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Quantum State Tomography Measurement of a Near-Field Photon through Heralded Detection

Amit Kam, Shai Tsesses, Lior Fridman, Yigal Ilin, Kobi J. Cohen, Amir Sivan, Larisa Popilevsky, Meir Orenstein, Mordechai Segev, Guy Bartal

Published Jan 1, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract

We present the first quantum state tomography measurement of a single photon in the near-field regime, demonstrating entanglement through heralded detection. This study affirms on-chip quantum entanglement within an angular momentum Hilbert space.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_fs.2025.ff128_6

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