DIY Quantum eraser

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By Phillip Torrone

Phillip Torrone

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Using readily available equipment, you can carry out a home experiment that illustrates one of the weirdest effects in quantum mechanics. Thanks Jher! – Link.

8 thoughts on “DIY Quantum eraser”

drysdam says:

April 17th, 2007 at 4:44 am

Wrong link posted. This is the story, not the sidebar that tells how to do it.
Kahomono says:

April 17th, 2007 at 4:45 am

You linked to the print version of the article, which excludes the sidebar with the HOWTO…
SpeedDevilKings says:

April 17th, 2007 at 6:28 am

Link to the slideshow showing the experiment:
http://www.sciam.com/slideshow.cfm?articleID=DD39218F-E7F2-99DF-39D45DA3DD2602A1
seehontung says:

April 18th, 2007 at 4:35 pm

an even easier experiment at home is to take two polarizers, perpendicular and all light is blocked. add a third polarizer at 45 degrees in between the two and viola, you can see thru it.