Nonclassicality of fully degenerate triple-photon states and its application in generating non-Gaussian entanglement

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that fully degenerate triple-photon states can be classified into four types with increasing nonclassicality, and shows how these states can be used to generate and control non-Gaussian entanglement.

Contribution

It introduces a theoretical framework for categorizing degenerate triple-photon states and explores their application in generating tunable non-Gaussian entanglement.

Findings

Non-Gaussianity and nonclassicality increase with interaction strength.

Two-mode entanglement can be generated and modulated using these states.

Higher-order moments reveal entanglement at 3rd and 6th orders.

Abstract

We theoretically demonstrate via numerical modeling that fully degenerate triple-photon states generated by three-mode spontaneous parametric down-conversion can be categorized into four distinct states: 0-phase, $\pi$/2-phase, $\pi$-phase, and 3$\pi$/2-phase squeezed states. Using quantum relative entropy and Wigner negativity as quantitative measures, we show that the nonGaussianity and nonclassicality of these squeezed states increase with the increase of interaction strength. Analogous to Gaussian scenarios, these squeezed states serve as basic building blocks for deterministic preparation of two-mode non-Gaussian states. We study the correlation properties of two-mode state generated by interfering 0-phase and $\pi$-phase squeezed states on a beam splitter, and reveal its entanglement at 3rd and 6th-order moments using the positive partial transposition criterion based on higher-order covariance matrices. In particular, by adjusting the intensities of the two input beams, the entanglement of the two output modes at the 3rd- and 6th-order moments can be dynamically modulated. Our results highlight the nonclassical nature of fully degenerate triple-photon states and establish a pathway for preparing non-Gaussian entanglement based on such states.