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Optomagnonic continuous-variable quantum teleportation enhanced by non-Gaussian distillation

Zi-Xu Lu, Xuan Zuo, Zhi-Yuan Fan, and Jie Li*

  • Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Quantum Chips and Quantum Control, School of Physics, and State Key Laboratory for Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

  • *Contact author: jieli007@zju.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. Research 7, 043148 – Published 10 November, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/7215-zhbv

Abstract

The capability of magnons to coherently couple with various quantum systems makes them an ideal candidate to build hybrid quantum systems. The optomagnonic coupling is essential for constructing a hybrid magnonic quantum network, as the transmission of quantum information among remote quantum nodes must be accomplished using light rather than microwave field. Here, we provide an optomagnonic continuous-variable quantum teleportation protocol, which enables the transfer of an input optical state to a remote magnon mode. To overcome the currently relatively weak coupling in the experiment, we introduce non-Gaussian distillation operations to enhance the optomagnonic entanglement and thus the fidelity of the teleportation. An auxiliary microwave cavity is adopted to realize the non-Gaussian and displacement operations on magnons. We show that a series of optical states, such as coherent, single-photon, squeezed, and cat states, can be teleported to the magnon mode. The work provides guidance for the experimental realization of magnonic quantum repeaters and quantum networks and a route to prepare diverse magnonic quantum states exploiting the photon-to-magnon quantum teleportation.

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Phys. Rev. Research 7, 043148– Published 10 November, 2025
  • Received 5 August 2025
  • Accepted 15 October 2025
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