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Non-inertial motion dependent entangled Bell-state

Quantum Physics 2024-01-11 v1

Abstract

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\ket{\phi}-state are in a superposition of co- and counter-rotation. The phase of the ϕ\ket{\phi}-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 SS. 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\ket{\phi^{-}}-state and a ϕ+\ket{\phi^{+}}-state but also a further experiment at the interplay of non-inertial motion and quantum physics.

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@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}
}

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11 pages, 7 figures

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