Photon temporal modes: a complete framework for quantum information science

B. Brecht, Dileep V. Reddy, C. Silberhorn, M. G. Raymer

Published 2015-04-23Version 1

Temporal modes (TMs) of photonic quantum states provide promising bases for quantum information science (QIS), because they intrinsically span a high-dimensional Hilbert space and lend themselves to integration into existing single-mode fiber communication networks. We show that the three main requirements to construct a valid framework for QIS - the controlled generation of resource states, the targeted and highly efficient manipulation of TMs and their efficient detection, can be fulfilled with current technology. We suggest implementations of diverse QIS applications based on those three building blocks.