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

Marlan O. Scully and Kai Drühl
Phys. Rev. A 25, 2208 – Published 1 April 1982
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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.

  • Received 2 April 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.25.2208

©1982 American Physical Society

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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

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Vol. 25, Iss. 4 — April 1982

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