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Experimental hierarchy of two-qubit quantum correlations without state tomography

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Abo, Shilan, Soubusta, Jan, Jiráková, Kateřina, Bartkiewicz, Karol, Černoch, Antonín, Lemr, Karel, Miranowicz, Adam·2023·Scientific Reports

Abstract

A Werner state, which is the singlet Bell state affected by white noise, is a prototype example of states, which can reveal a hierarchy of quantum entanglement, steering, and Bell nonlocality by controlling the amount of noise. However, experimental demonstrations of this hierarchy in a sufficient and necessary way (i.e., by applying measures or universal witnesses of these quantum correlations) have been mainly based on full quantum state tomography, corresponding to measuring at least 15 real parameters of two-qubit states. Here we report an experimental demonstration of this hierarchy by measuring only six elements of a correlation matrix depending on linear combinations of two-qubit Stokes parameters. We show that our experimental setup can also reveal the hierarchy of these quantum correlations of generalized Werner states, which are any two-qubit pure states affected by white noise.

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The paper reports an experimental demonstration of the hierarchy of two-qubit entanglement, steering, and Bell nonlocality for Werner states without full quantum state tomography, using only six elements of a correlation matrix \(R\). It also theoretically extends the hierarchy to generalized Werner states.

Key findings

  • By measuring only six elements of \(R\) (linear combinations of two-qubit Stokes parameters) instead of 15 or 16 real parameters in full QST, the authors experimentally resolve the hierarchy for Werner states: separable, entangled but unsteerable and Bell local, steerable in the 3-measurement scenario but Bell local, and Bell nonlocal/steerable in the 2-measurement scenario.
  • Experimental results (Tables 1 and 2; Figs. 3 and 4) agree with theory; for example, theory predicts FEF = 0.100 at \(p=0.4\) while \(B=S=0\), \(S=0.200\) at \(p=0.6\) while \(B=0\), and \(B=0.529\), \(S=0.678\), FEF = 0.700 at \(p=0.8\), with all measures equal to 1.000 at \(p=1.0\).
  • The most entangled experimental Bell-like state had FEF = 0.9685 and purity of about 98.9%.
  • The setup can also reveal the hierarchy for generalized Werner states—mixtures of an arbitrary two-qubit pure state and white noise—as analyzed theoretically via a hierarchy parameter defined in Eq. (33) and plotted in Fig. 1.

Methods

  • Linear-optics platform with polarization-encoded qubits generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion in a cascade of two Type-I BBO crystals in the Kwiat configuration, pumped by a frequency-doubled femtosecond laser at 413 nm.
  • White noise was simulated by widening the coincidence window to aggregate random detections; Werner states were interpolated between two copies of the singlet Bell state and the maximally mixed state.
  • The correlation matrix \(R\) was reconstructed from four-fold coincidence counts for local polarization projections; error bars were derived by a Monte Carlo method using a normal distribution of \(R\) components with variance corresponding to detected photocounts, and maximum-likelihood estimation was used.

Limitations

  • The paper states that experimental imperfections, instability, Poisson randomness, and an imperfect Bell state reduce the measured correlation measures; 56.7% of photons do not interfere on the fiber beam splitter, the count rate is about one event per 5 minutes, and the most entangled Bell-like state has purity about 98.9%.
  • The Costa–Angelo steering measures are invariant under qubit swapping, so they cannot reflect directional one-way steering; the LUR-based steering measure cannot be determined from \(R\) and was not calculated for this experimental data.
  • The FEF is not a universal entanglement witness and depends only on \(R\); it is a good measure for generalized Werner states, while general entanglement measures also depend on single-qubit Stokes parameters. The experiment demonstrates the hierarchy for Werner states and theoretically for generalized Werner states, not for arbitrary two-qubit mixed states.

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  • Findingcitation

    None of the experimental states of Ref.9 exhibited one-way steering.

    “More importantly, none of those experimental states exhibited one-way steering.”
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    • cites [9] Jiráková, K., Černoch, A., Lemr, K., Bartkiewicz, K. & Miranowicz, A. Experimental hierarchy and optimal robustness of quantum correlations of two-qubit states with controllable white noise. Phys. Rev. A 104, 062436. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.104.062436 (2021). source

      The steerable-weight discussion (p. 5) and Appendix B (p. 16) assess steering from Alice to Bob. I searched for one-way and asymmetric steering, including steering from Bob to Alice, but found no passage comparing both directions for the experimental states. Our copy therefore does not establish that none exhibited one-way steering. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • Findingnone given

    The experimental setup requires only a single Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer instead of two, compared with the method of Ref.56.

