Device-independent quantum memory certification in two-point measurement experiments

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.14191v1
• Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:49:54 GMT
• Title: Device-independent quantum memory certification in two-point measurement experiments
• Authors: Leonardo S. V. Santos, Peter Tirler, Michael Meth, Lukas Gerster, Manuel John, Keshav Pareek, Tim Gollerthan, Martin Ringbauer, Otfried Gühne,
• Abstract summary: We present a device-independent approach for certifying black-box quantum memories.<n>We do so by probing quantum systems at two points in time and then confronting the observed temporal correlations against classical causal models.<n>Our method establishes temporal correlations and causal modelling as practical and powerful tool for benchmarking key ingredients of quantum technologies.
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• Abstract: Quantum memories are key components of emerging quantum technologies. They are designed to store quantum states and retrieve them on demand without losing features such as superposition and entanglement. Verifying that a memory preserves these features is indispensable for applications such as quantum computation, cryptography and networks, yet no general and assumption-free method has been available. Here, we present a device-independent approach for certifying black-box quantum memories, requiring no trust in any part of the experimental setup. We do so by probing quantum systems at two points in time and then confronting the observed temporal correlations against classical causal models through violations of causal inequalities. We perform a proof-of-principle experiment in a trapped-ion quantum processor, where we certify 35 ms of a qubit memory. Our method establishes temporal correlations and causal modelling as practical and powerful tool for benchmarking key ingredients of quantum technologies, such as quantum gates or implementations of algorithms.

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