This chapter uses polarization states of photons to reinforce and generalize earlier concepts. The chapter explores basis changes and probabilistic outcomes in the context of light, providing an accessible experimental analogy for qubit operations. A series of experiments is presented for photons passing through polarizing filters with experimentally observed results. Photons and polarizing filters are then modeled using rotation matrices and quantum mechanics to demonstrate agreement with experimental results.

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Photon Polarization

  • Osama M. Raisuddin,
  • Suvranu De

摘要

This chapter uses polarization states of photons to reinforce and generalize earlier concepts. The chapter explores basis changes and probabilistic outcomes in the context of light, providing an accessible experimental analogy for qubit operations. A series of experiments is presented for photons passing through polarizing filters with experimentally observed results. Photons and polarizing filters are then modeled using rotation matrices and quantum mechanics to demonstrate agreement with experimental results.