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arXiv:0809.4995 · International Journal of Quantum Information

DISCRETE COHERENT STATES FOR n QUBITS

Carlos Muñoz, A. B. Klimov, Luis Lorenzo Sánchez-Soto, Gunnar G. Bjork

Published Jan 1, 2009• 8 citations
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Abstract

Discrete coherent states for a system of n qubits are introduced in terms of eigenstates of the finite Fourier transform. The properties of these states are pictured in phase space by resorting to the discrete Wigner function.
DOI
10.1142/s021974990900489x

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