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View SchemaLinear optics and quantum maps
| Authors | A. Aiello, G. Puentes, J. P. Woerdman |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0611179 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0611179 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.76.032323 |
Abstract
We present a theoretical analysis of the connection between classical polarization optics and quantum mechanics of two-level systems. First, we review the matrix formalism of classical polarization optics from a quantum information perspective. In this manner the passage from the Stokes-Jones-Mueller description of classical optical processes to the representation of one- and two-qubit quantum operations, becomes straightforward. Second, as a practical application of our classical-\emph{vs}-quantum formalism, we show how two-qubit maximally entangled mixed states (MEMS), can be generated by using polarization and spatial modes of photons generated via spontaneous parametric down conversion.
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