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arxiv: 2506.09802 · v2 · submitted 2025-06-11 · ⚛️ physics.optics

Compact and programmable large-scale optical processor in free space

Maria Gorizia Ammendola , Nazanin Dehghan , Lukas Scarfe , Alessio D'Errico , Francesco Di Colandrea , Ebrahim Karimi , Filippo Cardano This is my paper

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keywords free-space opticsquantum walksunitary transformationsstructured lightphotonic processorspatial light modulatorshigh-dimensional simulationsingle-photon quantum optics
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A three-layer free-space optical platform implements unitaries equivalent to 30-step quantum walks across 7000 outputs.

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The paper introduces a programmable free-space photonic platform that encodes information in structured light modes using circular polarization and quantized transverse momenta. These modes are processed by spatial light modulators interleaved with half-wave plates arranged in only three layers. This setup performs high-dimensional unitary transformations that match quantum walks on one- and two-dimensional lattices for up to 30 time steps. A single input mode spreads across more than 7000 outputs, a scale that conventional layered approaches would require tens or hundreds of stages to achieve. The platform also supports diverse dynamics such as disorder, synthetic gauge fields, and topological effects while remaining compatible with quantum optics experiments using heralded single photons.

Core claim

We introduce a programmable free-space photonic platform that performs high-dimensional unitary transformations using only three layers. Information is encoded in structured light modes defined by circular polarization and quantized transverse momenta, and processed with spatial light modulators interleaved with half-wave plates. We implement unitaries that are equivalent to quantum walks over up to 30 time steps, in one- and two-dimensional lattices, distributing a single input mode across more than 7,000 outputs, where conventional approaches would require tens or hundreds of layers. Despite being restricted to translationally-invariant systems, the platform supports diverse quantum walk

What carries the argument

Three-layer arrangement of spatial light modulators interleaved with half-wave plates that realizes translationally invariant unitary transformations on modes carrying circular polarization and discrete transverse momenta.

Load-bearing premise

The transformations must be translationally invariant so that the same rule applies at every position.

What would settle it

Measure the output intensity pattern or coincidence counts for a 30-step two-dimensional quantum walk and check whether the observed distribution matches the exact theoretical prediction for that evolution.

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Figure 6. Figure 6: Experimental Setup. The setup consists of three SLMs arranged in a relay imaging system and simultaneously controlled by a LABVIEW software (Circuit control). The second SLM is sandwiched between two HWPs, H1(22.5°) and H2(−22.5°). A two-photon source based on SPDC pro￾duces pairs of temporally correlated photons, with one photon routed to the circuit and the other detected directly by the TPX3CAM camera t… view at source ↗
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Photonic circuits are central to classical and quantum information processing. While integrated technologies dominate, free-space architectures are emerging as attractive alternatives, offering broad bandwidth and direct manipulation of optical modes without confinement in waveguides. A key challenge for scalability lies in circuit depth, as the number of layers manipulating the optical field typically grows with the system size. Here, we introduce a programmable free-space photonic platform that performs high-dimensional unitary transformations using only three layers. Information is encoded in structured light modes defined by circular polarization and quantized transverse momenta, and processed with spatial light modulators interleaved with half-wave plates. We implement unitaries that are equivalent to quantum walks over up to 30 time steps, in one- and two-dimensional lattices, distributing a single input mode across more than 7,000 outputs, where conventional approaches would require tens or hundreds of layers. Despite being restricted to translationally-invariant systems, the platform supports diverse quantum walk dynamics, including disorder, synthetic gauge fields, and topological effects, previously explored only in separate experiments. Using coincidence detection with a time-tagging camera, we show compatibility with quantum optics protocols and provide examples of quantum walks of heralded single photons. These results contribute to establish free-space optical processors as promising resources for high-dimensional quantum simulation and scalable optical information processing.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript presents a compact free-space optical processor that achieves high-dimensional unitary transformations using only three layers of spatial light modulators interleaved with half-wave plates. Information is encoded in the joint polarization-momentum basis of structured light modes. The platform implements unitaries equivalent to quantum walks on 1D and 2D lattices for up to 30 time steps, distributing a single input across more than 7000 outputs. It demonstrates compatibility with quantum optics protocols using heralded single photons and claims to support dynamics including disorder, synthetic gauge fields, and topological effects, while being restricted to translationally invariant systems.

