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Main Authors: Jiang, Zhenfei, Li, Tian, Boone, Matthew L., Yi, Zhenhuan, Sokolov, Alexei V., Agarwal, Girish S., Scully, Marlan O.
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15947
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author Jiang, Zhenfei
Li, Tian
Boone, Matthew L.
Yi, Zhenhuan
Sokolov, Alexei V.
Agarwal, Girish S.
Scully, Marlan O.
author_facet Jiang, Zhenfei
Li, Tian
Boone, Matthew L.
Yi, Zhenhuan
Sokolov, Alexei V.
Agarwal, Girish S.
Scully, Marlan O.
contents Strong quantum-correlated sources are essential but delicate resources for quantum information science and engineering protocols. Decoherence and loss are the two main disruptive processes that lead to the loss of nonclassical behavior in quantum correlations. In quantum systems, scattering can contribute to both decoherence and loss. In this work, we present an experimental scheme capable of significantly mitigating the adverse impact of scattering in quantum systems. Our quantum system is composed of a two-mode squeezed light generated with the four-wave mixing process in hot rubidium vapor, and a scatterer is introduced to one of the two modes. An integrating sphere is then placed after the scatterer to recollect the scattered photons. We use mutual information between the two modes as the measure of quantum correlations, and demonstrate a 47.5% mutual information recovery from scattering, despite an enormous photon loss of greater than 85%. Our scheme is a pioneering step towards recovering quantum correlations from disruptive random processes, thus has the potential to bridge the gap between proof-of-principle demonstrations and practical real-world deployments of quantum protocols.
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spellingShingle Mitigating scattering in a quantum system using only an integrating sphere
Jiang, Zhenfei
Li, Tian
Boone, Matthew L.
Yi, Zhenhuan
Sokolov, Alexei V.
Agarwal, Girish S.
Scully, Marlan O.
Quantum Physics
Strong quantum-correlated sources are essential but delicate resources for quantum information science and engineering protocols. Decoherence and loss are the two main disruptive processes that lead to the loss of nonclassical behavior in quantum correlations. In quantum systems, scattering can contribute to both decoherence and loss. In this work, we present an experimental scheme capable of significantly mitigating the adverse impact of scattering in quantum systems. Our quantum system is composed of a two-mode squeezed light generated with the four-wave mixing process in hot rubidium vapor, and a scatterer is introduced to one of the two modes. An integrating sphere is then placed after the scatterer to recollect the scattered photons. We use mutual information between the two modes as the measure of quantum correlations, and demonstrate a 47.5% mutual information recovery from scattering, despite an enormous photon loss of greater than 85%. Our scheme is a pioneering step towards recovering quantum correlations from disruptive random processes, thus has the potential to bridge the gap between proof-of-principle demonstrations and practical real-world deployments of quantum protocols.
title Mitigating scattering in a quantum system using only an integrating sphere
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15947