1. Activation of indistinguishability-based quantum coherence for enhanced metrological applications with particle statistics imprint.
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Kai Sun, Zheng-Hao Liu, YanWang, Ze-Yan Hao, Xiao-Ye Xu, Jin-Shi Xu, Chuan-Feng Li, Guang-Can Guo, Castellini, Alessia, Lami, Ludovico, Winter, Andreas, Adesso, Gerardo, Compagno, Giuseppe, and Lo Francoi, Rosario
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QUANTUM coherence , *QUANTUM superposition , *QUANTUM mechanics , *QUANTUM information science , *QUANTUM states - Abstract
Quantum coherence, an essential feature of quantum mechanics allowing quantum superposition of states, is a resource for quantum information processing. Coherence emerges in a fundamentally different way for nonidentical and identical particles. For the latter, a unique contribution exists linked to indistinguishability that cannot occur for nonidentical particles. Here we experimentally demonstrate this additional contribution to quantum coherence with an optical setup, showing that its amount directly depends on the degree of indistinguishability and exploiting it in a quantum phase discrimination protocol. Furthermore, the designed setup allows for simulating fermionic particles with photons, thus assessing the role of exchange statistics in coherence generation and utilization. Our experiment proves that independent indistinguishable particles can offer a controllable resource of coherence and entanglement for quantum-enhanced metrology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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