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Quantum wave mixing and visualisation of coherent and superposed photonic states in a waveguide

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  • A. Yu. Dmitriev

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • R. Shaikhaidarov

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    University of London)

  • V. N. Antonov

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    University of London)

  • T. Hönigl-Decrinis

    (University of London
    National Physical Laboratory)

  • O. V. Astafiev

    (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    University of London
    National Physical Laboratory)

Abstract

Superconducting quantum systems (artificial atoms) have been recently successfully used to demonstrate on-chip effects of quantum optics with single atoms in the microwave range. In particular, a well-known effect of four wave mixing could reveal a series of features beyond classical physics, when a non-linear medium is scaled down to a single quantum scatterer. Here we demonstrate the phenomenon of quantum wave mixing (QWM) on a single superconducting artificial atom. In the QWM, the spectrum of elastically scattered radiation is a direct map of the interacting superposed and coherent photonic states. Moreover, the artificial atom visualises photon-state statistics, distinguishing coherent, one- and two-photon superposed states with the finite (quantised) number of peaks in the quantum regime. Our results may give a new insight into nonlinear quantum effects in microwave optics with artificial atoms.

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  • A. Yu. Dmitriev & R. Shaikhaidarov & V. N. Antonov & T. Hönigl-Decrinis & O. V. Astafiev, 2017. "Quantum wave mixing and visualisation of coherent and superposed photonic states in a waveguide," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-01471-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01471-x
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