ArticleNature communications2016
Fast escape of a quantum walker from an integrated photonic maze.
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- Efficient learning of mixed-state tomography for photonic quantum walk.Science advances · 2024Article
- Signature of Quantum Coherence in the Exciton Energy Pathways of the LH2 Photosynthetic Complex.ACS omega · 2023Article
- Experimental two-dimensional quantum walk on a photonic chip.Science advances · 2018Article
- Noise-enabled optical ratchets.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Disorder and dephasing as control knobs for light transport in optical fiber cavity networks.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Enhancing coherent transport in a photonic network using controllable decoherence.Nature communications · 2016Article
- Noise-assisted energy transport in electrical oscillator networks with off-diagonal dynamical disorder.Scientific reports · 2015Article
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Abstract
Escaping from a complex maze, by exploring different paths with several decision-making branches in order to reach the exit, has always been a very challenging and fascinating task. Wave field and quantum objects may explore a complex structure in parallel by interference effects, but without necessarily leading to more efficient transport. Here, inspired by recent observations in biological energy transport phenomena, we demonstrate how a quantum walker can efficiently reach the output of a maze by partially suppressing the presence of interference. In particular, we show theoretically an unprecedented improvement in transport efficiency for increasing maze size with respect to purely quantum and classical approaches. In addition, we investigate experimentally these hybrid transport phenomena, by mapping the maze problem in an integrated waveguide array, probed by coherent light, hence successfully testing our theoretical results. These achievements may lead towards future bio-inspired photonics technologies for more efficient transport and computation.
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