Continuous-variable tomography of solitary electrons

J. D. Fletcher; N. Johnson; E. Locane; P. See; J. P. Griffiths; I. Farrer; D. A. Ritchie; P. W. Brouwer; V. Kashcheyevs; M. Kataoka

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13222-1

Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Continuous-variable tomography of solitary electrons

J. D. Fletcher,
N. Johnson,
E. Locane,
P. See,
J. P. Griffiths,
I. Farrer,
D. A. Ritchie,
P. W. Brouwer,
V. Kashcheyevs,
M. Kataoka

Affiliations

J. D. Fletcher: National Physical Laboratory
N. Johnson: National Physical Laboratory
E. Locane: Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems and Institut für Theoretische Physik, Freie Universität Berlin
P. See: National Physical Laboratory
J. P. Griffiths: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
I. Farrer: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
D. A. Ritchie: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
P. W. Brouwer: Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems and Institut für Theoretische Physik, Freie Universität Berlin
V. Kashcheyevs: Department of Physics, University of Latvia
M. Kataoka: National Physical Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13222-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Quantum tomographic techniques enable the complete characterisation of continuous variable quantum states. Here the authors demonstrate a broadband tomography protocol for single electrons that goes beyond the bandwidth restrictions of existing methods.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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