Quantum walks of correlated photon pairs in two-dimensional waveguide arrays

Konstantinos Poulios, Robert Keil, Daniel Fry, Jasmin D.A. Meinecke, Jonathan C.F. Matthews, Alberto Politi, Mirko Lobino, Markus Gräfe, Matthias Heinrich, Stefan Nolte, Alexander Szameit, Jeremy L. O'Brien

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Abstract

We demonstrate quantum walks of correlated photons in a two-dimensional network of directly laser written waveguides coupled in a "swiss cross" arrangement. The correlated detection events show high-visibility quantum interference and unique composite behavior: strong correlation and independence of the quantum walkers, between and within the planes of the cross. Violations of a classically defined inequality, for photons injected in the same plane and in orthogonal planes, reveal nonclassical behavior in a nonplanar structure.

Original languageEnglish
Article number143604
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume112
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes

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