    “Namely from the experimental point of view, it only requires a single Hong–Ou–Mandel interferometer instead of two.”
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    • cites [56] Bovino, F. A. et al. Direct measurement of nonlinear properties of bipartite quantum states. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 240407. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.240407 (2005). source
  • Premisecitation

    The design shares the same geometry with the entanglement-swapping protocol of Ref.48.

    “Moreover, our design shares the same geometry with the entanglement-swapping protocol48.”
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    • cites [48] Bartkiewicz, K., Lemr, K., Černoch, A. & Miranowicz, A. Bell nonlocality and fully entangled fraction measured in an entanglement-swapping device without quantum state tomography. Phys. Rev. A 95, 030102. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.95.030102 (2017). source
  • Interpretationcitation

    The experimental method of measuring the R matrix enables complete determination of steering measures, the fully entangled fraction, and Bell nonlocality measures.

    “This experimental method of measuring the R matrix enables us a complete determination of not only steering measures, but also a fully entangled fraction (FEF)57 and Bell nonlocality measures58.”
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  • Premisecitation

    S2=0 does not imply S1=0, as shown experimentally in Ref.9.

    “Thus, (corresponding to vanishing Bell nonlocality of a given state ) does not imply that also , which was shown experimentally in Ref.9).”
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    • cites [9] Jiráková, K., Černoch, A., Lemr, K., Bartkiewicz, K. & Miranowicz, A. Experimental hierarchy and optimal robustness of quantum correlations of two-qubit states with controllable white noise. Phys. Rev. A 104, 062436. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.104.062436 (2021). source
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The steering measure S2 in the two-measurement scenario is equivalent to the Bell nonlocality measure B, but is fundamentally different from the steering measure S1 studied in Ref.9 because it corresponds to Alice (Bob) performing two (three) measurements.

    “However, the steering measure , as defined in Eq. (13) in the 2MS, although it is equivalent to the Bell nonlocality measure B, but it is fundamentally different from another steering measure (for clarity denoted here as ) studied by us in Ref.9, because it corresponds to the case when Alice (Bob) performs two (three) measurements on her (his) qubit.”
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    • cites [9] Jiráková, K., Černoch, A., Lemr, K., Bartkiewicz, K. & Miranowicz, A. Experimental hierarchy and optimal robustness of quantum correlations of two-qubit states with controllable white noise. Phys. Rev. A 104, 062436. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.104.062436 (2021). source

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    Interpretationcitation

    For an arbitrary two-qubit pure state, the Bell nonlocality measure B is equal to the negativity and concurrence, and also to the steering measure S and the fully entangled fraction.

    “On the other hand, B is equal to the negativity and concurrence37,66, but also to the steering measure S and the FEF:24for an arbitrary two-qubit pure state , where a, b, c, d are the normalized complex amplitudes.”
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    Findingcitation

    The maximum steering difference for the experimental states of Ref.9 is practically negligible and much less than the corresponding error bars.

    “Thus, the maximum steering difference for the experimental states of Ref.9 can be found to be , which is practically negligible and much less than the corresponding error bars.”
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    • cites [9] Jiráková, K., Černoch, A., Lemr, K., Bartkiewicz, K. & Miranowicz, A. Experimental hierarchy and optimal robustness of quantum correlations of two-qubit states with controllable white noise. Phys. Rev. A 104, 062436. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.104.062436 (2021). source
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    Premisecitation

    Similar quantifiers, but describing nonlocality and entanglement, were measured in Ref.48 using the parameters M and F, which are also applied in this paper.

    “Similar quantifiers, but describing nonlocality and entanglement, were measured in Ref.48 using the parameters M and F, which are also applied in this paper.”
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    • cites [48] Bartkiewicz, K., Lemr, K., Černoch, A. & Miranowicz, A. Bell nonlocality and fully entangled fraction measured in an entanglement-swapping device without quantum state tomography. Phys. Rev. A 95, 030102. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.95.030102 (2017). source
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    Premisecitation

    A QST-based approach to study a hierarchy of quantum correlations was applied in the authors' former related study9, based on measuring 16 real parameters for two-qubit Werner states.

