From EPR to quantum computing: experiments on entangled quantum systems

Abstract

Einstein, together with Podolski and Rosen (EPR), tried to point out inconsistencies of standard quantum mechanics using an effect which is now called entanglement. The experiments testing EPR's hypothesis laid the basis for the new field of quantum information processing, which in turn gave rise to impressive progress in methods to observe and to analyse the phenomenon of entanglement. Here we give an overview of the various systems useful for the novel applications of quantum communication and quantum computation.