TY - JOUR
T1 - Approximating incompatible von Neumann measurements simultaneously
AU - Heinosaari, Teiko Mikael
AU - Jivulescu, Maria Anastasia
AU - Reitzner, D.
AU - Ziman, M.
PY - 2010/9/28
Y1 - 2010/9/28
N2 - We study the problem of performing orthogonal qubit measurements simultaneously. Since these measurements are incompatible, one has to accept additional imprecision. An optimal joint measurement is the one with the least possible imprecision. All earlier considerations of this problem have concerned only joint measurability of observables, while in this work we also take into account conditional state transformations (i.e., instruments). We characterize the optimal joint instrument for two orthogonal von Neumann instruments as being the Lüders instrument of the optimal joint observable.
AB - We study the problem of performing orthogonal qubit measurements simultaneously. Since these measurements are incompatible, one has to accept additional imprecision. An optimal joint measurement is the one with the least possible imprecision. All earlier considerations of this problem have concerned only joint measurability of observables, while in this work we also take into account conditional state transformations (i.e., instruments). We characterize the optimal joint instrument for two orthogonal von Neumann instruments as being the Lüders instrument of the optimal joint observable.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.032328
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.032328
M3 - Journal article
SN - 2469-9926
VL - 82
SP - 032328
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 3
ER -