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Generalized overlap quantum state tomography

Quantum Physics 2020-10-14 v2

Abstract

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a quantum state tomography protocol that generalizes the Wallentowitz-Vogel-Banaszek-W\'odkiewicz point-by-point Wigner function reconstruction. The full density operator of an arbitrary quantum state is efficiently reconstructed in the Fock basis, using semidefinite programming, after interference with a small set of calibrated coherent states. This new protocol is resource- and computationally efficient, is robust against noise, does not rely on approximate state displacements, and ensures the physicality of results.

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@article{arxiv.1911.00173,
  title  = {Generalized overlap quantum state tomography},
  author = {Rajveer Nehra and Miller Eaton and Carlos González-Arciniegas and M. S. Kim and Thomas Gerrits and Adriana Lita and Sae Woo Nam and Olivier Pfister},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.00173},
  year   = {2020}
}

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19 pages, 10 Figures

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