All Incompatible Sets of Measurements Can Generate Nonlocality Using Quantum Inputs
Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 120205 – Published 25 March, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/fgh1-gq8p
Abstract
The presence of Bell nonlocality in the correlations arising from measuring spatially separated systems guarantees that the sets of measurements used are necessarily incompatible. Not all sets of incompatible measurements can however lead to Bell nonlocality, as there exist incompatible sets of measurements which can only produce local correlations. In this Letter we prove that all sets of incompatible measurements are nevertheless able to generate nonlocality in an extended Bell scenario where quantum, instead of classical, measurement inputs are considered. In particular, this holds true for all incompatible-local sets of measurements and, consequently, shows that these sets of measurements posses a form of hidden nonlocality which can be revealed in such a scenario. We furthermore prove that the maximum amount of nonlocality that can be extracted in such a way is limited by the degree of incompatibility of the given set of measurements, thus effectively establishing an achievable upper bound. In order to obtain these results, we introduce a new object which we term a generalized set of measurements, which provides a unifying way to study any scenario involving quantum inputs.
