Multipartite classically entangled scalar beams
Multipartite classically entangled scalar beams
Classically entangled light is used to refer to a class of structured beams with space–polarization, polarization–time, and space–time non-separable states akin to entangled states, which enable novel quantum-analog methods and applications in structured light. Here, we argue that classical entanglement is also available for pure scalar beams with multiple non-separable spatial degrees of freedom (DoFs). We theoretically and experimentally demonstrate a class of scalar ray–wave structured light with multiple controllable local DoFs to emulate multipartite entangled states, including the Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger states. Our work unveils a rich parameter space for high-dimensional and multi-DoF control of structured light to extend applications in classical–quantum regimes.
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Shen, Yijie
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Wan, Zhensong
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Liu, Qiang
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Fu, Xing
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15 April 2022
Shen, Yijie
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Wan, Zhensong
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Liu, Qiang
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Fu, Xing
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Shen, Yijie, Wan, Zhensong, Liu, Qiang and Fu, Xing
(2022)
Multipartite classically entangled scalar beams.
Optics Letters, 47 (8), .
(doi:10.1364/OL.451046).
Abstract
Classically entangled light is used to refer to a class of structured beams with space–polarization, polarization–time, and space–time non-separable states akin to entangled states, which enable novel quantum-analog methods and applications in structured light. Here, we argue that classical entanglement is also available for pure scalar beams with multiple non-separable spatial degrees of freedom (DoFs). We theoretically and experimentally demonstrate a class of scalar ray–wave structured light with multiple controllable local DoFs to emulate multipartite entangled states, including the Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger states. Our work unveils a rich parameter space for high-dimensional and multi-DoF control of structured light to extend applications in classical–quantum regimes.
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 March 2022
Published date: 15 April 2022
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/457640
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