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Process Characterisation with Monte-Carlo Wave-Functions

Quantum Physics 2013-12-04 v1

Abstract

We present a numerically efficient method for the characterisation of a quantum process subject to dissipation and noise. The master equation evolution of a maximally entangled state of the quantum system and a non-evolving ancilla system is simulated by Monte-Carlo wave-functions. We show how each stochastic state vectors provides quantities that are readily combined into an average process \chi-matrix. Our method significantly reduces the computational complexity in comparison with standard characterisation methods. It also readily provides an upper bound on the trace distance between the ideal and simulated process based on the evolution of only a single wave function of the entangled system.

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@article{arxiv.1309.5063,
  title  = {Process Characterisation with Monte-Carlo Wave-Functions},
  author = {Jake Gulliksen and D. D. Bhaktavatsala Rao and Klaus Mølmer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1309.5063},
  year   = {2013}
}

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8 pages, 5 figures

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