arXiv · cond-mat/0607346
Entanglement, Dephasing, and Phase Recovery via Cross-Correlation Measurements of Electrons
Abstract
Determination of the path taken by a quantum particle leads to a suppression of interference and to a classical behavior. We employ here a quantum 'which path' detector to perform accurate path determination in a two-path-electron-interferometer; leading to full suppression of the interference. Following the dephasing process we recover the interference by measuring the cross-correlation between the interferometer and detector currents. Under our measurement conditions every interfering electron is dephased by approximately a single electron in the detector - leading to mutual entanglement of approximately single pairs of electrons.
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I. Neder, M. Heiblum, D. Mahalu, V. Umansky. 2006-07-13. Entanglement, Dephasing, and Phase Recovery via Cross-Correlation Measurements of Electrons. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.98.036803
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