    “Thus, a QST-based approach to study a hierarchy of quantum correlations was applied in our former related study9, which was based on measuring 16 real parameters for two-qubit Werner states.”
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    • cites [9] Jiráková, K., Černoch, A., Lemr, K., Bartkiewicz, K. & Miranowicz, A. Experimental hierarchy and optimal robustness of quantum correlations of two-qubit states with controllable white noise. Phys. Rev. A 104, 062436. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.104.062436 (2021). source

      Section II (p. 3) says the study used full quantum state tomography to investigate a hierarchy of correlations, and the experimental setup (pp. 7–8) includes Werner states. But the setup describes measurements under 36 two-photon projection combinations, not measurement of 16 real parameters; our copy does not substantiate that numerical detail. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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    An experimental method for testing polarization entanglement without QST of general two-qubit states was proposed in Ref.42 based on measuring a collective universal witness of Ref.43, but has not been implemented experimentally yet.

    “We note that an experimental method for testing polarization entanglement without QST of general two qubit states was proposed in Ref.42 based on measuring a collective universal witness of Ref.43. However, the method, to our knowledge, has not been implemented experimentally yet.”
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    • cites [42] Bartkiewicz, K., Horodecki, P., Lemr, K., Miranowicz, A. & Życzkowski, K. Method for universal detection of two-photon polarization entanglement. Phys. Rev. A 91, 032315. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.032315 (2015). source
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    Premisecitation

    The setup enables entanglement swapping and measuring multicopy entanglement witnesses.

    “Moreover, the setup enables entanglement swapping and measuring multicopy entanglement witnesses as inspired by Refs.55,56.”
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    • cites [55] Horodecki, P. From limits of quantum operations to multicopy entanglement witnesses and state-spectrum estimation. Phys. Rev. A 68, 052101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.052101 (2003). source
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    Premisecitation

    The setup applied in this work was also used earlier in Refs.48-51 for conceptually different tasks.

    “We note that the setup applied in this work was also used earlier in Refs.48–51, but for conceptually different tasks, e.g., measuring collective nonlinear witnesses of entanglement52,53, Bell nonlocality measure54, or diagnosing an entanglement-swapping protocol.”
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    • cites [48] Bartkiewicz, K., Lemr, K., Černoch, A. & Miranowicz, A. Bell nonlocality and fully entangled fraction measured in an entanglement-swapping device without quantum state tomography. Phys. Rev. A 95, 030102. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.95.030102 (2017). source
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    Premisecitation

    The experimental method of measuring R for general two-qubit states is conceptually similar to that reported in Ref.56 for measuring a nonlinear entropic witness.

    “Our experimental method of measuring R for general two qubit states is conceptually similar to that reported in Ref.56 for measuring a nonlinear entropic witness.”
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    • cites [56] Bovino, F. A. et al. Direct measurement of nonlinear properties of bipartite quantum states. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 240407. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.240407 (2005). source
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    Interpretationcitation

    The method can perform full tomography of all elements of the R matrix rather than only determining its trace, so from the six numbers one can learn much more about quantum correlations compared to the original method of Ref.56.

    “As shown in Ref.48, one can perform a full tomography of all the elements of the R matrix rather than only determining its trace. Thus, from the set of six numbers (determining a correlation matrix R) we can learn much more about quantum correlations compared to the original method of Ref.56.”
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    • cites [48] Bartkiewicz, K., Lemr, K., Černoch, A. & Miranowicz, A. Bell nonlocality and fully entangled fraction measured in an entanglement-swapping device without quantum state tomography. Phys. Rev. A 95, 030102. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.95.030102 (2017). source
    • cites [56] Bovino, F. A. et al. Direct measurement of nonlinear properties of bipartite quantum states. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 240407. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.240407 (2005). source

      Our copy describes direct measurements of Rényi entropy and purity, and gives equations for traces of the bipartite state and its subsystems (Abstract; page unavailable). Searches for full tomography, an R matrix, and six numbers found no passage addressing whether the method determines every element of an R matrix. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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    Premisecitation

    The setup bears some similarities with a previously proposed and implemented scheme by Bovino et al.56.

    “The setup also bears some similarities with a previously proposed and implemented scheme by Bovino et al.56.”
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    • cites [56] Bovino, F. A. et al. Direct measurement of nonlinear properties of bipartite quantum states. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 240407. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.240407 (2005). source
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    Premisecitation

    Another experimental approach to determine entanglement without QST can be based on measuring a bipartite Schmidt number, which satisfies conditions of a good entanglement measure and can be determined experimentally via a witnessing approach.

