Non-Classicality Criteria in Multi-port Interferometry
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Author(s)
Rigovacca, L
Franco, CD
Metcalf, BJ
Walmsley, IA
Kim, MS
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Quantum interference lies at the basis of fundamental differences between
quantum and classical behaviors. It is thus crucial to understand the
boundaries between what interference patterns can be described by classical
wave mechanics and what, on the other hand, can only be understood with a
proper quantum mechanical description. While a lot of work has already been
done for the simple case of two-mode interference, the multi-mode case has not
been fully explored yet. Here we derive bounds for classical models of light
fields in a general scenario of intensity interferometry, and we show how they
can be violated in a quantum framework. As a consequence, this violation acts
as a non-classicality witness, able to detect the presence of sources with
sub-Poissonian photon-number statistics. We also derive a criterion for
certifying the indivisibility of a quantum interferometer and obtain a method
to simultaneously measure the average pairwise distinguishability of the input
sources.
quantum and classical behaviors. It is thus crucial to understand the
boundaries between what interference patterns can be described by classical
wave mechanics and what, on the other hand, can only be understood with a
proper quantum mechanical description. While a lot of work has already been
done for the simple case of two-mode interference, the multi-mode case has not
been fully explored yet. Here we derive bounds for classical models of light
fields in a general scenario of intensity interferometry, and we show how they
can be violated in a quantum framework. As a consequence, this violation acts
as a non-classicality witness, able to detect the presence of sources with
sub-Poissonian photon-number statistics. We also derive a criterion for
certifying the indivisibility of a quantum interferometer and obtain a method
to simultaneously measure the average pairwise distinguishability of the input
sources.
Date Issued
2016-11-16
Date Acceptance
2016-10-04
Citation
Physical Review Letters, 2016, 117
ISSN
1079-7114
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
117
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Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Identifier
http://arxiv.org/abs/1604.07588v1
Grant Number
317232
EP/K034480/1
Subjects
quant-ph
physics.optics
General Physics
02 Physical Sciences
Notes
4 + 8 pages
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
213602