Patrick Bronner et al 2009 Eur. J. Phys. 30 1189 doi:10.1088/0143-0807/30/5/026
Patrick Bronner1, Andreas Strunz1, Christine Silberhorn2 and Jan-Peter Meyn1
Show affiliationsWe present an experiment for education which demonstrates random transmission or reflection of heralded single photons on beam splitters. With our set-up, we can realize different quantum random experiments by appropriate settings of polarization rotators. The concept of entanglement is motivated by correlated randomness. The experiments are suitable for undergraduate education and are available as interactive screen experiments.
01.50.My Demonstration experiments and apparatus
42.79.Fm Reflectors, beam splitters, and deflectors
05.40.-a Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, noise, and Brownian motion
Issue 5 (September 2009)
Received 26 June 2009
Published 14 August 2009
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