Study of quantum effects in biomolecules using entangled photons

Abstrakt

Quantum entanglement is a sort of quantum correlation. Apart from its broad usage in quantum information theory, its role in biophysics has been investigated recently.

For instance, it has been shown that entangled photons can be generated by so-called spontaneous four-wave mixing performed on biomolecules. We want to study decoherence in biological systems by analyzing entangled photons generated by four-wave mixing implemented on carotenoids.

Klíčová slova

• entanglement
• decoherence
• spontaneous four-wave mixing