Entanglement of photonic modes from a continuously driven two-level system
The ability to generate entangled states of light is a key primitive for quantum communication and distributed quantum computation. Continuously driven sources, including those based on spontaneous parametric downconversion, are usually probabilistic, whereas deterministic sources require accurate timing of the control fields. Here, we experimentally generate entangled photonic modes by continuously exciting a quantum emitter - a superconducting qubit - with a coherent drive, taking advantage of mode matching in the time and frequency domain. Using joint quantum state tomography and logarithmic negativity, we show that entanglement is generated between modes extracted from the two sidebands of the resonance fluorescence spectrum. Because the entangled photonic modes are perfectly orthogonal, they can be transferred into distinct quantum memories. Our approach can be utilized to distribute entanglement at a high rate in various physical platforms, with applications in waveguide quantum electrodynamics, distributed quantum computing, and quantum networks.
Authors
- Akshay Gaikwad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2243-6185)
- Ingrid Strandberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3238-8164)
- Axel M. Eriksson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2757-9804)
- Jiaying Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6995-3763)
- Claudia Castillo-Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4626-2885)
- Anton Frisk Kockum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2534-3021)
- Simone Gasparinetti
- Carlos Sánchez Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8775-0135)
- Alejandro Vivas-Viaña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0308-8736)
- Muhammad Asad Ullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2494-3914)
Institutions
- Ericsson (Sweden) (SE)
- Instituto de Física Fundamental (ES)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
- Chalmers University of Technology (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Quantum Information
- Published
- 2025-04-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-025-00995-1
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Information and Cryptography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.92
Funders
- “la Caixa” Foundation
- European Commission
- Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning
- Chalmers Tekniska Högskola
- Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
- Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine
- Wallenberg Center for Quantum Technology, Chalmers University of Technology