Title : 
On the optimal choice of states for process tomography
         
        
            Author : 
Rozema, L.A. ; Darabi, A. ; Mahler, D.H. ; Blume-Kohout, R. ; Steinberg, A.M.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Quantum process tomography requires a set of input states sensitive to the unknown process. We experimentally generate a class of 4-photon states and compare their sensitivity to that of coherent states to a decohering process.
         
        
            Keywords : 
light coherence; optical tomography; quantum optics; 4-photon states; coherent states; decohering process; quantum process tomography; Laboratories; Optical sensors; Photonics; Physics; Process control; Sensitivity; Tomography;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Baltimore, MD
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4577-1223-4