Generalised Measurements, Retrodiction and State Manipulation

Authors :: Lee S. Phillips
Stephen M. Barnett
David T. Pegg
Anthony Chefles
Source :: Quantum Communication, Computing, and Measurement 2 ISBN: 0306463075
Publication Year :: 2005
Publisher :: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2005.
Abstract: We develop and discuss noveltypes of generalisedquantum measurement. The associated non-unitary time evolution enables the manipulation of quantum states in ways that are not achievable by unitary operations. Particular emphasis is given to quantum optical realisations.

Subjects :: Engineering
business.industry
Time evolution
Unitary state
law.invention
Theoretical physics
law
Quantum state
Retrodiction
Coherent states
State (computer science)
business
Quantum
Beam splitter

ISBN :: 978-0-306-46307-5
0-306-46307-5
ISBNs :: 9780306463075 and 0306463075
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Quantum Communication, Computing, and Measurement 2 ISBN: 0306463075
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........bfc1f69f1e24974b3daecd9c855045e8
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47097-7_17