Experimental detection of entanglement in multimode Gaussian states from high-order intensity correlation moments

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Main Authors: He, Ze-Shan, Zhao, Yukuan, Tian, Hao-Shu, Sun, Kai, Xu, Xiao-Ye, Li, Chuan-Feng, Guo, Guang-Can
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author He, Ze-Shan
Zhao, Yukuan
Tian, Hao-Shu
Sun, Kai
Xu, Xiao-Ye
Li, Chuan-Feng
Guo, Guang-Can
author_facet He, Ze-Shan
Zhao, Yukuan
Tian, Hao-Shu
Sun, Kai
Xu, Xiao-Ye
Li, Chuan-Feng
Guo, Guang-Can
contents Quantum universal invariants of a Gaussian state's covariance matrix, which can be derived from intensity correlation moments, have been adopted to characterize the entanglement properties of Gaussian states via the positive partial transpose criterion, also known as the Peres-Horodecki separability criterion. Such intensity correlation moments enable the extraction of information about the covariance matrix without the need for a coherent local oscillator. Here, we experimentally detect the entanglement properties of multimode Gaussian states using high-order\,(up to sixth-order) intensity correlation moments. These multimode Gaussian states are prepared via spontaneous and cascaded parametric down-conversion pumped by a high-peak-energy pulsed laser. Their intensity correlation moments are measured using a pseudo-photon-number-resolving detector constructed through spatial multiplexing of 32 threshold superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. This method is successfully demonstrated for two-mode and three-mode Gaussian states and can be extended to $N$-mode Gaussian states with $N>3$.
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spellingShingle Experimental detection of entanglement in multimode Gaussian states from high-order intensity correlation moments
He, Ze-Shan
Zhao, Yukuan
Tian, Hao-Shu
Sun, Kai
Xu, Xiao-Ye
Li, Chuan-Feng
Guo, Guang-Can
Quantum Physics
Quantum universal invariants of a Gaussian state's covariance matrix, which can be derived from intensity correlation moments, have been adopted to characterize the entanglement properties of Gaussian states via the positive partial transpose criterion, also known as the Peres-Horodecki separability criterion. Such intensity correlation moments enable the extraction of information about the covariance matrix without the need for a coherent local oscillator. Here, we experimentally detect the entanglement properties of multimode Gaussian states using high-order\,(up to sixth-order) intensity correlation moments. These multimode Gaussian states are prepared via spontaneous and cascaded parametric down-conversion pumped by a high-peak-energy pulsed laser. Their intensity correlation moments are measured using a pseudo-photon-number-resolving detector constructed through spatial multiplexing of 32 threshold superconducting nanowire single photon detectors. This method is successfully demonstrated for two-mode and three-mode Gaussian states and can be extended to $N$-mode Gaussian states with $N>3$.
title Experimental detection of entanglement in multimode Gaussian states from high-order intensity correlation moments
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.27567