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Quantum entanglement in the double slit experiment with qubit which-path detectors

Kirchner, Johannes LU (2015) FYSK01 20151
Department of Physics
Mathematical Physics
Abstract
After reviewing basic concepts and tools in order to quantify entanglement, a theoretical set up is proposed, which is based on the double slit experiment and the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A particle, which is in a superposition of two paths, can interfere with a qubit on each path before it is scattered by a beam splitter and measured by two separate detectors. After a detailed investigation, it can be shown that it is possible to induce entanglement to the qubits via post-selection. This means that the measurement does not induce entanglement, but can be used to select the entangled qubits after a number of iterations. A remarkable result is, that this works independently from the probability of interaction between the particle and... (More)
After reviewing basic concepts and tools in order to quantify entanglement, a theoretical set up is proposed, which is based on the double slit experiment and the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A particle, which is in a superposition of two paths, can interfere with a qubit on each path before it is scattered by a beam splitter and measured by two separate detectors. After a detailed investigation, it can be shown that it is possible to induce entanglement to the qubits via post-selection. This means that the measurement does not induce entanglement, but can be used to select the entangled qubits after a number of iterations. A remarkable result is, that this works independently from the probability of interaction between the particle and the qubits, which could turn out be very beneficial in a possible realization of the set up. (Less)
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Kirchner, Johannes LU
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FYSK01 20151
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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English
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7448466
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2015-06-25 10:01:25
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  abstract     = {{After reviewing basic concepts and tools in order to quantify entanglement, a theoretical set up is proposed, which is based on the double slit experiment and the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. A particle, which is in a superposition of two paths, can interfere with a qubit on each path before it is scattered by a beam splitter and measured by two separate detectors. After a detailed investigation, it can be shown that it is possible to induce entanglement to the qubits via post-selection. This means that the measurement does not induce entanglement, but can be used to select the entangled qubits after a number of iterations. A remarkable result is, that this works independently from the probability of interaction between the particle and the qubits, which could turn out be very beneficial in a possible realization of the set up.}},
  author       = {{Kirchner, Johannes}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Quantum entanglement in the double slit experiment with qubit which-path detectors}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}