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Two measurements are sufficient for certifying high-dimensional entanglement

Jessica Bavaresco, Natalia Herrera Valencia, Claude Klöckl, Matej Pivoluska, Nicolai Friis, Mehul Malik, Marcus Huber

Published Sep 21, 2017• 0 citations
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Abstract

High-dimensional encoding of quantum information provides a promising method of transcending current limitations in quantum communication. One of the central challenges in the pursuit of such an approach is the certification of high-dimensional entanglement. In particular, it is desirable to do so without resorting to inefficient full state tomography. Here, we show how carefully constructed measurements in two bases (one of which is not orthonormal) can be used to faithfully and efficiently certify bipartite high-dimensional states and their entanglement for any physical platform. To showcase the practicality of this approach under realistic conditions, we put it to the test for photons entangled in their orbital angular momentum. In our experimental setup, we are able to verify 9-dimensional entanglement for a pair of photons on a 11-dimensional subspace each, at present the highest amount certified without any assumptions on the state.

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