Quantum walks of correlated photon pairs in two-dimensional waveguide arrays

We demonstrate quantum walks of correlated photons in a two-dimensional network of directly laser written waveguides coupled in a "swiss cross" arrangement. The correlated detection events show high-visibility quantum interference and unique composite behavior: strong correlation and indep...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2014-04, Vol.112 (14), p.143604-143604, Article 143604
Hauptverfasser: Poulios, Konstantinos, Keil, Robert, Fry, Daniel, Meinecke, Jasmin D A, Matthews, Jonathan C F, Politi, Alberto, Lobino, Mirko, Gräfe, Markus, Heinrich, Matthias, Nolte, Stefan, Szameit, Alexander, O'Brien, Jeremy L
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Zusammenfassung:We demonstrate quantum walks of correlated photons in a two-dimensional network of directly laser written waveguides coupled in a "swiss cross" arrangement. The correlated detection events show high-visibility quantum interference and unique composite behavior: strong correlation and independence of the quantum walkers, between and within the planes of the cross. Violations of a classically defined inequality, for photons injected in the same plane and in orthogonal planes, reveal nonclassical behavior in a nonplanar structure.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.112.143604