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
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;
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
