397 research outputs found
General rules for bosonic bunching in multimode interferometers
We perform a comprehensive set of experiments that characterize bosonic
bunching of up to 3 photons in interferometers of up to 16 modes. Our
experiments verify two rules that govern bosonic bunching. The first rule,
obtained recently in [1,2], predicts the average behavior of the bunching
probability and is known as the bosonic birthday paradox. The second rule is
new, and establishes a n!-factor quantum enhancement for the probability that
all n bosons bunch in a single output mode, with respect to the case of
distinguishable bosons. Besides its fundamental importance in phenomena such as
Bose-Einstein condensation, bosonic bunching can be exploited in applications
such as linear optical quantum computing and quantum-enhanced metrology.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, and supplementary material (4 pages, 1 figure
Experimental observation of fractional topological phases with photonic qudits
Geometrical and topological phases play a fundamental role in quantum theory.
Geometric phases have been proposed as a tool for implementing unitary gates
for quantum computation. A fractional topological phase has been recently
discovered for bipartite systems. The dimension of the Hilbert space determines
the topological phase of entangled qudits under local unitary operations. Here
we investigate fractional topological phases acquired by photonic entangled
qudits. Photon pairs prepared as spatial qudits are operated inside a Sagnac
interferometer and the two-photon interference pattern reveals the topological
phase as fringes shifts when local operations are performed. Dimensions and were tested, showing the expected theoretical values.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Experimental Quantum Private Queries with linear optics
The Quantum Private Query is a quantum cryptographic protocol to recover
information from a database, preserving both user and data privacy: the user
can test whether someone has retained information on which query was asked, and
the database provider can test the quantity of information released. Here we
introduce a new variant Quantum Private Query algorithm which admits a simple
linear optical implementation: it employs the photon's momentum (or time slot)
as address qubits and its polarization as bus qubit. A proof-of-principle
experimental realization is implemented.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
The sl(2n|2n)^(1) Super-Toda Lattices and the Heavenly Equations as Continuum Limit
The continuum limit of super-Toda models associated with the
affine (super)algebra series produces -dimensional
integrable equations in the spacetimes. The
equations of motion of the (super)Toda hierarchies depend not only on the
chosen (super)algebras but also on the specific presentation of their Cartan
matrices. Four distinct series of integrable hierarchies in relation with
symmetric-versus-antisymmetric, null-versus-nonnull presentations of the
corresponding Cartan matrices are investigated. In the continuum limit we
derive four classes of integrable equations of heavenly type, generalizing the
results previously obtained in the literature. The systems are manifestly N=1
supersymmetric and, for specific choices of the Cartan matrix preserving the
complex structure, admit a hidden N=2 supersymmetry. The coset reduction of the
(super)-heavenly equation to the spacetime (with a line segment) is
illustrated. Finally, integrable supersymmetrically extended models in
dimensions are constructed through dimensional reduction of the
previous systems.Comment: 12 page
Entanglement transfer, accumulation and retrieval via quantum-walk-based qubit-qudit dynamics
The generation and control of quantum correlations in high-dimensional systems is a major challenge in the present landscape of quantum technologies. Achieving such non-classical high-dimensional resources will potentially unlock enhanced capabilities for quantum cryptography, communication and computation. We propose a protocol that is able to attain entangled states of d-dimensional systems through a quantum-walk (QW)-based transfer & accumulate mechanism involving coin and walker degrees of freedom. The choice of investigating QW is motivated by their generality and versatility, complemented by their successful implementation in several physical systems. Hence, given the cross-cutting role of QW across quantum information, our protocol potentially represents a versatile general tool to control high-dimensional entanglement generation in various experimental platforms. In particular, we illustrate a possible photonic implementation where the information is encoded in the orbital angular momentum and polarization degrees of freedom of single photons
Polarization control of single photon quantum orbital angular momentum states
The orbital angular momentum of photons, being defined in an infinitely
dimensional discrete Hilbert space, offers a promising resource for
high-dimensional quantum information protocols in quantum optics. The biggest
obstacle to its wider use is presently represented by the limited set of tools
available for its control and manipulation. Here, we introduce and test
experimentally a series of simple optical schemes for the coherent transfer of
quantum information from the polarization to the orbital angular momentum of
single photons and vice versa. All our schemes exploit a newly developed
optical device, the so-called "q-plate", which enables the manipulation of the
photon orbital angular momentum driven by the polarization degree of freedom.
By stacking several q-plates in a suitable sequence, one can also access to
higher-order angular momentum subspaces. In particular, we demonstrate the
control of the orbital angular momentum degree of freedom within the
subspaces of and per photon. Our experiments prove
that these schemes are reliable, efficient and have a high fidelity.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure
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