Experimental test of the tradeoff relation in weak measurement
Abstract
An upper bound between the information gain and state reversibility of weak measurement was first developed by Y. K. Cheong and S. W. Lee [Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 150402 (2012)]. Their results are valid for arbitrary d-level quantum systems. In light of the commonly used qubit system in quantum information, a sharp tradeoff relation can be obtained. In this letter, this tradeoff relation is experimentally verified with polarization encoded single photons from a quantum dot. Furthermore, a complete traversal of weak measurement operators is realized, and the mapping to the least upper bound of this tradeoff relation is obtained. Our results complement the theoretical work and provide a universal ruler for the characterization of weak measurements.
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@article{arxiv.1306.1027,
title = {Experimental test of the tradeoff relation in weak measurement},
author = {Geng Chen and Yang Zou and Xiao-Ye Xu and Jian-Shun Tang and Yu-Long Li and Yong-Jian Han and Chuan-Feng Li and Guang-Can Guo Hai-qiao Ni and Ying Yu and Mi-feng Li and Guo-wei Zha and Zhi-Chuan Niu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.1027},
year = {2014}
}