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View SchemaA feasible quantum optical experiment capable of refuting noncontextuality for single photons
| Authors | Jose L. Cereceda |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0107032 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0107032 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1464-4266/4/2/301 |
| Journal | J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt. 4 (2002) 87-90; www.iop.org/Journals/JOptB |
Abstract
Elaborating on a previous work by Simon et al. [PRL 85, 1783 (2000)] we propose a realizable quantum optical single-photon experiment using standard present day technology, capable of discriminating maximally between the predictions of quantum mechanics (QM) and noncontextual hidden variable theories (NCHV). Quantum mechanics predicts a gross violation (up to a factor of 2) of the noncontextual Bell-like inequality associated with the proposed experiment. An actual maximal violation of this inequality would demonstrate (modulo fair sampling) an all-or-nothing type contradiction between QM and NCHV.
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