Getting many quantum states from one experimental setup

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Linear optical setup for the experiment. Credit: Witlef Wieczorek.
Linear optical setup for the experiment. Credit: Witlef Wieczorek.

(PhysOrg.com) -- “In the traditional approach to entanglement with linear optics, one designs a new setup for each single state that you want,” Witlef Wieczorek tells PhysOrg.com. “What we’ve done is to make a single setup that allows you to observe lots of different quantum states.”


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