| Autor: |
Sara Restuccia, Graham M. Gibson, Daniele Faccio, Marko Toroš, Hendrik Ulbricht, Miles J. Padgett |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| ISSN: |
0031-9007 |
| Popis: |
Although quantum physics is well understood in inertial reference frames (flat spacetime), a current challenge is the search for experimental evidence of non-trivial or unexpected behaviour of quantum systems in non-inertial frames. Here, we present a novel test of quantum mechanics in a non-inertial reference frame: we consider Hong-Ou-Mandel (HOM) interference on a rotating platform and study the effect of uniform rotation on the distinguishability of the photons. Both theory and experiments show that the rotational motion induces a relative delay in the photon arrival times at the exit beamsplitter and that this delay is observed as a shift in the position of the HOM dip. This experiment can be extended to a full general relativistic test of quantum physics using satellites in Earth orbit and indicates a new route towards the use of photonic technologies for investigating quantum mechanics at the interface with relativity. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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