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Nonlocal Polarization Interferometry And Entanglement Detection, Brian P. Williams Dec 2014

Nonlocal Polarization Interferometry And Entanglement Detection, Brian P. Williams

Doctoral Dissertations

At present, quantum entanglement is a resource, distributed to enable a variety of quantum information applications such as quantum key distribution, superdense coding, and teleportation. Necessarily, the distribution and characterization of entanglement is fundamental to its application. This dissertation details three research efforts to enable nonlocal entanglement detection, distribution, and characterization. Foremost of these efforts, we present the theory and demonstration of a nonlocal polarization interferometer capable of detecting entanglement and identifying Bell states statistically. This is possible due to the interferometer’s unique correlation dependence on the anti-diagonal elements of the density matrix, which have distinct bounds for separable states …


Quantitative Binocular Assessment Using Infrared Video Photoscreening, Lei Shi Aug 2011

Quantitative Binocular Assessment Using Infrared Video Photoscreening, Lei Shi

Doctoral Dissertations

Photorefraction is a technique that has been used in the past two decades for pediatric vision screening. The technique uses a digital or photographic camera to capture the examinee‟s retinal reflex from a light source that is located near the camera‟s lens. It has the advantages of being objective, binocular and low cost, which make it a good candidate for pediatric screening when compared to other methods. Although many children have been screened using this technique in the U.S., its sensitivity and other disadvantages make it unacceptable for continued use. The Adaptive Photorefraction system (APS) was developed at the Center …