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View SchemaExperimental Test of the Kochen-Specker Theorem for Single Qubits using Positive Operator-Valued Measures
| Authors | Qiang Zhang, Hui Li, Tao Yang, Juan Yin, Jiangfeng Du, Jian-Wei Pan |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0412049 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0412049 |
Abstract
We present an experimental scheme for the implementation of arbitrary generalized measurements, represented by positive-operator valued measures, on the polarization of single photons, using linear optical devices. Further, we experimentally test a Kochen-Specker theorem for single qubits using positive operator-valued measures. Our experimental results for the first time disprove non-contextual hidden-variable theories, even for single qubits.
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