Unambiguous comparison of ensembles of quantum states
Abstract
We present a solution of the problem of the optimal unambiguous comparison of two ensembles of unknown quantum states (psi1)k and (psi2)l. We consider two cases: 1) The two unknown states psi1 and psi2 are arbitrary states of qudits. 2) Alternatively, they are coherent states of a harmonic oscillator. For the case of coherent states we propose a simple experimental realization of the optimal "comparison" machine composed of a finite number of beam-splitters and a single photodetector.
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