Quantum State Reconstruction via Continuous Measurement
- 11 July 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 95 (3), 030402
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.030402
Abstract
We present a new procedure for quantum state reconstruction based on weak continuous measurement of an ensemble average. By applying controlled evolution to the initial state, new information is continually mapped onto the measured observable. A Bayesian filter is then used to update the state estimate in accordance with the measurement record. This generalizes the standard paradigm for quantum tomography based on strong, destructive measurements on separate ensembles. This approach to state estimation induces minimal perturbation of the measured system, giving information about observables whose evolution cannot be described classically in real time and opening the door to new types of quantum feedback control.Keywords
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