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Observation of eight-photon entanglement

arXiv:1105.6318 · doi:10.1038/nphoton.2011.354

Abstract

Using ultra-bright sources of pure-state entangled photons from parametric down conversion, an eight-photon interferometer and post-selection detection, we demonstrate the ability to experimentally manipulate eight individual photons and report the creation of an eight-photon Schrödinger cat state with an observed fidelity of $0.708 \pm 0.016$.

6 pages, 4 figures