Title
Nonlocal labeling of paths in a single-photon interferometer
Date Issued
01 November 2005
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Colgate University
Abstract
We prepared polarization-entangled photon pairs and sent one of the photons through a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The apparatus was arranged so that when going through each arm of the interferometer the pairs were in a different Bell state. The distinguishability of the interferometer paths was determined by projecting the entangled state of the two photons with a polarizer placed in the path of the photon that does not go through the interferometer. As a consequence, actions on the remote photon determined nonlocally the visibility of the interference pattern. We present a full theoretical analysis and experimental results that confirm the theoretical predictions. © 2005 The American Physical Society.
Volume
72
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Óptica
Física atómica, molecular y química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-28844501387
Source
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
ISSN of the container
10941622
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