An Early Long-Distance Quantum Experiment

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Abstract

In this essay I would like to describe the history of our long-distance test of Bell’s inequality experiment [1] from a personal point of view.

Keywords

Photon Pair Polarization Rotation Polarization Mode Dispersion Entangle Photon Coincidence Time 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Institute for Experimental PhysicsUniversity of InnsbruckInnsbruckAustria

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