DCQE - inserting eraser after s is detected

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The discussion centers on the delayed choice quantum eraser (DCQE) experiment, specifically examining the impact of inserting a polarizer after the detection of photon s. It is established that even when the polarizer is introduced post-detection, the interference pattern is restored, indicating that photon s retains knowledge of the "which-way" information being erased. This phenomenon underscores the non-classical behavior of quantum mechanics, as articulated by Niels Bohr, emphasizing the profound implications of quantum erasure on our understanding of reality.

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In the below experiment the eraser is in the path of p-photon before s is detected.

Then s is detected and then p photon encounters the polarizer and then Dp.

If we were to insert the polarizer after s is detected, would the pattern/results change? relative to just keeping the polarizer in the path all the time...as in the experiment below

Please see the link and the section referred to below:

http://grad.physics.sunysb.edu/~amarch/ Next the erasure measurement is performed. Before photon p can encounter the polarizer, s will be detected. Yet it is found that the interference pattern is still restored. It seems photon s knows the "which-way" marker has been erased and that the interference behavior should be present again, without a secret signal from photon p.
 
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Niels Bohr famously said:
"If quantum mechanics hasn't profoundly shocked you, you haven't understood it yet."

In this spirit, I would add:
"If delayed choice quantum eraser shocked you more than the rest of quantum mechanics, you haven't understood quantum mechanics yet."
 

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