Optimal detection of quantum information
- 4 March 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 66 (9) , 1119-1122
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.66.1119
Abstract
Two quantum systems are identically prepared in different locations. An observer’s task is to determine their state. A simple example shows that a pair of measurements of the von Neumann type is less effective than a sequence of nonorthogonal probability-operator measures, alternating between the two quantum systems. However, the most efficient set of operations of that type that we were able to design falls short of a single combined measurement, performed on both system together.Keywords
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