The presence of disorder and inhomogeneities in quantum networks has often been unexpectedly beneficial for both quantum and classical resources. Here we experimentally realize a controllable inhomogenous quantum walk (QW) dynamics, which can be exploited to investigate the effect of coherent disorder on the quantum correlations between two indistinguishable photons. Through the imposition of suitable disorder configurations, we observe two-photon states that exhibit an enhancement in the quantum correlations between two selected modes of the network, compared to the case of an ordered QW. Different configurations of disorder can steer the system toward different realizations of such an enhancement, thus allowing spatial and temporal manipulation of quantum correlations between remote modes of QW networks.
Enhancing nonclassical bosonic correlations in a quantum walk network through experimental control of disorder / Laneve, A.; Nosrati, F.; Geraldi, A.; Mahdavipour, K.; Pegoraro, F.; Khazaei Shadfar, M.; Lo Franco, R.; Mataloni, P.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH. - ISSN 2643-1564. - 3:3(2021). [10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033235]
Enhancing nonclassical bosonic correlations in a quantum walk network through experimental control of disorder
Laneve A.
;Geraldi A.;Mataloni P.
2021
Abstract
The presence of disorder and inhomogeneities in quantum networks has often been unexpectedly beneficial for both quantum and classical resources. Here we experimentally realize a controllable inhomogenous quantum walk (QW) dynamics, which can be exploited to investigate the effect of coherent disorder on the quantum correlations between two indistinguishable photons. Through the imposition of suitable disorder configurations, we observe two-photon states that exhibit an enhancement in the quantum correlations between two selected modes of the network, compared to the case of an ordered QW. Different configurations of disorder can steer the system toward different realizations of such an enhancement, thus allowing spatial and temporal manipulation of quantum correlations between remote modes of QW networks.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.