Large scale quantum walks by means of optical fiber cavities
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We demonstrate a platform for implementing quantum walks that overcomes many of the barriers associated with photonic implementations. We use coupled fiber-optic cavities to implement time-bin encoded walks in an integrated system. We show that this platform can achieve very low losses combined with high-fidelity operations, enabling an unprecedented large number of steps in a passive system, as required for scenarios with multiple walkers. Furthermore the platform is reconfigurable, enabling variation of the coin, and readily extends to multidimensional lattices. We demonstrate variation of the coin bias experimentally for three different values.
Date Issued
2016-08-23
Date Acceptance
2016-07-06
Citation
Journal of Optics, 2016, 18 (9)
ISSN
2040-8986
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Optics
Volume
18
Issue
9
Copyright Statement
© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The definitive publisher authenticated version is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2040-8978/18/9/094007.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Grant Number
EP/K034480/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Optics
quantum walks
fiber cavities
time-bin quantum coding
multiport interference
Boson sampling
PHOTONS
0205 Optical Physics
0906 Electrical And Electronic Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
094007