A J Scott 2006 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 39 13507 doi:10.1088/0305-4470/39/43/009
A J Scott
Show affiliationsWe introduce a class of informationally complete positive-operator-valued measures which are, in analogy with a tight frame, 'as close as possible' to orthonormal bases for the space of quantum states. These measures are distinguished by an exceptionally simple state-reconstruction formula which allows 'painless' quantum state tomography. Complete sets of mutually unbiased bases and symmetric informationally complete positive-operator-valued measures are both members of this class, the latter being the unique minimal rank-one members. Recast as ensembles of pure quantum states, the rank-one members are in fact equivalent to weighted 2-designs in complex projective space. These measures are shown to be optimal for quantum cloning and linear quantum state tomography.
03.65.Ta Foundations of quantum mechanics; measurement theory
Issue 43 (27 October 2006)
Received 18 July 2006, in final form 5 September 2006
Published 11 October 2006
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