We show the targeted phase-manipulation of an entangled photonic Bell state via non-inertial motion. To this end, we place a very compact laboratory, consisting of a SPDC source and a Sagnac interferometer, on a rotating platform (non-inertial reference frame). The photon pairs of a ∣ϕ⟩-state are in a superposition of co- and counter-rotation. The phase of the ∣ϕ⟩-state is linearly dependent on the angular velocity of the rotating platform due to the Sagnac effect. We measure the visibility and certify entanglement with the Bell-CHSH parameter S. Additionally, we conduct a partial quantum state tomography on the Bell states in a non-inertial environment. Our experiment showcases the unitary transformation of an entangled state via non-inertial motion and constitutes not only a switch between a ∣ϕ−⟩-state and a ∣ϕ+⟩-state but also a further experiment at the interplay of non-inertial motion and quantum physics.
@article{arxiv.2401.05186,
title = {Non-inertial motion dependent entangled Bell-state},
author = {Julius Arthur Bittermann and Matthias Fink and Marcus Huber and Rupert Ursin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.05186},
year = {2024}
}