A blueprint for a simultaneous test of quantum mechanics and general relativity in a space-based quantum optics experiment
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2017
In this paper we propose an experiment designed to observe a general-relativistic effect on single photon interference. The experiment consists of a folded Mach-Zehnder interferometer, with the arms distributed between a single Earth orbiter and a ground station. By compensating for other degrees of freedom and the motion of the orbiter, this setup aims to detect the influence of general relativistic time dilation on a spatially superposed single photon. The proposal details a payload to measure the required effect, along with an extensive feasibility analysis given current technological capabilities.
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Författare
Sam Pallister
Simon Coop
Valerio Formichella
Nicolas Gampierakis
Virginia Notaro
Paul Knott
Rui Azevedo
Nikolaus Buchheim
Silvio de Carvalho
Emilia Jarvela
Matthieu Laporte
Jukka-Pekka Kaikkonen
Neda Meshksar
Timo Nikkanen
Madeleine Yttergren
Chalmers, Rymd- och geovetenskap
EPJ QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY
2196-0763 (ISSN)
Vol. 4Ämneskategorier
Fysik
DOI
10.1140/epjqt/s40507-017-0055-y