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arxiv: 1504.03178 · v2 · pith:HVDXUTCSnew · submitted 2015-04-13 · 🪐 quant-ph · physics.optics

Two-photon quantum walk in a multimode fiber

classification 🪐 quant-ph physics.optics
keywords quantumwalkfibermodesmultimodemulti-photonphotonicpropagation
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Multi-photon propagation in connected structures - a quantum walk - offers the potential for simulating complex physical systems and provides a route to universal quantum computation. Increasing the complexity of quantum photonic networks where the walk occurs is essential for many applications. Here, we implement a quantum walk of indistinguishable photon pairs in a multimode fiber supporting 380 modes. Using wavefront shaping, we control the propagation of the two-photon state through the fiber in which all modes are coupled. Excitation of arbitrary output modes of the system is realized by controlling classical and quantum interferences. This experiment demonstrates a highly multimode platform for multi-photon interference experiments and provides a powerful method to program a general high-dimensional multiport optical circuit. This work paves the way for the next generation of photonic devices for quantum simulation, computing and communication.

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