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This research demonstrates a practical method for training large-scale 128-mode photonic chips using machine learning driven by limited quantum resources, effectively compensating for experimental noise and imperfections. The approach validates that continuously coupled waveguide arrays can be programmed to reach target unitary matrices without requiring full analytical decomposition, marking a significant step toward scalable quantum hardware.
Efficient training of a 128-modes 3D continuously coupled photonic chip via limited quantum resources
arXiv:2611.05681v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Integrated photonics provides a promising route towards the development of large-scale, stable and low-loss quantum hardware. Existing implementations of universal quantum photonic chips generally rely on architectures consisting of localised interactions between the modes that can be programmed with known algorithms to implement specific operations. Recent advances have shown that interferometers based on 3D continuously coupled waveguide arrays may allow to significantly scale up the number of modes with reduced overhead. However, for this class of devices, optimal strategies to set the controllable parameters and obtain the desired transformation have not been demonstrated generally. In this work, we report the use of a machine learning algorithm driven by quantum data to program the operation of a reconfigurable three-dimensional continuously coupled photonic device comprising 128 modes. We show experimentally the capability of reaching a target unitary matrix, among those achievable by the device, through a limited number of one- and two-photon measurements. Our results demonstrate that this approach results to be effective in the presence of noise and with a limited amount of resources, also allowing to partially compensate imperfections in the experimental setup. This method can thus represent a viable route towards programming large scale integrated photonic devices, unlocking the possibility of controlling photonic systems for which an analytical decomposition is not trivial.
Abstract:Integrated photonics provides a promising route towards the development of large-scale, stable and low-loss quantum hardware. Existing implementations of universal quantum photonic chips generally rely on architectures consisting of localised interactions between the modes that can be programmed with known algorithms to implement specific operations. Recent advances have shown that interferometers based on 3D continuously coupled waveguide arrays may allow to significantly scale up the number of modes with reduced overhead. However, for this class of devices, optimal strategies to set the controllable parameters and obtain the desired transformation have not been demonstrated generally. In this work, we report the use of a machine learning algorithm driven by quantum data to program the operation of a reconfigurable three-dimensional continuously coupled photonic device comprising 128 modes. We show experimentally the capability of reaching a target unitary matrix, among those achievable by the device, through a limited number of one- and two-photon measurements. Our results demonstrate that this approach results to be effective in the presence of noise and with a limited amount of resources, also allowing to partially compensate imperfections in the experimental setup. This method can thus represent a viable route towards programming large scale integrated photonic devices, unlocking the possibility of controlling photonic systems for which an analytical decomposition is not trivial.
arXiv:2611.05681 [quant-ph]
(or arXiv:2611.05681v1 [quant-ph] for this version)
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