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  "abstract": "We investigate the generation of deterministic and heralded non-Gaussian states of light, using a single two-level system coupled to a chiral waveguide. We study the case of a single two level system driven by pulsed coherent and squeezed drive in a chiral waveguide. For coherent input pulses, we show that the emitter can deterministically generate Wigner-negative states, albeit of limited rank. Going beyond, using squeezed-vacuum inputs, we show that the interaction produces rich bimodal non-Gaussian states from which higher-stellar-rank states, including large squeezed cat states, can be experimentally extracted with a substantial success rate. For experimental feasibility and comparison, we analyze the effect of imperfect coupling and of the intrinsic $50\\%$ collection limit of symmetric, non-chiral waveguides. Following that, we propose a simple interferometric scheme that recovers an effectively chiral interaction in an otherwise bidirectional waveguide.",
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      "name": "Thomas Copie"
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      "name": "Ofer Firstenberg"
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    {
      "name": "Radim Filip"
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    {
      "name": "Hanna Le Jeannic"
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.03658",
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  "published": "2026-10-14",
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  "title": "Bimodal non-Gaussian photonic states from a single quantum emitter in a waveguide",
  "title_text": "Bimodal non-Gaussian photonic states from a single quantum emitter in a waveguide",
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