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arXiv:2506.10692 · Fundamental Research

Observation of high-order quantum Pancharatnam-Berry phase with structured photons

Shuang‐Yin Huang, He Jiang, Zhi‐Cheng Ren, Zi-Mo Cheng, Wen-Zheng Zhu, Jing Gao, Chang Liu, Xi‐Lin Wang, Hui‐Tian Wang

Published Dec 3, 2024• 3 citations
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Abstract

in N00N states and high-order structured photons. This may show some implications for quantum precision measurement and quantum state engineering based on geometric phase.
DOI
10.1016/j.fmre.2024.11.016

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