Testing foundations of quantum mechanics with photons

Peter Shadbolt; Jonathan C F Matthews; Anthony Laing; Jeremy L. O'Brien

doi:10.1038/NPHYS2931

Testing foundations of quantum mechanics with photons

Peter Shadbolt, Jonathan C F Matthews, Anthony Laing, Jeremy L. O'Brien

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Abstract

Quantum mechanics continues to predict effects at odds with a classical understanding of nature. Experiments with light at the single-photon level have historically been at the forefront of fundamental tests of quantum theory and the current developments in photonic technologies enable the exploration of new directions. Here we review recent photonic experiments to test two important themes in quantum mechanics: wave-particle duality, which is central to complementarity and delayed-choice experiments; and Bell nonlocality, where the latest theoretical and technological advances have allowed all controversial loopholes to be separately addressed in different experiments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-286
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nature Physics
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/NPHYS2931
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2014

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HORNE-ZEILINGER ENTANGLEMENT
HIDDEN-VARIABLE THEORIES
DELAYED-CHOICE EXPERIMENT
WAVE-PARTICLE DUALITY
EXPERIMENTAL REALIZATION
BELL INEQUALITIES
SINGLE-PHOTONS
LOCAL REALISM
VIOLATION
INTERFERENCE

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Rarity, J. G.
16/06/14 → 15/06/19
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Fabricating a photonic quantum computer.
O'Brien, J. L.
1/04/13 → 31/03/18
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Beyond Qubits with Photons (BQP)
O'Brien, J. L.
30/09/12 → 29/09/17
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