What is Quantum eraser: Definition and 113 Discussions

In quantum mechanics, the quantum eraser experiment is an interferometer experiment that demonstrates several fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics, including quantum entanglement and complementarity.
The quantum eraser experiment is a variation of Thomas Young's classic double-slit experiment. It establishes that when action is taken to determine which of 2 slits a photon has passed through, the photon cannot interfere with itself. When a stream of photons is marked in this way, then the interference fringes characteristic of the Young experiment will not be seen. The experiment also creates situations in which a photon that has been "marked" to reveal through which slit it has passed can later be "unmarked." A photon that has been "marked" cannot interfere with itself and will not produce fringe patterns, but a photon that has been "marked" and then "unmarked" will interfere with itself and produce the fringes characteristic of Young's experiment.

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    Is Timeless Light the Key to Understanding Quantum Eraser Experiments?

    The paper described at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_choice_quantum_eraser rather intrigues me. While the results appear counter intuitive to us, the properties being tested are those of light, and since light travels at speed c, is it not the case that for light time stands still...
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    Can a lens act as a quantum eraser?

    I am just starting to study quantum mechanics, so I realize I am working with over-simplified examples, but that should work out since I'm hoping for simple answers... Among other things, the claim that this eraser would work has me scratching my head...
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    Exploring Using LIGO as a Photon Buffer for Quantum Eraser Experiments

    Just a few questions for anyone. I am trying to buffer photons for a long delay quantum eraser. Is there anyway to convert one arm of a 4km LIGO interferometer into a high-fidelity photon buffer? If a beam is merely reflected once down the length of the tube, it is stored for ~13 µs with...
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    Can Extending the Delay in a Quantum Eraser Experiment Alter Past Events?

    Question: What would happen if this was delayed even further? We are talking nanoseconds here, but what if the particle was slowed or sent far away, before being reflected back? What I'm getting at is... What if the delay wasn't nanoseconds, but seconds? What if it was minutes? What if it was...
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    Delayed choice quantum eraser question

    I have a question about the delayed choice quantum eraser with the double split experiment. Forgive me if this is a silly question.I have seen the following: TEST 1 1. shoot the particles & measure the result 2. erase the result 3. check the wall (whatever you shot the particle at) = wall...
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    Delayed Choice Bell-state Quantum Eraser

    http://www.joot.com/dave/writings/articles/entanglement/spookiness.shtml http://www.joot.com/dave/writings/articles/entanglement/quantum-eraser.png 1. a laser fires photons into a Beta Barium Borate (BBO) crystal; 2. the crystal entangles some of the photons; and then 3. entangled...
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    Really delayed choice quantum eraser

    I am a High School Senior in Advanced Physics Topics class. We have recently deiscussed the basic double slit experiments and ways of quntum erasing and delaying choices, and how those situation affect the outcome of the screen whether it will show an interference pattern or not. We then...
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    Time Travel: Quantum Eraser Experiments

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    Delayed quantum eraser with double slit

    Hello all, I saw this setup for a quantum eraser: http://grad.physics.sunysb.edu/~amarch/PHY5656.gif In this setup, we get no interference: http://grad.physics.sunysb.edu/~amarch/PHY5658.gif Then, by inserting a polarizer we can erase the which way information: Setup with...
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    Can Quantum Eraser Experiments Predict the Future?

    I have been contemplating this experiment for quite some time now, and I have some questions. http://xxx.lanl.gov/PS_cache/quant-ph/pdf/9903/9903047.pdf is a preliminary copy of the paper describing the experiment, for reference. The first and most obvious question would be whether it is...
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    More thoughts on quantum eraser experiments

    Patrick posted the following interesting link in another thread: I'd like to discuss this some more. Whenever I have read about these experiments I have always hoped to see the results of one in particular but I have never found what I wanted. I can guess what the results would be, but...
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    Where Can I Find the Original Quantum Eraser Study by Scully and Druhl Online?

    where can i get an online copy of the original paper of Scully and Druhl ( about the quantum eraser experiment) ? and any other good material on the topic . also where can i get something about Popper's experiment? please help.
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    Questions about Delayed-Choice Quantum Eraser

    I was reading about Scully and Druhl's delayed-choice quantum eraser in Brian Greene's Fabric of the Cosmos today and I had a couple of questions that maybe you guys can help me with. As I understand the idea, in one type of this of experiment a photon is fired(?) to a beam splitter the...
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