Photonic indistinguishability characterization and optimization for cavity-based single-photon source

Indistinguishability of single photons from independent sources is critically important for scalable quantum technologies. We provide a comprehensive comparison of single-photon indistinguishability of different kinds of cavity quantum electrodynamics (CQEDs) systems by numerically simulating Hong–O...

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Main Authors: Miao Cai, Mingyuan Chen, Jiangshan Tang, Keyu Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Machine Learning: Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-2153/adf53c
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Summary:Indistinguishability of single photons from independent sources is critically important for scalable quantum technologies. We provide a comprehensive comparison of single-photon indistinguishability of different kinds of cavity quantum electrodynamics (CQEDs) systems by numerically simulating Hong–Ou–Mandel two-photon interference. We find that the CQED system using natural atoms exhibits superiority in indistinguishability, benefiting from the inherently identical features. Moreover, a $\Lambda-$ type three-level atom shows essential robustness against variation of various system parameters because it exploits the two ground states with considerably smaller decay rates for single-photon generation. Furthermore, a machine learning-based framework is proposed to significantly and robustly improve single-photon indistinguishability for two non-identical CQED systems. This work may pave the way for designing and engineering reliable and scalable photon-based quantum technologies.
ISSN:2632-2153