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Separating the wave and particle attributes of two entangled photons

Quantum Physics 2024-04-19 v4

Abstract

Wave-particle duality is one of the most intriguing counterfactual concepts in quantum theory. In our common sense, the wave and particle properties of a quantum object are inseparable. However, the recent studies based on Quantum Cheshire Cat phenomena showed that separating the physical properties of a quantum object including wave and particle attributes from itself are possible in microscopic system described by two-state vector formalism. In this study, we put forward a feasible scheme to spatially separate the wave and particle attributes of two entangled photons by properly choosing the pre- and post-selection of path states. Our scheme also guarantees that the observation of wave and particle properties of the two entangled photons always obey the Bohr's complementarity principle.

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@article{arxiv.2312.01316,
  title  = {Separating the wave and particle attributes of two entangled photons},
  author = {Yusuf Turek and Yi-Fang Ren},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.01316},
  year   = {2024}
}

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6 pages, 1 figures