Scientific article
OA Policy
English

Quantum superposition and entanglement of mesoscopic plasmons

Published inNew journal of physics, vol. 8, p. 13-13
Publication date2006
Abstract

Quantum superpositions and entanglement are at the heart of the quantum information science. There have been only a few investigations of these phenomena at the mesoscopic level, despite the fact that these systems are promising for quantum state storage and processing. Here, we present two novel experiments with surface plasmons propagating on cm-long metallic stripe waveguides. We demonstrate that two plasmons can be entangled at remote places. In addition, we create a single plasmon in a temporal superposition state: it exists in a superposition of two widely separated moments. These quantum states, created using photons at telecom wavelength, are collectively held by a mesoscopic number of electrons coding a single-quantum bit of information; they are shown to be very robust against decoherence.

Citation (ISO format)
FASEL, Sylvain et al. Quantum superposition and entanglement of mesoscopic plasmons. In: New journal of physics, 2006, vol. 8, p. 13–13. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/8/1/013
Main files (1)
Article (Published version)
accessLevelPublic
Identifiers
Journal ISSN1367-2630
658views
245downloads

Technical informations

Creation19/05/2014 13:30:00
First validation19/05/2014 13:30:00
Update time14/03/2023 21:14:55
Status update14/03/2023 21:14:55
Last indexation30/10/2024 17:18:54
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack