Quantum effects in rotating reference frames

被引:4
作者
Kish, S. P. [1 ,2 ]
Ralph, T. C. [2 ]
机构
[1] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Phys & Engn, Ctr Excellence Quantum Computat & Commun Technol, Dept Quantum Sci & Technol, Canberra, ACT, Australia
[2] Univ Queensland, Sch Math & Phys, Ctr Quantum Computat & Commun Technol, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
来源
AVS QUANTUM SCIENCE | 2022年 / 4卷 / 01期
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
PARTICLE DETECTOR MODELS; ACCELERATED DETECTORS; BLACK-HOLES; FIELD; UNIQUENESS; HORIZON; TENSOR; CLICK;
D O I
10.1116/5.0073436
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We consider the time delay of interfering single photons oppositely traveling in the Kerr metric of a rotating massive object. Classically, the time delay shows up as a phase difference between coherent sources of light. In quantum mechanics, the loss in visibility due to the indistinguishability of interfering photons is directly related to the time delay. We can thus observe the Kerr frame dragging effect using the Hong-Ou-Mandel dip, a purely quantum mechanical effect. By Einstein's equivalence principle, we can analogously consider a rotating turntable to simulate the Kerr metric. We look at the feasibility of such an experiment using optical fiber and note a cancellation in the second order dispersion but a direction dependent difference in group velocity. However, for the chosen experimental parameters, we can effectively assume light propagating through a vacuum.
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