Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 12, 1227001(2021)
Simulation on Boson Sampling with Photon Partial Distinguishability and Photon Losses
Fig. 1. Schematic of boson sampling simulation considering photon partial distinguishability. (a) 6-photon and 10-mode optical network with photon partial distinguishability; (b) single optical unit containing a beam splitter and a phase shifter
Fig. 2. Simulated probabilities of 210 output combinations. (a) Probability comparison between real and ideal output combinations with 1 distinguishable photon and zero indistinguishability; (b) probability comparison between real and ideal output combinations with 1 distinguishable photon and 0.9 indistinguishability
Fig. 3. Error analysis for 100-time repeated experimental results with partially distinguishable photos randomly distributed among 6 input single photons. (a) Average total variation distance; (b) average similarity
Fig. 4. Schematic of boson sampling simulation considering photon losses. (a) 6-photon and 10-mode optical network with photon losses; (b) single optical unit containing three beam splitters (including two imaginary beam splitters) and a phase shifter
Fig. 5. Simulated probabilities of 210 output combinations under different conditions
Fig. 6. Error analysis of results considering photon losses. (a) Total variation distance; (b) similarity
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Xun Huang, Ming Ni, Yang Ji, Yongzheng Wu. Simulation on Boson Sampling with Photon Partial Distinguishability and Photon Losses[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(12): 1227001
Category: Quantum Optics
Received: Dec. 11, 2020
Accepted: Jan. 22, 2021
Published Online: Jun. 2, 2021
The Author Email: Ji Yang (yangjimtz@qq.com)