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11.5.2 Dependence <strong>of</strong> S on Sequence Parameters<br />

Since, for example, an experiment without measurement pulses yields an S-<br />

value <strong>of</strong> 2.0 as all states are read as | 00 〉, it is possible for the optimization process<br />

to get stuck in a local maximum that shows a maximized classical correlation but<br />

little or no quantum entanglement. Any artificially introduced correlations during<br />

the measurement might then yield a value <strong>of</strong> S > 2.0 and thus a false claim <strong>of</strong> a<br />

violation.<br />

A simple check <strong>of</strong> the behavior <strong>of</strong> S versus one <strong>of</strong> the sequence parameters<br />

is useful to quickly expose such major problems in the experiment. Figure 11.4a<br />

plots the dependence <strong>of</strong> S on the phase <strong>of</strong> the Bell rotation pulses (the plane in<br />

which the qubit is measured) on the second qubit. The data shows the sinusoidal<br />

response predicted by quantum mechanics, and thus provides strong evidence that<br />

the experiment is implemented in the expected way.<br />

Due to the short coherence times <strong>of</strong> the involved qubits, it was necessary to<br />

minize the overall sequence length as much as possible. This included moving the<br />

Bell rotations and measurement on the second qubit forward to place them right<br />

after the pulse that entangles the qubit with the resonator. Even though the short<br />

distance between the qubits relative to the time-scales <strong>of</strong> measurement makes<br />

it impossible to close the locality loophole in this experimental setup anyway,<br />

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