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Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics

Statistical reconstruction of mixed states of polarization qubits

Yu. I. Bogdanov, A. K. Gavrichenko, Konstantin Kravtsov, S. P. Kulik, Ekaterina V. Moreva, A. A. Soloviev

Published Aug 1, 2011• 12 citations
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Abstract

The method of estimating the adequacy, completeness, and accuracy of quantum tomography protocols is generalized to the case of mixed states of polarization qubits. The efficiency of the method is illustrated based on mathematical modeling and experimental investigation of some practically important quantum tomography protocols.
DOI
10.1134/s1063776111060148

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