Continuous-variable optical quantum state tomography
Abstract
This review covers latest developments in continuous-variable quantum-state tomography of optical fields and photons, placing a special accent on its practical aspects and applications in quantum information technology. Optical homodyne tomography is reviewed as a method of reconstructing the state of light in a given optical mode. A range of relevant practical topics are discussed, such as state-reconstruction algorithms (with emphasis on the maximum-likelihood technique), the technology of time-domain homodyne detection, mode matching issues, and engineering of complex quantum states of light. The paper also surveys quantum-state tomography for the transverse spatial state (spatial mode) of the field in the special case of fields containing precisely one photon.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0511044,
title = {Continuous-variable optical quantum state tomography},
author = {A. I. Lvovsky and M. G. Raymer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0511044},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Finally, a revision! Comments to lvov(at)ucalgary.ca and raymer(at)uoregon.edu are welcome