State Preparation in Quantum Optics
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
In quantum information and communication, optical schemes provide simple and intuitive experimental implementations. Of particular importance is quantum state preparation. In this thesis, the creation of polarisation entanglement using a particular class of optical circuits is studied. I give a mathematical description of this class of circuits in terms of Hermite polynomials. In this context, single photon resolution and single photon sensitivity detectors are discussed and compared with detector cascading. In addition, I study applications of state preparation such as quantum teleportation and quantum lithography.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0102070,
title = {State Preparation in Quantum Optics},
author = {Pieter Kok},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0102070},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
213 pages, 25 figures, PhD thesis