Bright-light detector control emulates the local bounds of Bell-type inequalities

Abstract

It is well-known that no local model - in theory - can simulate the outcome statistics of a Bell-type experiment as long as the detection efficiency is higher than a threshold value. For the Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) Bell inequality this theoretical threshold value is ${\eta }_{\text{T}}=2(\sqrt{2}-1)\approx 0.8284$. On the other hand, Phys.\ Rev.\ Lett.\ 107, 170404 (2011) outlined an explicit practical model that can fake the CHSH inequality for a detection efficiency of up to $0.5$. In this work, we close this gap. More specifically, we propose a method to emulate a Bell inequality at the threshold detection efficiency using existing optical detector control techniques. For a Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt inequality, it emulates the CHSH violation predicted by quantum mechanics up to ${\eta }_{\text{T}}$. For the Garg-Mermin inequality - re-calibrated by incorporating non-detection events - our method emulates its exact local bound at any efficiency above the threshold. This confirms that attacks on secure quantum communication protocols based on Bell violation is a real threat if the detection efficiency loophole is not closed.

7 pages, 3 figures

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