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Experimental linear-optics simulation of multipartite non-locality in the ground state of a quantum lsing ring
No full textExperimental Generation of Robust Entanglement from Classical Correlations via Local Dissipation
No full textWe experimentally show how classical correlations can be turned into quantum entanglement, via the presence of dissipation and the action of a CNOT gate. We first implement a simple two-qubit protocol in which entanglement production is not possible in the absence of such kind of noise, while it arises with its introduction, and is proportional to its amount. We then perform a more elaborate four-qubit experiment, by employing two hyperentangled photons initially carrying only classical correlations. We demonstrate a scheme where the entanglement is generated via local dissipation, with the advantage of being robust against local unitaries performed by an adversary
Path-polarization hyperentangled and cluster states of photons on a chip
Get PDFEncoding many qubits in different degrees of freedom (DOFs) of single photons is one of the routes toward enlarging the Hilbert space spanned by a photonic quantum state. Hyperentangled photon states (that is, states showing entanglement in multiple DOFs) have demonstrated significant implications for both fundamental physics tests and quantum communication and computation. Increasing the number of qubits of photonic experiments requires miniaturization and integration of the basic elements, and functions to guarantee the setup stability, which motivates the development of technologies allowing the precise control of different photonic DOFs on a chip. We demonstrate the contextual use of path and polarization qubits propagating within an integrated quantum circuit. We tested the properties of four-qubit linear cluster states built on both DOFs, and we exploited them to perform the Grover's search algorithm according to the one-way quantum computation model. Our results pave the way toward the full integration on a chip of hybrid multi-qubit multiphoton states
Experimental Detection of Quantum Channels
No full textWe demonstrate experimentally the possibility of efficiently detecting properties of quantum channels and quantum gates. The experimentally realized quantum channel detection method has been recently proposed theoretically, and allows us to characterize the properties of quantum channels with a much smaller experimental effort than quantum process tomography. Here, the optimal detection scheme is first achieved for nonentanglement breaking channels of the depolarizing form and is based on the generation and detection of polarized entangled photons. We then demonstrate channel detection for nonseparable maps by considering the CNOT gate and employing two-photon hyperentangled states
Cut-and-paste restoration of entanglement transmission
Get PDFThe distribution of entangled quantum systems among two or more nodes of a network is a key task at the basis of quantum communication, quantum computation, and quantum cryptography. Unfortunately, the transmission lines used in this procedure can introduce so many perturbations and so much noise in the transmitted signal that they prevent the possibility of restoring quantum correlations in the received messages either by means of encoding optimization or by exploiting local operations and classical communication. In this work we present a procedure which allows one to improve the performance of some of these channels. The mechanism underpinning this result is a protocol which we dub cut and paste, as it consists in extracting and reshuffling the subcomponents of these communication lines, which finally succeed in correcting each other. The proof of this counterintuitive phenomenon, while improving our theoretical understanding of quantum entanglement, also has a direct application in the realization of quantum information networks based on imperfect and highly noisy communication lines. A quantum optics experiment, based on the transmission of single-photon polarization states, is also presented which provides a proof-of-principle test of the proposed protocol
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
SOURCES SEMICONDUCTRICES D'ETATS A DEUX PHOTONS A TEMPERATURE AMBIANTE
Get PDFIn this work, we design and characterize semiconductor sources of two-photon states for integrated quantum information. These devices are based on spontaneous parametric down-conversion in AlGaAs waveguides and emit photon pairs at room temperature and telecom wavelength. The first source is a twin photon emitting laser diode, based on a modal phase-matching between an electrically injected Bragg laser mode at 775 nm and the telecom photon modes within the same waveguide. We describe the structure design, its linear and nonlinear optical behaviour, and its characteristics under electrical current injection. The achievement of laser emission and second harmonic generation in the same device open the way towards an ultra-compact source of photon pairs. The second device under study is based on a transverse pumping geometry in which a laser beam impinging on top of the waveguide produces two counterpropagating waveguided telecom photons. We explore the huge versatility of the two-photon quantum state generated by this source, namely the possibilities of state engineering in the frequency domain that are inabled by this geometry. We also present the first experimental demonstration of polarization entangled photon pairs achieved with this device, together with a model allowing to predict the entanglement quality from the spatial and spectral distribution of the pumping beam. These sources of non classical states of light, compact and capable of electrical injection on chip are excellent candidates for future photonic implementations of quantum information.Ce travail porte sur la conception et la caractérisation de sources semiconductrices d'états à deux photons pour l'information quantique intégrée. Ces dispositifs, basés sur la fluorescence paramétrique dans des guides d'onde en AlGaAs, émettent des paires de photons à température ambiante aux longueurs d'onde des télécommunications. La première source est une diode laser émettrice de photons jumeaux, basée sur un accord de phase modal entre un mode laser de Bragg à 775 nm injecté électriquement et les modes de photons télécom au sein du même guide d'onde. Nous détaillons le design de la structure, sa caractérisation optique linéaire et non linéaire et son comportement sous injection de courant. L'obtention de l'émission laser et de la génération de seconde harmonique sur un même dispositif ouvre la voie vers une source ultra-compacte de paires de photons. Le second dispositif étudié repose sur une géométrie de pompage transverse où un faisceau laser incident sur le dessus du guide génère deux photons télécom guidés et contrapropageants. Nous explorons la grande versatilité de l'état quantique des paires générées par cette source, avec notamment les possibilités d'ingénierie de l'état dans le domaine fréquenciel offertes par cette géométrie. Nous présentons également la première démonstration expérimentale d'états intriqués en polarisation obtenue avec ce dispositif, ainsi qu'un modèle permettant de calculer la qualité de l'intrication à partir des distributions spatiales et spectrales du faisceau de pompe. Ces sources d'états non classiques, compactes et injectables électriquement, sont d'excellents candidats pour les implémentations photoniques de l'information quantique
Experimental extractable work-based multipartite separability criteria
Get PDFA thermodynamic theory of quantum entanglement as well as the establishment of rigorous formal connections between the laws of thermodynamics and the phenomenology of entanglement are currently open areas of investigation. In this quest, a core problem is embodied by the understanding of the role that entanglement plays in processes of work extraction. Here, by considering information thermodynamics-based protocols, we answer the question “Is it possible to infer, quantitatively, quantum correlations by considering work-extraction schemes?”. Our experimental settings consist of suitably designed multi-photon optical interferometers able to address the case of both bipartite and multipartite entangled states. We compare the performance of such criteria to that of witnesses of entanglement based on the violation of Bell-like tests, showing their inherently different nature. Our work contributes strongly to the ongoing efforts in establishing photonic systems as a platform for experiments in information thermodynamics
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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