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arXiv:quant-ph/0009095 · Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks

Optical Qubit Using Linear Elements

Matteo G. A. Paris

Published Feb 24, 2006• 0 citations
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Abstract

A conditional scheme to prepare optical superposition of the vacuum and onephoton states using linear elements (beam splitters and phase-shifters) and avalanche photodetectors is suggested.
DOI
10.1007/0-306-47114-0_38

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