Generation of entangled cats from photon number states

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S. U. Shringarpure and J. D. Franson, "Generation of entangled cats from photon number states," in Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science, B. Lee, C. Mazzali, K. Corwin, and R. Jason Jones, eds., OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2020), paper LM1F.2.

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A phase-entangled cat state is created when a number state passes through a beamsplitter. This entanglement is used to violate Bell’s inequality using large Kerr media. This approach may have applications in quantum communications.