Exploring Hilbert space: Accurate characterization of quantum information
- 4 December 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 65 (1) , 012301
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.65.012301
Abstract
We report the creation of a wide range of quantum states with controllable degrees of entanglement and entropy using an optical two-qubit source based on spontaneous parametric down-conversion. The states are characterized using measures of entanglement and entropy determined from tomographically determined density matrices. The tangle-entropy plane is introduced as a graphical representation of these states, and the theoretic upper bound for the maximum amount of entanglement possible for a given entropy is presented. Such a combination of general quantum state creation and accurate characterization is an essential prerequisite for quantum device development.Keywords
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