Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2004-08-02
Phys. Rev. A 71, 012330 (2005)
Physics
Quantum Physics
5 pages, newer version with minor additions
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.71.012330
Positive Operator Value Measures (POVMs) are the most general class of quantum measurements. We propose a setup in which all possible POVMs of a single photon polarization state (corresponding to all possible sets of two-dimensional Kraus operators) can be implemented easily using linear optics elements. This method makes it possible to experimentally realize any projective orthogonal, projective non-orthogonal or non-projective sets of any number of POVM operators. Furthermore our implementation only requires vacuum ancillas, and is deterministic rather than probabilistic. Thus it realizes every POVM with the correct set of output states. We give the settings required to implement two different well-known non-orthogonal projective POVMs.
Ahnert Sebastian E.
Payne Mike C.
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