Theory Framework of Multiplexed Photon-Number-Resolving Detectors
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| author | Zhao, Xiaobin Qin, Hezheng Tang, Hong X. Fan, Linran Zhuang, Quntao |
| author_facet | Zhao, Xiaobin Qin, Hezheng Tang, Hong X. Fan, Linran Zhuang, Quntao |
| contents | Photon counting is a fundamental component in quantum optics and quantum information. However, implementing ideal photon-number-resolving (PNR) detectors remains experimentally challenging. Multiplexed PNR detection offers a scalable and practical alternative by distributing photons across multiple modes and detecting their presence using simple ON-OFF detectors, thereby enabling approximate photon-number resolution. In this work, we establish a theoretical model for such detectors and prove that the estimation error in terms of photon number moments decreases inverse proportionally to the number of detectors. Thanks to the enhanced PNR capability, multiplexed PNR detector provides an advantage in cat-state breeding protocols. Assuming a two-photon subtraction case, $7$dB of squeezing, and an array of 20 detectors of efficiency $95\%$, our calculation predicts fidelity $\sim0.88$ with a success probability $\sim 3.8\%$, representing orders-of-magnitude improvement over previous works. Similar enhancement also extends to cat-state generation with the generalized photon number subtraction. With experimentally feasible parameters, our results suggest that megahertz-rate cat-state generation is achievable using an on-chip array of \emph{tens} of ON-OFF detectors. |
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| spellingShingle | Theory Framework of Multiplexed Photon-Number-Resolving Detectors Zhao, Xiaobin Qin, Hezheng Tang, Hong X. Fan, Linran Zhuang, Quntao Quantum Physics Photon counting is a fundamental component in quantum optics and quantum information. However, implementing ideal photon-number-resolving (PNR) detectors remains experimentally challenging. Multiplexed PNR detection offers a scalable and practical alternative by distributing photons across multiple modes and detecting their presence using simple ON-OFF detectors, thereby enabling approximate photon-number resolution. In this work, we establish a theoretical model for such detectors and prove that the estimation error in terms of photon number moments decreases inverse proportionally to the number of detectors. Thanks to the enhanced PNR capability, multiplexed PNR detector provides an advantage in cat-state breeding protocols. Assuming a two-photon subtraction case, $7$dB of squeezing, and an array of 20 detectors of efficiency $95\%$, our calculation predicts fidelity $\sim0.88$ with a success probability $\sim 3.8\%$, representing orders-of-magnitude improvement over previous works. Similar enhancement also extends to cat-state generation with the generalized photon number subtraction. With experimentally feasible parameters, our results suggest that megahertz-rate cat-state generation is achievable using an on-chip array of \emph{tens} of ON-OFF detectors. |
| title | Theory Framework of Multiplexed Photon-Number-Resolving Detectors |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.05554 |