Quantum Hyperentanglement 2.0: The Next Leap in Quantum Physics
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Hyperentanglement Explained: What Is It and How Does It Change Quantum Physics? Hyperentanglement is when particles become entangled in more than one property at once —for example, spin and momentum, or polarisation and energy-time—and in this article, we’ll walk through how it works, the landmark experiments that proved it, real-world uses, and the hard engineering problems we still have to solve. Read on, and we’ll make this strange quantum stuff feel tangible. Pre-Read: Core Concepts You Should Know Before Hyperentanglement To truly appreciate hyperentanglement experiments , it is helpful to understand a few key tools and techniques that physicists employ . Don’t worry—you don’t need a PhD. If you’ve done high school physics, these will click. 1. Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion (SPDC) SPDC occurs within a nonlinear crystal , a specialised optical material. When a laser beam (with very energetic photons) e...