Using coherence to enhance function in chemical and biophysical systems

GD Scholes, GR Fleming, LX Chen, A Aspuru-Guzik… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Coherence phenomena arise from interference, or the addition, of wave-like amplitudes with
fixed phase differences. Although coherence has been shown to yield transformative ways …

Colloquium: Understanding quantum weak values: Basics and applications

J Dressel, M Malik, FM Miatto, AN Jordan… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2014 - APS
Since its introduction 25 years ago, the quantum weak value has gradually transitioned from
a theoretical curiosity to a practical laboratory tool. While its utility is apparent in the recent …

Quantum metasurface for multiphoton interference and state reconstruction

K Wang, JG Titchener, SS Kruk, L Xu, HP Chung… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Metasurfaces based on resonant nanophotonic structures have enabled innovative types of
flat-optics devices that often outperform the capabilities of bulk components, yet these …

Negative quasiprobabilities enhance phase estimation in quantum-optics experiment

N Lupu-Gladstein, YB Yilmaz… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Operator noncommutation, a hallmark of quantum theory, limits measurement precision,
according to uncertainty principles. Wielded correctly, though, noncommutation can boost …

Quasiprobabilities in quantum thermodynamics and many-body systems

S Gherardini, G De Chiara - PRX Quantum, 2024 - APS
In this tutorial, we present the definition, interpretation, and properties of some of the main
quasiprobabilities that can describe the statistics of measurement outcomes evaluated at …

Quantifying quantum coherence via Kirkwood-Dirac quasiprobability

A Budiyono, HK Dipojono - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
Kirkwood-Dirac (KD) quasiprobability is a quantum analog of phase space probability of
classical statistical mechanics, allowing negative or/and nonreal values. It gives an …

Non-gaussianity as a signature of a quantum theory of gravity

R Howl, V Vedral, D Naik, M Christodoulou, C Rovelli… - PRX Quantum, 2021 - APS
Tabletop tests of quantum gravity (QG) have long been thought to be practically impossible.
However, remarkably, because of rapid progress in quantum information science (QIS), such …

Interferometry of quantum correlation functions to access quasiprobability distribution of work

S Hernández-Gómez, T Isogawa, A Belenchia… - npj Quantum …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The Kirkwood-Dirac quasiprobability distribution, intimately connected with the
quantum correlation function of two observables measured at distinct times, is becoming …

Quantum advantage in postselected metrology

DRM Arvidsson-Shukur, N Yunger Halpern… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In every parameter-estimation experiment, the final measurement or the postprocessing
incurs a cost. Postselection can improve the rate of Fisher information (the average …

Direct measurement of a 27-dimensional orbital-angular-momentum state vector

M Malik, M Mirhosseini, MPJ Lavery, J Leach… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
The measurement of a quantum state poses a unique challenge for experimentalists.
Recently, the technique of 'direct measurement'was proposed for characterizing a quantum …