LINEAR OPTICAL CONTROLLED Z-GATE COMPRISING QUANTUM MEMORIES

    公开(公告)号:US20240280879A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18689121

    申请日:2022-08-25

    CPC classification number: G02F3/00

    Abstract: A linear optical CZ-gate includes an A1 optical channel having an A1 input end and an A1 output end, an A2 optical channel having an A2 input end and an A2 output end, wherein a first quantum memory is optically coupled to the A2 optical channel, a B1 optical channel having a B1 input end and a B1 output end, wherein a second quantum memory is optically coupled to the B1 optical channel. The A2 optical channel and the B1 optical channel converge at a common optical channel downstream the first quantum memory and the second quantum memory, a nonlinear sign gate optically coupled to the common optical channel, and a B2 optical channel comprising a B2 input end and a B2 output end.

    Quantum communication methods and systems for mitigating the detector dead time of photon detectors

    公开(公告)号:US11290192B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US16967291

    申请日:2019-02-08

    Abstract: A quantum key generation system intended to mitigate the effect of the dead time of the photon detectors, the system including a photon generator, a photon pathway, a channel switch, and a photon detector unit. The photon pathway optically couples the photon generator and the channel switch. The channel switch is disposed between and optically coupled to the photon pathway and the photon detector unit. The photon detector unit includes a plurality of photon detectors and a plurality of detector unit sub-channels. Each detector unit sub-channel of the plurality of detector unit sub-channels optically couples the channel switch with an individual photon detector of the plurality of photon detectors. The channel switch is actuatable between a plurality of optical engagement positions. Further, each optical engagement position of the channel switch optically couples the photon pathway with a photon detector of the plurality of photon detectors. A plurality of quantum memories may be respectively placed between the switch and the plurality of photon detectors.

    QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS HAVING A RECONFIGURABLE QUANTUM PROCESSING UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20230236846A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-27

    申请号:US18011224

    申请日:2021-06-17

    CPC classification number: G06F9/44505 G06N10/40

    Abstract: A quantum computing system that includes a reconfigurable quantum processing unit optically coupled to a photon source and a photon detector and having a plurality of Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs), and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of MZIs and configured to generate a control signal to alter a phase setting of at least one of the plurality of MZIs and the plurality of MZIs are configured to alter a phase of one or more photons that traverse the plurality of MZIs. In addition, the quantum computing system includes a quantum memory array having a plurality of quantum memories optically coupled to the plurality of MZIs, where each quantum memory is configured to absorb a photon received by the quantum memory, the received photon including quantum information, and release a photon including the quantum information of the received photon into the reconfigurable quantum processing unit.

    PHOTON NUMBER RESOLVING DETECTOR SYSTEMS USING QUANTUM MEMORIES

    公开(公告)号:US20220278757A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-01

    申请号:US17632260

    申请日:2020-07-30

    Abstract: A photon number resolving detector system includes a photon source positioned at an input end, first and second photon detectors positioned at a detection end, and a plurality of optical couplers positioned between the input and detection ends. The plurality of optical couplers include an initial optical coupler optically coupled to the photon source, a final optical coupler optically coupled to the first and second photon detectors, and intermediate optical couplers positioned between the initial optical coupler and the final optical coupler. A first input link is optically coupled to the photon source and the initial optical coupler and a plurality of dual path spans are optically coupled to adjacent optical couplers. The plurality of dual path spans each include an undelayed path having an undelayed fiber link and a delayed path having a quantum memory positioned between and optically coupled to input and output sub-links.

    QUANTUM COMMUNICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MITIGATING THE DETECTOR DEAD TIME OF PHOTON DETECTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20210028864A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US16967291

    申请日:2019-02-08

    Abstract: A quantum key generation system intended to mitigate the effect of the dead time of the photon detectors, the system including a photon generator, a photon pathway, a channel switch, and a photon detector unit. The photon pathway optically couples the photon generator and the channel switch. The channel switch is disposed between and optically coupled to the photon pathway and the photon detector unit. The photon detector unit includes a plurality of photon detectors and a plurality of detector unit sub-channels. Each detector unit sub-channel of the plurality of detector unit sub-channels optically couples the channel switch with an individual photon detector of the plurality of photon detectors. The channel switch is actuatable between a plurality of optical engagement positions. Further, each optical engagement position of the channel switch optically couples the photon pathway with a photon detector of the plurality of photon detectors. A plurality of quantum memories may be respectively placed between the switch and the plurality of photon detectors.

    Photon number resolving detector systems using quantum memories

    公开(公告)号:US11804908B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-31

    申请号:US17632260

    申请日:2020-07-30

    CPC classification number: H04B10/70

    Abstract: A photon number resolving detector system includes a photon source positioned at an input end, first and second photon detectors positioned at a detection end, and a plurality of optical couplers positioned between the input and detection ends. The plurality of optical couplers include an initial optical coupler optically coupled to the photon source, a final optical coupler optically coupled to the first and second photon detectors, and intermediate optical couplers positioned between the initial optical coupler and the final optical coupler. A first input link is optically coupled to the photon source and the initial optical coupler and a plurality of dual path spans are optically coupled to adjacent optical couplers. The plurality of dual path spans each include an undelayed path having an undelayed fiber link and a delayed path having a quantum memory positioned between and optically coupled to input and output sub-links.

    Quantum communications systems comprising multiple-channel quantum repeaters

    公开(公告)号:US11621785B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-04

    申请号:US17619079

    申请日:2020-06-16

    Abstract: A quantum communications system includes a first quantum repeater and a second quantum repeater each positioned at a repeater node and each having a first quantum memory and a second quantum memory. A first channel switch is optically coupled to the first quantum repeater and a second channel switch is optically coupled to the second quantum repeater. Further, a first sub-channel extends between and optically couples the first channel switch and the first quantum memory of the first quantum repeater, a second sub-channel extends between and optically couples the first channel switch and the first quantum memory of the second quantum repeater, a third sub-channel extends between and optically couples the second channel switch and the second quantum memory of the first quantum repeater, and a fourth sub-channel extends between and optically couples the second channel switch and the second quantum memory of the second quantum repeater.

    QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS COMPRISING MULTIPLE-CHANNEL QUANTUM REPEATERS

    公开(公告)号:US20220303022A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-22

    申请号:US17619079

    申请日:2020-06-16

    Abstract: A quantum communications system includes a first quantum repeater and a second quantum repeater each positioned at a repeater node and each having a first quantum memory and a second quantum memory. A first channel switch is optically coupled to the first quantum repeater and a second channel switch is optically coupled to the second quantum repeater. Further, a first sub-channel extends between and optically couples the first channel switch and the first quantum memory of the first quantum repeater, a second sub-channel extends between and optically couples the first channel switch and the first quantum memory of the second quantum repeater, a third sub-channel extends between and optically couples the second channel switch and the second quantum memory of the first quantum repeater, and a fourth sub -channel extends between and optically couples the second channel switch and the second quantum memory of the second quantum repeater.

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