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Demonstrating quantum random with single photons

Patrick Bronner1, Andreas Strunz1, Christine Silberhorn2 and Jan-Peter Meyn1

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We 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.


PACS

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

42.50.Ar Photon statistics and coherence theory

Subjects

Optics, quantum optics and lasers

Education and communication

Statistical physics and nonlinear systems

Dates

Issue 5 (September 2009)

Received 26 June 2009

Published 14 August 2009



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