Photonic Energy‐Coherence Theorem and Experimental Validations
Abstract Wave‐particle duality, intertwining two inherently contradictory properties of quantum systems, remains one of the most conceptually profound aspects of quantum mechanics. By using the concept of energy capacity, the ability of a quantum system to store and extract energy, a device‐independent uncertainty relation is derived for wave‐particle duality. This relation is shown to be independent of both the representation space and the measurement basis of the quantum system. Furthermore, it is experimentally validated that this wave‐particle duality relation using a photon‐based platform.
Authors
- Xiao‐Feng Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6391-3753)
- Xue Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3328-0673)
- Hu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3297-2747)
- Ming‐Xing Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5281-3114)
- Yan‐Han Yang
- Shao‐Ming Fei
- Junli Jiang
- Xin‐Zhu Liu
Institutions
- Stevens Institute of Technology (US)
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Southern University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (DE)
- Max Planck Institute for Mathematics (DE)
- Southwest Jiaotong University (CN)
- Capital Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Laser & Photonics Review
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202500326
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Information and Cryptography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.48
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province