Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2005-10-28
J. Mod. Opt., 51, 1613 (2004)
Physics
Quantum Physics
14 pages, 1 figure
Scientific paper
Although it has been known for some time that quantum mechanics can be formulated in a way that treats prediction and retrodiction on an equal footing, most attention in engineering quantum states has been devoted to predictive states, that is, states associated with the a preparation event. Retrodictive states, which are associated with a measurement event and propagate backwards in time, are also useful, however. In this paper we show how any retrodictive state of light that can be written to a good approximation as a finite superposition of photon number states can be generated by an optical multiport device. The composition of the state is adjusted by controlling predictive coherent input states. We show how the probability of successful state generation can be optimised by adjusting the multiport device and also examine a versatile configuration that is useful for generating a range of states.
Pegg David T.
Pregnell K. L.
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