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Title: Photonic Interference Beyond Two Modes
We propose multipartite Bragg-scattering to perform all-to-all transformation among N frequency modes, realizing a bosonic N-level system. We demonstrate the N = 3 case illustrating a pathway towards scalability for frequency-domain optical quantum information systems.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1936345
PAR ID:
10511269
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Optica Publishing Group
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition
ISBN:
978-1-957171-27-2
Page Range / eLocation ID:
QW4A.3
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
Denver, Colorado
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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