Qumode transfer between continuous and discrete variable devices
Abstract: Transferring quantum information between different types of quantum hardware is crucial for integrated quantum technology. In particular, converting information between continuous-variable (CV) and discrete-variable (DV) devices enables many applications in quantum networking, quantum sensing, quantum machine learning, and quantum computing. This paper addresses the transfer of CV-encoded information between CV and DV devices. We present a resource-efficient method for encoding CV states and implementing CV gates on DV devices, as well as two measurement-based protocols for transferring CV states between CV and DV devices. The success probability of the transfer protocols depends on the measurement outcome and can be increased to near-deterministic values by adding ancillary qubits to the DV devices.
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