Non-Gaussian states via pump-depleted SPDC

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Main Authors: Vendromin, Colin, Fontaine, Samuel E., Sipe, J. E.
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author Vendromin, Colin
Fontaine, Samuel E.
Sipe, J. E.
author_facet Vendromin, Colin
Fontaine, Samuel E.
Sipe, J. E.
contents We develop a model for non-Gaussian state generation via spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in InGaP microring resonators. The nonlinear Hamiltonian is written in terms of the asymptotic fields for the system, which includes a phantom channel to handle scattering loss. The full ket for the system is written as a Gaussian unitary acting on a residual non-Gaussian ket, which is vacuum initially and evolves according to a non-Gaussian Hamiltonian. We show that for realistic parameters we can access the pump depletion regime, where the Wigner function for the residual non-Gaussian ket has negativity. But we find that the non-Gaussian features for the full ket could be unobservable due to the large amount of squeezing required to lead to pump depletion. We show that a potential solution in the low-loss regime is to implement an inverse Gaussian unitary on the accessible modes to remove most of the squeezing and reveal the non-Gaussian features. This work provides a foundation for modeling pump-depleted SPDC in integrated lossy microring resonators, opening a path toward a scalable on-chip non-Gaussian source.
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spellingShingle Non-Gaussian states via pump-depleted SPDC
Vendromin, Colin
Fontaine, Samuel E.
Sipe, J. E.
Quantum Physics
We develop a model for non-Gaussian state generation via spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) in InGaP microring resonators. The nonlinear Hamiltonian is written in terms of the asymptotic fields for the system, which includes a phantom channel to handle scattering loss. The full ket for the system is written as a Gaussian unitary acting on a residual non-Gaussian ket, which is vacuum initially and evolves according to a non-Gaussian Hamiltonian. We show that for realistic parameters we can access the pump depletion regime, where the Wigner function for the residual non-Gaussian ket has negativity. But we find that the non-Gaussian features for the full ket could be unobservable due to the large amount of squeezing required to lead to pump depletion. We show that a potential solution in the low-loss regime is to implement an inverse Gaussian unitary on the accessible modes to remove most of the squeezing and reveal the non-Gaussian features. This work provides a foundation for modeling pump-depleted SPDC in integrated lossy microring resonators, opening a path toward a scalable on-chip non-Gaussian source.
title Non-Gaussian states via pump-depleted SPDC
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.06498