Experimental demonstration of the equivalence of entropic uncertainty with wave-particle duality

TL;DR

This paper experimentally demonstrates that wave-particle duality and entropic uncertainty relations are fundamentally equivalent, using innovative optical fiber technology to deepen understanding of quantum complementarity and inform quantum information processing.

Contribution

It provides the first experimental verification of the equivalence between wave-particle duality and entropic uncertainty relations using orbital angular momentum states of light.

Findings

Confirmed the equivalence experimentally

Utilized reconfigurable optical fiber platform

Enhanced understanding of quantum complementarity

Abstract

Wave-particle duality is one of the most striking and counter-intuitive features of quantum mechanics, illustrating that two incompatible observables cannot be measured simultaneously with arbitrary precision. In this work, we experimentally demonstrate the equivalence of wave-particle duality and entropic uncertainty relations using orbital angular momentum (OAM) states of light. Our experiment utilizes an innovative and reconfigurable platform composed of few-mode optical fibers and photonic lanterns, showcasing the versatility of this technology for quantum information processing. Our results provide fundamental insights into the complementarity principle from an informational perspective, with implications for the broader field of quantum technologies.