Quantum simulation of 2D topological physics in a 1D array of optical cavities

被引：132

作者：

Luo, Xi-Wang ^{[1
,2
]}

Zhou, Xingxiang ^{[1
,2
]}

Li, Chuan-Feng ^{[1
,2
]}

Xu, Jin-Shi ^{[1
,2
]}

Guo, Guang-Can ^{[1
,2
]}

Zhou, Zheng-Wei ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, Key Lab Quantum Informat, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Sci & Technol China, Synerget Innovat Ctr Quantum Informat & Quantum P, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China

来源：

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS | 2015年 / 6卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

ORBITAL ANGULAR-MOMENTUM; SPIRAL PHASE PLATES; EDGE STATES; ENTANGLEMENT; MEMORY;

D O I：

10.1038/ncomms8704

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Orbital angular momentum of light is a fundamental optical degree of freedom characterized by unlimited number of available angular momentum states. Although this unique property has proved invaluable in diverse recent studies ranging from optical communication to quantum information, it has not been considered useful or even relevant for simulating nontrivial physics problems such as topological phenomena. Contrary to this misconception, we demonstrate the incredible value of orbital angular momentum of light for quantum simulation by showing theoretically how it allows to study a variety of important 2D topological physics in a 1D array of optical cavities. This application for orbital angular momentum of light not only reduces required physical resources but also increases feasible scale of simulation, and thus makes it possible to investigate important topics such as edge-state transport and topological phase transition in a small simulator ready for immediate experimental exploration.

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