Implementing general measurements on linear optical and solid-state qubits
Implementing general measurements on linear optical and solid-state qubits
We show a systematic construction for implementing general measurements on a single qubit, including both strong (or projection) and weak measurements. We mainly focus on linear optical qubits. The present approach is composed of simple and feasible elements, i.e., beam splitters, wave plates, and polarizing beam splitters. We show how …