Applications of single photons in quantum metrology, biology and the foundations of quantum physics

C Couteau, S Barz, T Durt, T Gerrits, J Huwer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
With the development of photonic quantum technologies, single photons have become key
for various applications including quantum communication and quantum computing …

Sensitive single-photon test of extended quantum theory with two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride

T Vogl, H Knopf, M Weissflog, PK Lam… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
Quantum theory is the foundation of modern physics. Some of its basic principles, such as
Born's rule, however, are based on postulates which require experimental testing. Any …

A generalized multipath delayed-choice experiment on a large-scale quantum nanophotonic chip

X Chen, Y Deng, S Liu, T Pramanik, J Mao… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Bohr's complementarity is one central tenet of quantum physics. The paradoxical wave-
particle duality of quantum matters and photons has been tested in Young's double-slit …

QUICK 3 ^3‐Design of a Satellite‐Based Quantum Light Source for Quantum Communication and Extended Physical Theory Tests in Space

N Ahmadi, S Schwertfeger, P Werner… - Advanced Quantum …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Modern quantum technologies have matured such that they can now be used in space
applications, eg, long‐distance quantum communication. Here, the design of a compact true …

Probabilistic theories and reconstructions of quantum theory

M Müller - SciPost Physics Lecture Notes, 2021 - scipost.org
These lecture notes provide a basic introduction to the framework of generalized
probabilistic theories (GPTs) and a sketch of a reconstruction of quantum theory (QT) from …

Experimentally bounding deviations from quantum theory in the landscape of generalized probabilistic theories

MD Mazurek, MF Pusey, KJ Resch, RW Spekkens - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
Many experiments in the field of quantum foundations seek to adjudicate between quantum
theory and speculative alternatives to it. This requires one to analyze the experimental data …

Detecting violations of macrorealism when the original Leggett-Garg inequalities are satisfied

S Majidy, JJ Halliwell, R Laflamme - Physical Review A, 2021 - APS
Macroscopic realism (MR) is the notion that a time-evolving system possesses definite
properties, irrespective of past or future measurements. Quantum-mechanical theories can …

Testing higher-order quantum interference with many-particle states

MO Pleinert, A Rueda, E Lutz, J von Zanthier - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Quantum theory permits interference between indistinguishable paths but, at the same time,
restricts its order. Single-particle interference, for instance, is limited to the second order, that …

Engineering of single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride

Y Huang, Z Dang, X He, Z Fang - Chinese Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Quantum information technology requires bright and stable single-photon emitters (SPEs).
As a promising single-photon source, SPEs in layered hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have …

Thermodynamics and the structure of quantum theory

M Krumm, H Barnum, J Barrett… - New Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite its enormous empirical success, the formalism of quantum theory still raises
fundamental questions: why is nature described in terms of complex Hilbert spaces, and …