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General mapping of multi-qu$d$it entanglement conditions to non-separability indicators for quantum optical fields

Quantum Physics 2019-12-25 v2

Abstract

We show that any multi-qudit entanglement witness leads to a non-separability indicator for quantum optical fields, which involves intensity correlations. We get, e.g., necessary and sufficient conditions for intensity or intensity-rate correlations to reveal polarization entanglement. We also derive separability conditions for experiments involving multiport interferometers, now feasible with integrated optics. We show advantages of using intensity rates rather than intensities, e.g., a mapping of Bell inequalities to ones for optical fields. The results have implication for studies of non-classicality of "macroscopic" systems of undefined or uncontrollable number of "particles".

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@article{arxiv.1903.03526,
  title  = {General mapping of multi-qu$d$it entanglement conditions to non-separability indicators for quantum optical fields},
  author = {Junghee Ryu and Bianka Woloncewicz and Marcin Marciniak and Marcin Wieśniak and Marek Żukowski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.03526},
  year   = {2019}
}

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15 pages, 3 figures, published version