Interaction-free measurement of multiple objects using a universal integrated photonic processor

Abstract

The phenomenon of interaction-free measurement (IFM) enables the probabilistic detection of an absorbing object with reduced photon absorption. We report the experimental implementation of a generalized IFM of multiple objects using a single quantum probe on the cloud-based Ascella photonic processor developed by Quandela. We demonstrate sequential IFM of up to 5 emulated absorbers using a single photon, significantly extending the original IFM scheme for a single object. The experimental error-mitigated results confirm the theoretical predictions for this sequential IFM setup, and demonstrate a practical approach to scaling IFM to more complex quantum interrogation tasks.

17 pages, 18 figures

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