A complementarity-based approach to phase in finite-dimensional quantum systems

Details A complementarity-based approach to phase in finite-dimensional quantum systems A complementarity-based approach to phase in finite-dimensional quantum systems

2004-10-18

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0410135v1

J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt. 7 (2005) 283-287

Physics

Quantum Physics

6 pages, no figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/1464-4266/7/9/008

We develop a comprehensive theory of phase for finite-dimensional quantum systems. The only physical requirement we impose is that phase is complementary to amplitude. To implement this complementarity we use the notion of mutually unbiased bases, which exist for dimensions that are powers of a prime. For a d-dimensional system (qudit) we explicitly construct d+1 classes of maximally commuting operators, each one consisting of d-1 operators. One of this class consists of diagonal operators that represent amplitudes (or inversions). By the finite Fourier transform, it is mapped onto ladder operators that can be appropriately interpreted as phase variables. We discuss the examples of qubits and qutrits, and show how these results generalize previous approaches.

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