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 …

Optical and acoustic metamaterials: superlens, negative refractive index and invisibility cloak

ZJ Wong, Y Wang, K O'Brien, J Rho, X Yin… - Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Metamaterials are artificially engineered materials that exhibit novel properties beyond
natural materials. By carefully designing the subwavelength unit cell structures, unique …

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 …

Room-temperature single-photon detector based on single nanowire

W Luo, Q Weng, M Long, P Wang, F Gong, H Fang… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Single-photon detectors that can resolve photon number play a key role in advanced
quantum information technologies. Despite significant progress in improving conventional …

All‐optical and ultrafast tuning of terahertz plasmonic metasurfaces

H Cai, Q Huang, X Hu, Y Liu, Z Fu… - Advanced Optical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Metasurfaces have been widely used to manipulate terahertz waves due to their great
potential for achieving unique electromagnetic responses. However, to realize ultrafast and …

Tunneling quantum dynamics in ammonia

CD Yang, SY Han - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ammonia is a well-known example of a two-state system and must be described in quantum-
mechanical terms. In this article, we will explain the tunneling phenomenon that occurs in …

Obtaining tight bounds on higher-order interferences with a 5-path interferometer

T Kauten, R Keil, T Kaufmann, B Pressl… - New Journal of …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Within the established theoretical framework of quantum mechanics, interference always
occurs between pairs of paths through an interferometer. Higher order interferences with …

Testing quantum foundations with quantum computers

S Sadana, L Maccone, U Sinha - Physical Review Research, 2022 - APS
We present two complementary viewpoints for combining quantum computers and the
foundations of quantum mechanics. On the one hand, ideal devices can be used as test …

Testing quantum theory by generalizing noncontextuality

MP Müller, AJP Garner - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
It is a fundamental prediction of quantum theory that states of physical systems are
described by complex vectors or density operators on a Hilbert space. However, many …

Measuring the deviation from the superposition principle in interference experiments

G Rengaraj, U Prathwiraj, SN Sahoo… - New Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The Feynman path integral formalism has long been used for calculations of probability
amplitudes. Over the last few years, it has been extensively used to theoretically …