Frequency-Time Multiplexing for Near-Deterministic Generation of n-Photon Frequency-Bin States

Addressing the exponential scaling limitations of probabilistic photon sources, this paper presents a frequency-time multiplexing scheme utilizing optical quantum memories and fiber Bragg grating reflectors to near-deterministically generate n-photon frequency-bin states at commercially achievable rates for photonic quantum information processing.

Alex Fischer, Nathan T. Arnold, Colin P. Lualdi + 5 more2026-03-03⚛️ quant-ph

Scalar vacuum densities on Beltrami pseudosphere

This paper investigates the vacuum expectation values of the field squared and energy-momentum tensor for a charged scalar field on a (2+1)-dimensional Beltrami pseudosphere with a compactified azimuthal coordinate, revealing that while geometric contributions are divergent, topological effects are finite and exhibit distinct power-law behaviors depending on the field mass, curvature coupling, and compactification scale.

T. A. Petrosyan2026-03-02⚛️ hep-th

From QED3_3 to Self-Dual Multicriticality in the Fradkin-Shenker Model

This paper proposes a continuum QED3_3 description with emergent symmetries for the multicritical point in a staggered Fradkin-Shenker model, demonstrating how it connects to the original model and establishing a duality with the easy-plane CP1\mathbb{CP}^1 model that implies a deconfined quantum multicritical point separating a gapped Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 spin liquid from a Néel phase.

Thomas T. Dumitrescu, Pierluigi Niro, Ryan Thorngren2026-03-02⚛️ hep-th