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Demonstrating the power of quantum computers, certification of highly entangled measurements and scalable quantum nonlocality

Elisa Bäumer, Nicolas Gisin, Armin Tavakoli

2021npj Quantum Information34 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract Increasingly sophisticated quantum computers motivate the exploration of their abilities in certifying genuine quantum phenomena. Here, we demonstrate the power of state-of-the-art IBM quantum computers in correlation experiments inspired by quantum networks. Our experiments feature up to 12 qubits and require the implementation of paradigmatic Bell-State Measurements for scalable entanglement-swapping. First, we demonstrate quantum correlations that defy classical models in up to nine-qubit systems while only assuming that the quantum computer operates on qubits. Harvesting these quantum advantages, we are able to certify 82 basis elements as entangled in a 512-outcome measurement. Then, we relax the qubit assumption and consider quantum nonlocality in a scenario with multiple independent entangled states arranged in a star configuration. We report quantum violations of source-independent Bell inequalities for up to ten qubits. Our results demonstrate the ability of quantum computers to outperform classical limitations and certify scalable entangled measurements.

Topics & Concepts

Quantum nonlocalityQuantum networkQuantum computerQuantum teleportationComputer sciencePhysicsQuantum technologyQuantumQuantum mechanicsQubitQuantum informationOne-way quantum computerQuantum error correctionCluster stateQuantum channelTheoretical computer scienceW stateQuantum algorithmBell stateQuantum information scienceTopology (electrical circuits)Open quantum systemQuantum sensorQuantum capacityScalabilityIBMPower (physics)Quantum stateQuantum correlationQuantum entanglementQuantum imagingQuantum circuitTheoretical physicsStatistical physicsQuantum Mechanics and ApplicationsQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureQuantum Information and Cryptography