Universal homodyne tomography with a single local oscillator

G. Mauro D’Ariano, Massimiliano F. Sacchi, Prem Kumar

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Abstract

We propose a general method for measuring an arbitrary observable of a multimode electromagnetic field using homodyne detection with a single local oscillator. In this method the local oscillator scans over all possible linear combinations of the modes. The case of two modes is analyzed in detail and the feasibility of the measurement is studied on the basis of Monte Carlo simulations. We also provide an application of this method in tomographic testing of the Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger state.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8
Number of pages1
JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume61
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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