Discrimination of quantum observables using limited resources

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ZIMAN Mário HEINOSAARI Teiko

Year of publication 2008
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Physical Review A
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Faculty of Informatics

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Field Information theory
Keywords quantum information; quantum estimation
Description We address the problem of unambiguous discrimination and identification among quantum observables. We set a general framework and investigate in details the case of qubit observables. In particular, we show that perfect discrimination with two shots is possible only for sharp qubit observables (e.g. Stern-Gerlach apparatuses) associated with mutually orthogonal directions. We also show that for sharp qubit observables associated to nonorthogonal directions unambiguous discrimination with an inconclusive result is always possible.
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