Aspect experiment on Bell inequality tests (1982)

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The Aspect experiment on Bell inequality tests (1982) was a landmark series of quantum physics experiments that provided strong evidence for quantum entanglement and the violation of Bell's inequalities, challenging local hidden-variable theories.

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Aspect experiment on Bell inequality tests (1982) canonical	1
“Experimental Realization of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen-Bohm Gedankenexperiment: A New Violation of Bell’s Inequalities”	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bell test experiment ⓘ physics experiment ⓘ quantum mechanics experiment ⓘ
addressesLoophole	locality loophole (partially) ⓘ
addressesQuestion	whether local hidden-variable theories can reproduce quantum predictions ⓘ
awardedRecognitionTo	Alain Aspect ⓘ surface form: Alain Aspect (later Nobel Prize in Physics 2022, partly for this work)
basedOnWorkOf	John Bell ⓘ surface form: John Stewart Bell
challengesTheory	local hidden-variable theories ⓘ
confirmsPredictionOf	quantum theory for entangled photon correlations ⓘ
contradicts	local hidden-variable models satisfying Bell’s assumptions ⓘ
contributesTo	experimental confirmation of entanglement ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
demonstrates	nonlocal correlations ⓘ violation of Bell inequalities ⓘ
findsResult	statistically significant violation of Bell inequality ⓘ
hasCoAuthor	Gérard Roger NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Grangier ⓘ
hasPrincipalInvestigator	Alain Aspect ⓘ
hasPublication	Aspect experiment on Bell inequality tests (1982) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: “Experimental Realization of Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen-Bohm Gedankenexperiment: A New Violation of Bell’s Inequalities”
hasTimescale	rapid switching of analyzer settings compared to photon flight time ⓘ
implements	time-varying analyzers ⓘ
influencesField	foundations of quantum mechanics ⓘ quantum information science ⓘ
location	Institut d’Optique Graduate School ⓘ surface form: Institut d’Optique, Orsay, France
measurementSetting	polarizer orientations chosen during photon flight ⓘ
measuresProperty	polarization of photons ⓘ
partOf	series of Bell test experiments by Alain Aspect (1980–1982) ⓘ
precedes	loophole-free Bell tests of the 2010s ⓘ
publicationYear	1982 ⓘ
publishedIn	Physical Review Letters ⓘ
recognizedAs	landmark experiment in quantum foundations ⓘ
relatedToConcept	Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox ⓘ surface form: EPR paradox Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox ⓘ surface form: Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen correlations hidden variables ⓘ locality ⓘ realism ⓘ
supportsInterpretation	nonlocality of quantum mechanics ⓘ
supportsTheory	quantum mechanics ⓘ
testsConcept	local realism ⓘ quantum entanglement ⓘ
testsInequality	Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt inequality ⓘ surface form: CHSH-type Bell inequality
testsTheory	Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt inequality ⓘ surface form: Bell inequalities
usesComponent	electro-optic modulators ⓘ polarizing beam splitters ⓘ
usesDetector	single-photon detectors ⓘ
usesProcess	atomic cascade in calcium ⓘ
usesSystem	entangled photon pairs ⓘ
year	1982 ⓘ

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