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.
A blueprint for a simultaneous test of quantum mechanics and general relativity in a space-based quantum optics experiment / Pallister, S., Coop, S., Formichella, V., Gampierakis, N., Notaro, V., Knott, P., Azevedo, R., Buchheim, N., de Carvalho, S., Jarvela, E., Laporte, M., Kaikkonen, J.p., Meshksar, N., Nikkanen, T., Yttergren, M.. - In: EPJ QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY. - ISSN 2196-0763. - 4:1(2017). [10.1140/epjqt/s40507-017-0055-y]
A blueprint for a simultaneous test of quantum mechanics and general relativity in a space-based quantum optics experiment
Formichella, V;
2017
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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.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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