arXiv:2104.00652 · Acta Physica Polonica A

Quantum State Tomography of Qutrits by Single-Photon Counting with Imperfect Measurements

Jakub Szlachetka, Artur Czerwiński

Published Sep 1, 2021• 3 citations

Abstract

In this article, we introduce a framework for quantum state tomography of qutrits by projective measurements.The framework is based on photon-counting with measurement results distorted due to the Poisson noise and dark counts.Two different measurement schemes are investigated numerically and compared in terms of their efficiency for distinct numbers of photons per measurement.The accuracy of state reconstruction is quantified by figures of merit which are presented on graphs versus the amount of noise.

DOI: 10.12693/aphyspola.140.210

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