Measurement of qubits

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 15-

  James, Daniel F V ^a   Kwiat, Paul G ^b,c   Munro, William J ^d,e   White, Andrew G ^b,d  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c United States of America   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e HEWLETT PACKARD LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84861524885     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.64.052312     Document Type: Article

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