Thursday, April 4, 2013

1304.1012 (Andrea Crespi et al.)

Anderson localization of entangled photons in an integrated quantum walk    [PDF]

Andrea Crespi, Roberto Osellame, Roberta Ramponi, Vittorio Giovannetti, Rosario Fazio, Linda Sansoni, Francesco {De Nicola}, Fabio Sciarrino Paolo Mataloni
Waves fail to propagate in random media. First predicted for quantum particles in the presence of a disordered potential, Anderson localization has been observed also in classical acoustics, electromagnetism and optics. Here, for the first time, we report the observation of Anderson localization of pairs of entangled photons in a two-particle discrete quantum walk a?ected by position dependent disorder. A quantum walk on a disordered lattice is realized by an integrated array of interferometers fabricated in glass by femtosecond laser writing. A novel technique is used to introduce a controlled phase shift into each unit mesh of the network. Polarization entanglement is exploited to simulate the di?erent symmetries of the two-walker system. We are thus able to experimentally investigate the genuine effect of (bosonic and fermionic) statistics in the absence of interaction between the particles. We will show how different types of randomness and the symmetry of the wave-function affect the localization of the entangled walkers.
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1304.1012

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