Measuring topological invariants in disordered discrete-time quantum walks

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.033846" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.033846</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.033846" target="_blank" >10.1103/PhysRevA.96.033846</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Measuring topological invariants in disordered discrete-time quantum walks

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Quantum walks constitute a versatile platform for simulating transport phenomena on discrete graphs including topological material properties while providing a high control over the relevant parameters at the same time. To experimentally access and directly measure the topological invariants of quantum walks, we implement the scattering scheme proposed by Tarasinski et al. [Phys. Rev. A 89, 042327 (2014)] in a photonic time multiplexed quantum walk experiment. The tunable coin operation provides opportunity to reach distinct topological phases, and accordingly to observe the corresponding topological phase transitions. The ability to read-out the position and the coin state distribution, complemented by explicit interferometric sign measurements, allowed the reconstruction of the scattered reflection amplitudes and thus the computation of the associated bulk topological invariants. As predicted, we also find localized states at the edges between two bulks belonging to different topological phases. In order to analyze the impact of disorder, we have measured invariants of two different types of disordered samples in large ensemble measurements, demonstrating their constancy in one disorder regime and a continuous transition with increasing disorder strength for the second disorder sample.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Measuring topological invariants in disordered discrete-time quantum walks

Popis výsledku anglicky

Quantum walks constitute a versatile platform for simulating transport phenomena on discrete graphs including topological material properties while providing a high control over the relevant parameters at the same time. To experimentally access and directly measure the topological invariants of quantum walks, we implement the scattering scheme proposed by Tarasinski et al. [Phys. Rev. A 89, 042327 (2014)] in a photonic time multiplexed quantum walk experiment. The tunable coin operation provides opportunity to reach distinct topological phases, and accordingly to observe the corresponding topological phase transitions. The ability to read-out the position and the coin state distribution, complemented by explicit interferometric sign measurements, allowed the reconstruction of the scattered reflection amplitudes and thus the computation of the associated bulk topological invariants. As predicted, we also find localized states at the edges between two bulks belonging to different topological phases. In order to analyze the impact of disorder, we have measured invariants of two different types of disordered samples in large ensemble measurements, demonstrating their constancy in one disorder regime and a continuous transition with increasing disorder strength for the second disorder sample.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10306 - Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA17-00844S" target="_blank" >GA17-00844S: Fotonické kvantové sítě</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

PHYSICAL REVIEW A

ISSN

2469-9926

e-ISSN

2469-9934

Svazek periodika

96

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

—

Kód UT WoS článku

000411972000010

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85030321991