    “Another experimental approach to determine entanglement of a given state without QST can be based on measuring a bipartite Schmidt number, which satisfies various conditions of a good entanglement measure44,45 and can be determined experimentally via a witnessing approach46.”
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    • cites [44] Terhal, B. M. & Horodecki, P. Schmidt number for density matrices. Phys. Rev. A 61, 040301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.61.040301 (2000). source

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    • cites [45] Sanpera, A., Bruß, D. & Lewenstein, M. Schmidt-number witnesses and bound entanglement. Phys. Rev. A 63, 050301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.63.050301 (2001). source
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    Premisecitation

    Experimental QST-based hierarchies of quantum entanglement, steering, and Bell nonlocality for specific classes of two-qubit states were reported, including experiments with mixtures of partially entangled two-qubit pure states and GWSs based on full QST or full quantum process tomography.

    “Experimental QST-based hierarchies of quantum entanglement, steering, and Bell nonlocality for specific classes of two-qubit states in relation to the above-mentioned estimations were also reported, which include experiments with mixtures of partially entangled two-qubit pure states41 and GWSs based on full QST9 or full quantum process tomography24.”
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    • cites [41] Yang, H. et al. Estimating quantum steering and Bell nonlocality through quantum entanglement in two-photon systems. Opt. Express 29, 26822. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.430964 (2021). source
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    • cites [24] Ku, H.-Y. et al. Quantifying quantumness of channels without entanglement. PRX Quantum 3, 020338. https://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.3.020338 (2022). source

      Section IV reports a photonic experiment demonstrating a hierarchy of breaking channels, and states that the qubit-depolarizing channel was characterized by full process tomography. Appendix E confirms that a process matrix was calculated from 36 measurements. The paper does not describe this as an experiment with generalized Werner states or as a QST-based hierarchy of entanglement, steering, and Bell nonlocality for two-qubit states. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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    Findingown data

    We have also analyzed theoretically a hierarchy of some measures of quantum correlations for generalized Werner states, which are defined as arbitrary superpositions of a two-qubit partially-entangled pure state and white noise.

    “We have also analyzed theoretically a hierarchy (shown in Fig. 1) of some measures of quantum correlations for generalized Werner states, which are defined as arbitrary superpositions of a two-qubit partially-entangled pure state and white noise.”
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    Findingnone given

    The laser power fluctuates over time yielding variable rates of photon-pairs generation.

    “Moreover, the laser power fluctuates over time yielding variable rates of photon-pairs generation.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The Costa-Angelo steering measures are invariant under qubit swapping and therefore describe only two-way-symmetric steering for arbitrary two-qubit states.

    “This means that the steering measures are invariant under the qubit-swapping operation, and, thus, describe only two-way-symmetric steering for arbitrary two-qubit states.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The LUR-based steering measure cannot be determined from R because its definition requires knowledge of the correlation matrix T and the vectors and for a given density state.

    “Note that cannot be determined from R, because its definition requires, in general, the knowledge of not only the correlation matrix T (or R), but also the vectors and for a given density state .”
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    Interpretationcitation

    For generalized Werner states, the correlation matrix R is diagonal and given by Eq. (4).

    “The correlation matrix R for the GWSs, given in Eq. (3), is diagonal and reads4”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The Bell nonlocality measure M depends linearly on the mixing parameter p of the Werner states and generalized Werner states, so its experimental estimation results in smaller error bars than B.

    “In particular, as shown explicitly below, depends linearly on the mixing parameter p of the Werner states and GWSs, thus its experimental estimation results in smaller error bars compared to those of B.”
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    Premisecitation

    For standard Werner states, the state is separable if and only if its mixing parameter p is at most 1/3.

    “which implies the well known fact8 that a given Werner state is separable iff its mixing parameter is .”
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    • cites [8] Werner, R. F. Quantum states with Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen correlations admitting a hidden-variable model. Phys. Rev. A 40, 4277. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.40.4277 (1989). source
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    Interpretationnone given

    The witness defined in the next section can be interpreted as the three-measurement steering measure S.

    “We find that the witness, defined in the next section, can actually be interpreted as the three-measurement steering measure S.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The instability and natural Poisson randomness of measured coincidences result in measurement uncertainties.

    “Together with the instability and a natural Poisson randomness of the measured coincidences, these effects result in measurement uncertainties.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    For standard Werner states, the Bell nonlocality measures B and M are given by Eq. (26), which shows that the states are nonlocal if and only if p > 1/√2.

    “The Bell nonlocality measures B and for the Werner states read26which explicitly shows that the states are nonlocal iff .”
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    Premisecitation

    The authors of Ref.47 used a setup introducing losses and measured elements of a correlation matrix to determine the steering indicators.

