Abstract
We consider a Bell-like inequality performed using various instances of multiphoton entangled states to demonstrate that losses occurring after the unitary transformations used in the nonlocality test can be counteracted by enhancing the size of such entangled states. In turn, this feature can be used to overcome detection inefficiencies affecting the test itself: a slight increase in the size of such states, pushing them towards a more macroscopic form of entanglement, significantly improves the state robustness against detection inefficiency, thus easing the closing of the detection loophole. Differently, losses before the unitary transformations cause decoherence effects that cannot be compensated using macroscopic entanglement.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 062112 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics) |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 19 Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- STATES
- QUANTUM
- LIGHT
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics