• DocumentCode
    520203
  • Title

    Characterizing a qutrit directly with symmetric informationally complete (SIC) POVMs

  • Author

    Medendorp, Z.E.D. ; Torres-Ruiz, F.A. ; Shalm, L.K. ; Fuchs, C.A. ; Steinberg, A.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Imagine ... a world without density matrices! A scheme to perform arbitrary POVMs is proposed and a SIC-POVM is implemented on a qutrit. The Quantum Law of Total Probability is verified.
  • Keywords
    probability; quantum theory; density matrices; positive operator valued measures; qutrit characterization; symmetric informationally complete; total probability quantum law; Mechanical variables measurement; Optical retarders; Performance evaluation; Physics; Polarization; Probability; Quantum mechanics; Silicon carbide; Statistical distributions; Statistics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499770