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Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Experimental Implementation of Optimum Unambiguous and Maximum-Confidence Discrimination of Two Single Photon Mixed States

Oliver J. Benson, Gesine A. Steudle, Sebastian Knauer, Ulrike Herzog

Published Jan 1, 2010• 0 citations
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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.
DOI
10.1364/qels.2010.jthe29

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