Experimentally Self-Testing Partially Entangled Two-Qubit States on an Optical Platform
We demonstrate a complete and experimentally validated self-testing protocol for two-qubit partially entangled states, which avoids the need for full tomographic reconstruction. Using a room-temperature type-II PPKTP polarization-entangled source and a free-space optical setup, we implement both quantum state tomography and optimal generalized Bell measurements within a single system. Our approach achieves high-fidelity self-testing of non-maximally entangled states under black-box assumptions, establishing a solid foundation for device-independent quantum information processing applications.
Authors
- Zhao Liming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7780-2843)
- Xin Zhao
- Ming-Xing Luo
Institutions
- Southwest Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Entropy
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/e28010079
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Information and Cryptography
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province