J Lavoie et al 2009 New J. Phys. 11 073051 doi:10.1088/1367-2630/11/7/073051
J Lavoie, R Kaltenbaek and K J Resch1
Show affiliationsIt is well known that quantum mechanics is incompatible with local realistic theories. Svetlichny showed, through the development of a Bell-like inequality, that quantum mechanics is also incompatible with a restricted class of nonlocal realistic theories for three particles where any two-body nonlocal correlations are allowed (Svetlichny 1987 Phys. Rev. D 35 3066). In the present work, we experimentally generate three-photon GHZ states to test Svetlichny's inequality. Our states are fully characterized by quantum state tomography using an overcomplete set of measurements and have a fidelity of (84±1)% with the target state. We measure a convincing, 3.6σ, violation of Svetlichny's inequality and rule out this class of restricted nonlocal realistic models.
Issue 7 (July 2009)
Received 30 April 2009
Published 29 July 2009
J Lavoie et al 2009 New J. Phys. 11 073051
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