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arXiv:1104.2888 · Physical Review A

Quantum process reconstruction based on mutually unbiased basis

Arturo Fernández-Pérez, A. B. Klimov, C. Saavedra

Published May 31, 2011• 53 citations
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Abstract

We study a quantum process reconstruction based on the use of mutually unbiased projectors (MUB projectors) as input states for a $D$-dimensional quantum system, with $D$ being a power of a prime number. This approach connects the results of quantum-state tomography using mutually unbiased bases with the coefficients of a quantum process, expanded in terms of MUB projectors. We also study the performance of the reconstruction scheme against random errors when measuring probabilities at the MUB projectors.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.83.052332

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