Experimental nonlocality-based network diagnostics of mutipartite entangled states

TL;DR

This paper presents a new diagnostic method for multipartite entangled quantum networks using nonlocality tests, enabling assessment of entanglement quality crucial for quantum computation.

Contribution

It introduces a novel multipartite Bell test-based diagnostic scheme for evaluating entanglement quality in complex quantum networks.

Findings

Effective characterization of hyperentangled photon states

Feasible for medium-sized quantum networks

Modular approach suitable for large photonic resources

Abstract

Quantum networks of growing complexity play a key role as resources for quantum computation; the ability to identify the quality of their internal correlations will play a crucial role in addressing the buiding stage of such states. We introduce a novel diagnostic scheme for multipartite networks of entangled particles, aimed at assessing the quality of the gates used for the engineering of their state. Using the information gathered from a set of suitably chosen multiparticle Bell tests, we identify conditions bounding the quality of the entangled bonds among the elements of a register. We demonstrate the effectiveness, flexibility, and diagnostic power of the proposed methodology by characterizing a quantum resource engineered combining two-photon hyperentanglement and photonic-chip technology. Our approach is feasible for medium-sized networks due to the intrinsically modular nature of cluster states, and paves the way to section-by-section analysis of large photonics resources.