Quantum erasure based on phase structure

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04358v1
• Date: Sat, 18 May 2024 06:20:13 GMT
• Title: Quantum erasure based on phase structure
• Authors: Ye Yang, Chengyuan Wang, Yun Chen, Jianyi Xv, Xin Yang, Jinwen Wang, Shuwei Qiu, Hong Gao, Fuli Li,
• Abstract summary: We introduce a theoretical framework for quantum erasure that focusses on the phase structure and demonstrate it experimentally. We employ a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) where a first-order spiral phase plate (SPP) is integrated into one of its arms.
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• Abstract: The quantum eraser effect exemplifies the distinct properties of quantum mechanics that challenge classical intuition and expose the wave-particle duality of light. This effect has been extensively explored in various experiments; most of these investigations use polarisation to distinguish which path information, and less attention has been paid to the phase structure which is related wavefront of photon. In this study, we introduce a theoretical framework for quantum erasure that focusses on the phase structure and demonstrate it experimentally. In this experiment, we employ a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) where a first-order spiral phase plate (SPP) is integrated into one of its arms. This setup applied orbital angular momentum (OAM) to the photons and established predetermined which-way information. Consequently, the photon demonstrates its particle characteristics, with absence of interference at the MZI's output ports. Utilizing an additional SPP to erase the phase structure from the output photon results in pronounced interference patterns, observable in a post-measurement scenario. This result allows us to include the structure information of the equiphase plane of the light field in quantum erasure. The results challenge the traditional cause-effect relationship in classical physics, given that the subsequent choice of the SPP adheres to a space-like separation.

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