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Phys. Rev. A 75, 042318 (2007) [6 pages]

Quantum-state reconstruction with imperfect rotations on an inhomogeneously broadened ensemble of qubits

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Karl Tordrup and Klaus Mølmer
Lundbeck Foundation Theoretical Center for Quantum System Research, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark

Received 25 January 2007; revised 5 March 2007; published 17 April 2007

We present a method for performing quantum-state reconstruction on qubits and qubit registers in the presence of decoherence and inhomogeneous broadening. The method assumes only rudimentary single-qubit rotations as well as knowledge of decoherence and loss mechanisms. We show that full state reconstruction is possible even in the case where single-qubit rotations may only be performed imperfectly. Furthermore, we show that for ensemble quantum-computing proposals, quantum-state reconstruction is possible even if the ensemble experiences inhomogeneous broadening and if only imperfect qubit manipulations are available during state preparation and reconstruction.

© 2007 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.75.042318
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.75.042318
PACS:
03.67.Lx, 03.65.Wj