Quantum Down Conversion and Multipartite Entanglement via a Mesoscopic SQUID Ring

TL;DR

This paper explores how a SQUID ring can facilitate quantum downconversion and generate multipartite entanglement among electromagnetic modes, with entanglement strength tunable via magnetic flux.

Contribution

It introduces a novel analogy with quantum optics to show how SQUID rings enable controllable multipartite entanglement through nonlinear interactions.

Findings

Multiphoton downconversion occurs via SQUID ring nonlinearity.

Entanglement degree can be tuned by static magnetic flux.

Output photons are generated in an entangled state.

Abstract

In this paper we study, by analogy with quantum optics, the superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) ring mediated quantum mechanical interaction of an input electromagnetic field oscillator mode with two or more output oscillator modes at subintegers of the input frequency. We show that through the nonlinearity of the SQUID ring multiphoton downconversion can take place between the input and output modes with the resultant output photons being created in an entangled state. We also demonstrate that the degree of this entanglement can be adjusted by means of a static magnetic flux which controls the strength of the interaction between these modes via the SQUID ring.