Tomography of quantum detectors

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-30

  Lundeen, J S ^a   Feito, A ^b   Coldenstrodt Ronge, H ^a   Pregnell, K L ^b   Silberhorn, Ch ^c   Ralph, T C ^d   Eisert, J ^b   Plenio, M B ^b   Walmsley, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTONS;

NON-CLASSICAL LIGHTS; PHOTON NUMBER RESOLVING DETECTOR; POSITIVE OPERATOR VALUED MEASURE; PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE; QUANTUM DETECTORS; QUANTUM PHENOMENA; QUANTUM STATE;

TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 58149239514     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1133     Document Type: Article

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