Bell inequalities resistant to detector inefficiency

Serge Massar, Stefano Pironio, Jérémie Roland, and Bernard Gisin
Phys. Rev. A 66, 052112 – Published 26 November 2002
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Abstract

We derive both numerically and analytically Bell inequalities and quantum measurements that present enhanced resistance to detector inefficiency. In particular, we describe several Bell inequalities which appear to be optimal with respect to inefficient detectors for small dimensionality d=2,3,4 and two or more measurement settings at each side. We also generalize the family of Bell inequalities described by Collins et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 040404 (2002)] to take into account the inefficiency of detectors. In addition, we consider the possibility for pairs of entangled particles to be produced with probability less than 1. We show that when the pair production probability is small, one should in general use different Bell inequalities than when the pair production probability is high.

  • Received 12 June 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.66.052112

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Serge Massar1,2, Stefano Pironio1, Jérémie Roland2, and Bernard Gisin3

  • 1Service de Physique Théorique, C. P. 225, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
  • 2Ecole Polytechnique, C. P. 165, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
  • 3Group of Applied Physics, University of Geneva, 20 rue de l’Ecole-de-Médecine, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland

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Vol. 66, Iss. 5 — November 2002

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