Quantum state tomography from sequential measurement of two variables in a single setup
Quantum Physics
2013-10-22 v3 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We demonstrate that the task of determining an unknown quantum state can be accomplished efficiently by making a sequential measurement of two observables and , provided that the two observables are chosen in such a way that their eigenstates may form bases connected by a discrete Fourier transform. The state can be pure or mixed, the dimension of the Hilbert space and the coupling strength are arbitrary, and the experimental setup is fixed. The concept of Moyal quasicharacteristic function is introduced for finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1303.7154,
title = {Quantum state tomography from sequential measurement of two variables in a single setup},
author = {Antonio Di Lorenzo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.7154},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
16 pages, 2 figures, revtex4-1. Comments welcome. v2: sacrificed generality to clarity; v3: minor changes, references added