continuous-mode photonic pulses and apply it to the case of a single photon interacting with a coherent state. We quantitatively study the validity of the usual single-mode approximation using the concepts of fidelity and conditional phase. We show that high fidelities, non-zero conditional phases and high photon numbers are compatible, under conditions where the pulses fully pass through each other and where unwanted transverse-mode effects are suppressed.

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