# Experimental quantum thermodynamics with linear optics

## TL;DR

This paper explores how linear optical systems can be used to experimentally investigate quantum thermodynamics and fluctuation relations, highlighting recent experiments and proposing new schemes for future research.

## Contribution

It introduces new experimental schemes for studying quantum thermodynamics using linear optics, advancing the field's experimental capabilities.

## Key findings

- Recent experiments demonstrate quantum thermodynamics principles with linear optics
- Proposed schemes could enable more precise tests of fluctuation relations
- Potential for significant advances in quantum thermodynamics research

## Abstract

The study of non-equilibrium physics from the perspective of the quantum limits of thermodynamics and fluctuation relations can be experimentally addressed with linear optical systems. We discuss recent experimental investigations in this scenario and present new proposed schemes and the potential advances they could bring to the field.