Delayed choice of paths selected by grin and snarl of quantum Cheshire Cat
arXiv:2001.00669 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.103.012228
Abstract
The so-called quantum Cheshire Cat is a scenario where a photon, identified with a cat, and a component of its polarization, identified with the grin of that cat, are separated. We observe that the same techniques can be used to separate two orthogonal components of polarization of a photon, on an average. We identify these polarization components of the photon as the grin and snarl of the cat for ease of comprehension. A gedanken experiment is presented in which we simultaneously tune the input polarizations of the photon in the two arms of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. It is noted that for two particular choices of photon polarization, the presence of the two components gets reversed in the two arms. This reversal of the grin and the snarl occurs before the polarization components even interact with the tuners, i.e., before the choice of which arm each should be in is made.
arXiv comment5 pages, 1 figure. Published as "Delayed choice of paths in the quantum paradox of separating different properties of a photon"
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