Comparison of unitary transforms using Franson interferometry

E Andersson, J Bergou, I Jex

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Abstract

Unknown unitary transforms may be compared to each other in a way which makes it possible to obtain an unambiguous answer, indicating that the transforms are different, already after a single application of each transform. Quantum comparison strategies may be useful for example if we want to test the performance of individual gates in a quantum information or quantum computing network. It is then possible to check for errors by comparing the elements to a master copy of the gate, instead of performing a complete tomography of the gate. In this paper we propose a versatile linear optical implementation based on the Franson interferometer with short and long arms. A click in the wrong output port unambiguously determines that the tested gate is faulty. This set-up can also be used for a variety of other tasks, such as confirming that the two transforms do not commute or do not anticommute.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1485-1494
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Modern Optics
Volume52
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2005

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