Title :
Experimental implementation of optimum unambiguous and maximum-confidence discrimination of two single photon mixed states
Author :
Steudle, Gesine ; Knauer, Sebastian ; Herzog, Ulrike ; Benson, Oliver
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Humboldt-Univ. zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We introduce experimental implementations of optimum unambiguous and maximum-confidence discrimination of two mixed states. Linear optics and polarization states of single photons from a true single-photon source based on a semiconductor quantum dot are utilized.
Keywords :
Cryptography; Heart; Hilbert space; Optical polarization; Particle measurements; Photonics Society; Physics; Q measurement; Quantum dots; Quantum mechanics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
