Photon-by-photon quantum light state engineering
Year: 2022
Authors: Biagi N., Francesconi S., Zavatta A., Bellini M.
Autors Affiliation: Ist Nazl Ott CNR INO, L Go E Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, Italy; Univ Firenze, LENS, I-50019 Florence, Italy; Univ Firenze, Dept Phys & Astron, I-50019 Florence, Italy.
Abstract: The ability to manipulate light at the level of single photons, its elementary excitation quanta, has recently made it possible to produce a rich variety of tailor-made quantum states and arbitrary quantum operations, of high interest for fundamental science and applications. Here we present a concise review of the progress made over the last few decades in the engineering of quantum light states. Although far from exhaustive, this review aims at providing a sufficiently wide and updated introduction that may serve as the entry point to such a fascinating and rapidly evolving field.
Journal/Review: PROGRESS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
Volume: 84 Pages from: 100414-1 to: 100414-16
More Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the EU under the ERA-NET QuantERA project ’ShoQC’ (grant No. 731473) and the FET Flagship on Quantum Technologies project ’Qombs’ (grant no. 820419) .KeyWords: Quantum optics; Photons; Quantum state engineeringDOI: 10.1016/j.pquantelec.2022.100414