Comment on "The photon identification loophole in EPRB experiments: computer models with single-wing selection"

TL;DR

This paper clarifies that recent Bell tests by Giustina et al. and Shalm et al. are not affected by the photon identification loophole, as they successfully closed the detection loophole, countering previous claims.

Contribution

It refutes prior claims of a photon identification loophole in recent Bell tests, emphasizing that these experiments closed the detection loophole as intended.

Findings

Recent Bell tests are not affected by the photon identification loophole.

Detection loophole was successfully closed in the experiments.

Previous models exploiting detection loophole are not applicable to these tests.

Abstract

Contrary to the claims made in Ref. [1], the recent Bell tests by Giustina et al. and Shalm et al. do not suffer from a "photon identification loophole". The model discussed in Ref. [1] is exploiting the well-known detection loophole, that is precisely what was closed in the recent experiments.