Experimental Realisation of Indefinite Causal Ordered QKD within a Quantum Switch

Author(s)
Yann Valibouse, Martí Cladera-Rosselló, Michael Antesberger, Hector Spencer-Wood, Kyrylo Simonov, Philip Walther, Lee A. Rozema
Abstract

We experimentally realize nondestructive polarization measurements inside an interferometer, preserving path coherence via ancilla coupling and path-information erasure. Implemented within a quantum switch, the protocol enables QKD and the measurement of a causal witness.

Organisation(s)
Quantum Science, Department of Mathematics
External organisation(s)
Vienna Doctoral School in Physics, University of Glasgow
Publication date
2026
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
102040 Quantum computing, 103026 Quantum optics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
General Computer Science, Space and Planetary Science, Control and Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Instrumentation
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/f53f5e88-2dae-4549-b7c2-86b5c1631d87