8.04 | Spring 2016 | Undergraduate

Quantum Physics I

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Description:

A Mach-Zehnder interferometer, with two beam splitters, two mirrors, and two detectors, is used to test if an Elitzur-Vaidman bomb is functional without detonating it. Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.

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Lines and boxes showing experimental set-up of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
Caption:
A Mach-Zehnder interferometer, with two beam splitters, two mirrors, and two detectors, is used to test if an Elitzur-Vaidman bomb is functional without detonating it. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Credit:
Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.
Lines and boxes showing experimental set-up of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer.

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