Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2000-10-06
Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 80},3169 (1998)
Physics
Quantum Physics
9 pages,4 figures, previously published
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.3169
We demonstrate a contradiction of quantum mechanics with local hidden variable theories for continuous variable quadrature phase amplitude (``position'' and ``momentum'') measurements, by way of a violation of a Bell inequality. For any quantum state, this contradiction is lost for situations where the quadrature phase amplitude results are always macroscopically distinct. We show that for optical realisations of this experiment, where one uses homodyne detection techniques to perform the quadrature phase amplitude measurement, one has an amplification prior to detection, so that macroscopic fields are incident on photodiode detectors. The high efficiencies of such detectors may open a way for a loophole-free test of local hidden variable theories.
Deuar Piotr
Gilchrist Alexei
Reid Mark D.
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