Quantum Behavior of Measurement Apparatus
Abstract
We precise for the first time the quantum behavior of a measurement apparatus in the framework of the usual interpretation of quantum physics. We show how such a behavior can also be studied by the retrodiction of pre-measurement states corresponding to its responses. We translate in terms of these states some interesting properties of the behavior of an apparatus, such as the projectivity, the fidelity, the non-Gaussian character, or the non-classicality of measurements performed by this one. We also propose an experimental procedure allowing the tomography of these pre-measurement states for optical detectors. We illustrate the relevance of these new notions for measurements, by evaluating them for two detectors widely used in quantum optics: the avalanche photodiode and the homodyne detection.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1001.3032,
title = {Quantum Behavior of Measurement Apparatus},
author = {Taoufik Amri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.3032},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
APS Preprint format : 19 pages with 6 figures, a new figure (Fig. 2) was added. Questions and comments are welcome