Experimental validation of boson sampling using detector binning
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| author | Anguita, Malaquias Correa Camillini, Anita Marzban, Sara Robbio, Marco Seron, Benoit Novo, Leonardo Renema, Jelmer J. |
| author_facet | Anguita, Malaquias Correa Camillini, Anita Marzban, Sara Robbio, Marco Seron, Benoit Novo, Leonardo Renema, Jelmer J. |
| contents | We experimentally demonstrate a testing strategy for boson samplers that is based on efficiently computable expressions for the output photon counting distributions binned over multiple optical modes. We apply this method to validate boson sampling experiments with three photons on a reconfigurable photonic chip, which implements a four-mode interferometer, analyzing 50 Haar-random unitary transformations while tuning photon distinguishability via controlled delays. We show that for high values of indistinguishability, the experiment accurately reproduces the ideal boson sampling binned-mode distributions, which exhibit variations that depend both on the specific interferometer implemented as well as the choice of bin, confirming the usefulness of the method to diagnose imperfections such as partial distinguishability or imperfect chip control. Finally, we analyze the behavior of Haar-averaged binned-mode distributions with partial distinguishability and demonstrate analytically that its variance is proportional to the average of the square of the photons' indistinguishability parameter. These findings highlight the central role of binning in boson sampling validation, offering a scalable and efficient framework for assessing multiphoton interference and experimental performance. |
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| spellingShingle | Experimental validation of boson sampling using detector binning Anguita, Malaquias Correa Camillini, Anita Marzban, Sara Robbio, Marco Seron, Benoit Novo, Leonardo Renema, Jelmer J. Quantum Physics Optics We experimentally demonstrate a testing strategy for boson samplers that is based on efficiently computable expressions for the output photon counting distributions binned over multiple optical modes. We apply this method to validate boson sampling experiments with three photons on a reconfigurable photonic chip, which implements a four-mode interferometer, analyzing 50 Haar-random unitary transformations while tuning photon distinguishability via controlled delays. We show that for high values of indistinguishability, the experiment accurately reproduces the ideal boson sampling binned-mode distributions, which exhibit variations that depend both on the specific interferometer implemented as well as the choice of bin, confirming the usefulness of the method to diagnose imperfections such as partial distinguishability or imperfect chip control. Finally, we analyze the behavior of Haar-averaged binned-mode distributions with partial distinguishability and demonstrate analytically that its variance is proportional to the average of the square of the photons' indistinguishability parameter. These findings highlight the central role of binning in boson sampling validation, offering a scalable and efficient framework for assessing multiphoton interference and experimental performance. |
| title | Experimental validation of boson sampling using detector binning |
| topic | Quantum Physics Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.05093 |