The Scattering and Disappearance of Entangled Photons in a Homogeneous Dielectric Medium

Polarimetric Quantum-Strong Correlations with Independent Photons on the Poincaré Sphere

“…However, this interpretation of experimental results as proof of quantum nonlocality does not stand up to physical scrutiny and has been disproved and rebutted [8][9][10][11][12][13] from various perspectives. The mixed quantum state |ψ 𝐴𝐵 ⟩ of Eq.…”

“…In this case, a local measurement vanishes, e.g., ⟨ψ 𝐴𝐵 | 𝜎 ̂ 𝐴 ⨂ 𝐼 ̂ 𝐵 |ψ 𝐴𝐵 ⟩ = 0 , which leads to a physical contradiction as local experimental outcomes determine the state of polarization to be compared with its pair quantum state. Photons polarized parallel to the reference coordinates will pass randomly through polarization filters or analysers as a result of quantum Rayleigh scatterings of photons [1][2][3], [10]. These photons will emerge with the same state of polarization as those of the filters, and the corresponding Stokes parameters of the polarization state vector 𝑠 ⃗ on the Poincaré sphere are calculated as the expectation value of the Pauli spin vector operator 𝜎 ̂= ( 𝜎 ̂1, 𝜎 ̂2 , 𝜎 ̂3 ) for the Jones vectors [14] |𝑢 (𝜃 𝑘 )⟩ = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 𝑘 | H 〉 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝑘 | V 〉 of the filters, that is :…”

Polarimetric Quantum-Strong Correlations with Independent Photons on the Poincaré Sphere

“…One photon per radiation mode underpins the concept of entangled photons [3] which, apparently, are needed to create a statistical correlation between separately measured quantum events. Yet, the quantum Rayleigh scattering prevents a single photon from propagating in a straight line inside a dielectric medium [6][7][8][9]; equally, inside a dielectric medium, the quantum Rayleigh stimulated emission can recapture an absorbed photon as well as coupling photons between two radiation modes, thereby creating groups of photons from individual ones [10][11][12]. A summary of Rayleigh scattering can be found in Appendix A below.…”

“…The quantum Rayleigh spontaneous and stimulated emissions were well documented four decades ago [6][7][8] when the first experimental results of apparently single photon propagation were incorporated in the theory of quantum optics. Even though the subject was revisited [9] to clearly find that the probability of spontaneous emission increases with the refractive index of the medium, the question of one single photon being scattered by photon-dipole interactions has been completely ignored in the professional literature of quantum optics [13].…”

“…A common interpretation maintains that: "There is another fundamental issue of nonlocality pertaining to entangled states: the idea that measurements performed in spatially separated locations can affect each other" [3]. However, this interpretation of experimental results as proof of quantum nonlocality does not stand up to physical scrutiny and has been disproved and rebutted from various perspectives [9], [14][15][16][17][18][19]. The correlation function of "entangled photons" is predicated on a mixed quantum state, or a global wavefunction, which is time-and space-independent.…”