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arXiv:1105.2109 · Physical Review A

Extremal quantum correlations: Experimental study with two-qubit states

Andrea Chiuri, Giuseppe Vallone, Mauro Paternostro, Paolo Mataloni

Published Aug 30, 2011• 29 citations
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Abstract

We explore experimentally the space of two-qubit quantum-correlated mixed states, including frontier states as defined by the use of quantum discord and von Neumann entropy. Our experimental setup is flexible enough to allow for high-quality generation of a vast variety of states. We address quantitatively the relation between quantum discord and a recently suggested alternative measure of quantum correlations.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.84.020304

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