Listen "4. Creating Superposition: Photon, the Beam Splitter, and the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer"
Episode Synopsis
This excerpt from Quantum Computing for the Quantum Curious explains quantum superposition using the beam splitter and Mach-Zehnder interferometer experiments. The beam splitter demonstrates that a single photon exists in a superposition of both transmitted and reflected states, unlike classical particles or waves. With its two beam splitters, the Mach-Zehnder interferometer further confirms this superposition, highlighting the wave-like interference and the role of phase shifts.
Created by Mel Mudin using NotebookLM
Source:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-61601-4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach%E2%80%93Zehnder_interferometer
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License code: IRE6MXOQ4BEWMLGT
Created by Mel Mudin using NotebookLM
Source:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-61601-4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mach%E2%80%93Zehnder_interferometer
Music from #Uppbeat
https://uppbeat.io/t/hey-pluto/fuel
License code: IRE6MXOQ4BEWMLGT
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