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Analysis of spatial qutrit states using position measurements with finite resolution

Gen Taguchi, Tatsuo Dougakiuchi, M. Iinuma, Holger Friedrich Hofmann, Yutaka Kadoya

Published Aug 1, 2009• 0 citations
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We show that the quantum states of spatial qudits generated by passing photons through multi-slits can be reliably reconstructed from position measurements with finite spatial resolution if the correct measurement operators are used.
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10.1109/cleopr.2009.5292119

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