Reconstructing the multiphoton spatial wave function with coincidence wavefront sensing

Abstract

The quantum wave function of multiple particles provides additional information which is inaccessible to detectors working alone. Here, we introduce the coincidence wavefront sensing (CWS) method to reconstruct the phase of the multiphoton transverse spatial wave function. The spatially resolved coincidence photon counting is involved. Numerical simulations of two-photon cases using the weak measurement wavefront sensor are performed to test its correctness, and the phase information hidden in the correlation are revealed. Our work provides a direct spatial way to characterize multipartite quantum systems, and leads to fundamental studies like experimental Bohmian mechanics and applications in quantum optical technologies.