Complete Measurement of Two-Photon Density Matrix by Single-Photon Detection

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.07999v1
• Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 03:00:01 GMT
• Title: Complete Measurement of Two-Photon Density Matrix by Single-Photon Detection
• Authors: Salini Rajeev, Mayukh Lahiri,
• Abstract summary: We present an approach to quantum state tomography that circumvents the requirement of detecting both photons.<n>A practical challenge in quantum state measurement arises from the fact that effective single-photon detectors are not readily accessible for a wide spectral range.
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• Abstract: The reconstruction of density matrices from measurement data (quantum state tomography) is the most comprehensive method for assessing the accuracy and performance of quantum devices. Existing methods to reconstruct two-photon density matrices require the detection of both photons unless a priori information is available. Based on the concept of quantum-induced coherence by path identity, we present an approach to quantum state tomography that circumvents the requirement of detecting both photons. We show that an arbitrary two-qubit density matrix, which can contain up to fifteen free parameters, can be fully reconstructed from single-photon measurement data without any postselection and a priori information. In addition to advancing an alternative approach to quantum state measurement problems, our results also have notable practical implications. A practical challenge in quantum state measurement arises from the fact that effective single-photon detectors are not readily accessible for a wide spectral range. Our method, which eliminates the need for coincidence measurements, enables quantum state tomography in the case where one of the two photons is challenging or impossible to detect. It therefore opens the door to measuring quantum states hitherto inaccessible.

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