    “The authors used a setup introducing losses and measured elements of a correlation matrix to determine the steering indicators.”
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    • cites [47] Fan, X.-G. et al. Experimental detection of quantum steerability based on the critical radius in an all-optical system. Phys. Rev. A 107, 012419. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.012419 (2023). source
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    Premisecitation

    A very recent Ref.47 showed experimentally that a critical steering radius is the most powerful among practical steering indicators.

    “We note a very recent Ref.47, where it was shown experimentally that a critical steering radius is the most powerful among practical steering indicators.”
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    • cites [47] Fan, X.-G. et al. Experimental detection of quantum steerability based on the critical radius in an all-optical system. Phys. Rev. A 107, 012419. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.012419 (2023). source
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    Premisecitation

    The scaling property of the critical steering radius allows classifying various families of quantum states as steerable or non-steerable.

    “Its scaling property allows classifying as steerable or non-steerable various families of quantum states.”
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    • cites [47] Fan, X.-G. et al. Experimental detection of quantum steerability based on the critical radius in an all-optical system. Phys. Rev. A 107, 012419. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.107.012419 (2023). source
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    Interpretationnone given

    The use of measures or universal witnesses is required to demonstrate experimentally such hierarchies in a sufficient and necessary manner.

    “The use of measures or universal witnesses of these quantum correlations, however, is required to demonstrate experimentally such hierarchies in a sufficient and necessary manner.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    It is not clear how the Schmidt-number method can also be used to experimentally determine steering and nonlocality measures.

    “However, it is not clear how the same method can also be used to experimentally determine steering and nonlocality measures.”
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    Interpretationown data

    The correlation matrices T and R are in general nondiagonal, although they are diagonal for the perfect generalized Werner states.

    “We note that the correlation matrices T and R are in general nondiagonal (including the non-perfect Werner state measured by us experimentally), although they are diagonal for the perfect GWSs states given in Eq. (3).”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    For generalized Werner states, the Bell nonlocality measures B and M are given by Eq. (27) and Eq. (28).

    “For the GWSs, formulas in Eq. (26) generalize to:2728”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The measures of steering S in the 3MS and of Bell nonlocality (B) are much steeper functions and are much more sensitive to unavoidable fluctuations of measured coincidence counts.

    “By contrast to those quantifiers, the measures of steering S in the 3MS and of Bell nonlocality (B) are much steeper functions and that is why they are much more sensitive to unavoidable fluctuations of measured coincidence counts, as reflected in all the derived quantities.”
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    No experiment has been performed to determine standard entanglement measures of a general two-qubit mixed state without full quantum state tomography.

    “For example, to our knowledge, no experiment has been performed to determine standard entanglement measures of a general two-qubit mixed state without full quantum state tomography (QST).”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    The LUR-based steering measure for the experimental data reported here would be negligible, as it was for the experimental states reported in Ref.9.

    “As explained above, cannot be calculated, in general, from R, so one cannot calculate for the experimental data reported here, but one can reasonably assume that would be negligible as those for the experimental states reported in Ref.9.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Modifications of the Werner states or generalized Werner states (such as replacing the singlet state by another pure state or using isotropic states) do not affect their quantum correlation measures.

    “Such modifications of the Werner states or the GWSs do not affect their quantum correlation measures.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    When two polarization states of single photons interact on a beam splitter and one of them is a maximally mixed state, the resulting probability of coincidence detection is independent of the state of the other photon.

    “In order to do so, we make use of the fact that when two polarization states of single photons interact on a beam splitter and one of them is being a maximally mixed state, the resulting probability of coincidence detection is independent of the state of the other photon.”
  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    The rest of the measurement is nearly perfect when simulating imperfections by degrading the input Bell-like state.

    “We tried to simulate all these mentioned imperfections by degrading the input Bell-like state assuming the rest of the measurement to be nearly perfect.”
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Authors
Abo, S., Soubusta, J., Jiráková, K., Bartkiewicz, K., Černoch, A., Lemr, K., & Miranowicz, A.
Affiliations
  • Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (PL)
  • Palacký University Olomouc (CZ)
  • FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CZ)
Corresponding author
  • Soubusta, Jan
  • Miranowicz, Adam
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2023-05-26
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
8564-8564
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4378473165
Cited by
17
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 1
FWCI
1.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Scientific Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
Funders
Polish National Science Centre (DEC-2019/34/A/ST2/00081)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum optics and atomic interactions
Keywords
Werner states, quantum entanglement, quantum steering, Bell nonlocality, two-qubit states, white noise, correlation matrix, Stokes parameters, quantum witness

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