Quantum Path Predictability for an Electronic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer in Presence of Environment Induced Decoherence and Quantum Erasing Process

Abstract

In this paper, we have estimated the temperature dependent path predictability for an electronic Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The increment of path predictability can directly be associated with stronger decoherence process. We have also theoretically predicted that placing two detectors in both the paths, which are at the same equilibrium temperature with the system, erases all the memory of path information and hence acts like a quantum eraser.