We present a quantum state tomography method that enables the reconstruction of arbitrary d−dimensional quantum states encoded in the discretized transverse momentum of photons, by using only d+1 experimental settings. To this end, we identify a family of bases with the property that the outcomes of a projective measurement are spatially multiplexed on the interference pattern of the projected state. Using the proposed scheme, we performed, as a proof-of-principle, an experimental reconstruction of d=6−dimensional states, for which a complete set of mutually unbiased bases does not exist. We obtained fidelity values above 0.97 for both pure and mixed states, reducing the number of experimental settings from 42 to only 7.
We present a quantum state tomography method that enables the reconstruction of \emph{arbitrary}
d−dimensional quantum states encoded in the discretized transverse momentum of photons, by using \emph{only}
d+1 experimental settings. To this end, we identify a family of bases with the property that the outcomes of a projective measurement are \emph{spatially multiplexed} on the interference pattern of the projected state. Using the proposed scheme we performed, as a proof-of-principle, an experimental reconstruction of
d=6−dimensional states, for which a complete set of mutually unbiased bases does not exist. We obtained fidelity values above 0.97 for both pure and mixed states, reducing the number of experimental settings from
42 to only
7.
Quantum tomography is an important tool for obtaining information about the quantum state from experimental data. In this study, we conduct a comparative analysis of various quantum tomography protocols, including protocols based on highly symmetric sets of state vectors, on mutually unbiased bases (MUB), and two-level transformations. Using the universal distribution for the fidelity of quantum state tomography, we estimate the fidelity and efficiency of quantum measurements for qudits of various dimensions as applied to a set of random states uniformly distributed over the Haar measure.