Parity-swap state comparison amplifier for Schrödinger cat states

Tatsi, Gioan and Mazzarella, Luca and Jeffers, John (2021) Parity-swap state comparison amplifier for Schrödinger cat states. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 103 (2). 023709. ISSN 1050-2947 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.023709)

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Abstract

We propose a postselecting parity-swap amplifier for Schrödinger cat states that does not require the amplified state to be known a priori. The device is based on a previously implemented state comparison amplifier for coherent states. It consumes only Gaussian resource states, which provides an advantage over some cat state amplifiers. It requires simple Geiger-mode photodetectors and works with high fidelity and approximately twofold gain.