Significance. If the experimental claims hold, this work significantly advances the field by providing a scalable, low-depth free-space alternative to integrated photonic circuits for simulating large-scale quantum walks and high-dimensional quantum information processing. The reduction from tens or hundreds of layers to three, combined with quantum compatibility, is a key strength. However, the translational invariance restriction must be carefully scoped to avoid overstatement of applicability.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The claim of supporting disorder is load-bearing for the assertion of diverse dynamics in a single platform, but conflicts with the translational invariance restriction. Position-dependent disorder would require breaking the symmetry that enables the three-layer implementation. The manuscript should clarify in the abstract or main text how disorder is incorporated without violating the invariance assumption, perhaps with a specific example or reference to a section detailing the implementation.
minor comments (2)
  1. The abstract reports successful implementation and distribution to over 7000 outputs but lacks mention of error bars or quantitative fidelity measures; adding these details in the results section would improve verifiability.
  2. Consider adding a comparison table or figure quantifying the layer reduction versus conventional approaches for the 30-step walks.

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We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for identifying the need to clarify the relationship between disorder and translational invariance. We address this point directly below and will revise the manuscript to remove any potential ambiguity.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] The claim of supporting disorder is load-bearing for the assertion of diverse dynamics in a single platform, but conflicts with the translational invariance restriction. Position-dependent disorder would require breaking the symmetry that enables the three-layer implementation. The manuscript should clarify in the abstract or main text how disorder is incorporated without violating the invariance assumption, perhaps with a specific example or reference to a section detailing the implementation.

    Authors: We agree that fully position-dependent, site-specific disorder would break translational invariance and is incompatible with the three-layer decomposition, which exploits the momentum-space structure and polarization coupling under periodic boundary conditions. In the present work, 'disorder' refers to translationally invariant realizations such as (i) uniform random on-site phases drawn once and applied identically to all equivalent lattice sites via the global SLM pattern, and (ii) quasi-periodic or incommensurate potentials that preserve the overall lattice symmetry while still producing localization-like effects previously studied in separate experiments. These cases are implemented by programming the three layers with the corresponding Fourier-space operators without requiring additional layers. We will add a dedicated paragraph in the main text (new subsection under 'Quantum walk dynamics') that explicitly shows the phase mask for one such disordered walk, together with the resulting intensity distribution after 30 steps, and we will revise the abstract to read 'including dynamics with disorder, synthetic gauge fields, and topological effects in translationally invariant systems'. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; experimental demonstration is self-contained

full rationale

The paper reports an experimental free-space platform realizing high-dimensional unitaries equivalent to quantum walks via three layers of SLM-HWP operations on polarization-momentum modes. The three-layer depth follows directly from the imposed translational invariance, which is stated as an explicit restriction rather than derived from prior results. No equations or claims reduce by construction to fitted parameters, self-citations, or renamed inputs; the equivalence to multi-step walks is verified through direct implementation and coincidence measurements. The work is an experimental demonstration whose central results rest on physical realization and data, not on a derivation chain that collapses to its own assumptions.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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The central claim rests on standard assumptions from optics and quantum mechanics regarding mode encoding and unitary evolution in translationally invariant lattices, with no new free parameters or invented entities required beyond the experimental hardware.

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  • domain assumption Structured light modes defined by circular polarization and quantized transverse momenta can be manipulated to realize the target high-dimensional unitaries.
    This encoding choice is invoked to enable the three-layer processing of quantum walk dynamics.
  • domain assumption The system remains translationally invariant, allowing equivalence to multi-step walks without position-dependent variations.
    Stated explicitly as a restriction that supports the compact implementation.

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