Delayed "choice" quantum eraser

被引:347
作者
Kim, YH [1 ]
Yu, R
Kulik, SP
Shih, Y
Scully, MO
机构
[1] Univ Maryland Baltimore Cty, Dept Phys, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA
[2] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Phys, College Stn, TX 77842 USA
[3] Max Planck Inst Quantenopt, Munich, Germany
[4] Moscow State Univ, Dept Phys, Moscow, Russia
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.1
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We report a delayed "choice" quantum eraser experiment of the type proposed by Scully and Druhl (where the "choice" is made randomly by a photon at a beam splitter). The experimental results demon strate the possibility of delayed determination of particlelike or wavelike behavior via quantum entanglement. The which-path or both-path information of a quantum can be marked or erased by its entangled twin even after the registration of the quantum.
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