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Demonstration of a photonic indistinguishability witness on a programmable quantum photonic processor

F. H. B. Somhorst, Reinier van der Meer, Peter Hooijschuur, Pim Venderbosch, Michiel de Goede, Ben Kassenberg, Henk Snijders, Caterina Taballione, Jörn P. Epping, Hans H. van den Vlekkert, Nathan Walk, Pepijn W. H. Pinkse, Jelmer J. Renema

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate an efficient, semi-device-independent photonic indistinguishability witness by certifying three-photon indistinguishability on a programmable integrated quantum photonic processor.
DOI
10.1364/bgppm.2022.jtu2a.25

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