Phys. Rev. A 25, 2208 - 2213 (1982)

Quantum eraser: A proposed photon correlation experiment concerning observation and "delayed choice" in quantum mechanics

Download: Page Images , PDF (1107 kB), or Buy this Article (Use Article Pack) Export: BibTeX or EndNote (RIS)

Marlan O. Scully and Kai Drühl
Max-Planck Institut für Quantenoptik, D-8046 Garching bei München, West Germany
Institute for Modern Optics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131

Received 2 April 1981

We propose and analyze an experiment designed to probe the extent to which information accessible to an observer and the "eraser" of this information affects measured results. The proposed experiment could also be operated in a "delayed-choice" mode.


©1982 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v25/p2208
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.25.2208

[ Abstract  |  Previous article  |  Next article  |  Issue 4 ]