Abstract
The article shows that a single photon source and straightforward, purely optical processes can be used to produce a linear superposition of two macroscopically identifiable optical coherent states. A superposition of coherent states in a freely propagating optical field with high coherence amplitude can be generated via weak squeezing on a single photon, beam mixing with an auxiliary coherent state, and photon detection with imperfect threshold detectors. (α>2) and F=0.99, which is extremely precise. Our technique does not require a precise photon count, resolving measurements, or nonlinear Kerr-type interactions, in contrast to all existing schemes for obtaining such a state. It also exhibits some tolerance to inefficiencies in photon generation and is robust against detection of inefficiencies.
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