Beating noise with abstention in state estimation
We address the problem of estimating pure qubit states with nonideal (noisy) measurements in the multiple-copy scenario, where the data consist of a number N of identically prepared qubits. We show that the average fidelity of the estimates can increase significantly if the estimation protocol allow...
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| Publication date: | 2012 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
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| Language: | English |
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| Keyword: | Analytical expressions Asymptotic expressions Beating noise Exponential rates Fixed fidelity Large N N qubits Nonideal Optimal protocols Qubit state Standard estimation |
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| author | Gendra Casalí, Bernat |
| author2 | Ronco Bonvehi, Elio Calsamiglia, John|||0000-0003-1735-1360 Muñoz Tapia, Ramon|||0000-0002-3048-9236 Bagan, E.|||0000-0002-7900-3567 |
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| description | We address the problem of estimating pure qubit states with nonideal (noisy) measurements in the multiple-copy scenario, where the data consist of a number N of identically prepared qubits. We show that the average fidelity of the estimates can increase significantly if the estimation protocol allows for inconclusive answers, or abstentions. We present the optimal protocol and compute its fidelity for a given probability of abstention. The improvement over standard estimation, without abstention, can be viewed as an effective noise reduction. These and other results are illustrated for small values of N. For asymptotically large N, we derive analytical expressions of the fidelity and the probability of abstention and show that for a fixed fidelity gain the latter decreases with N at an exponential rate given by a Kulback-Leibler (relative) entropy. As a byproduct, we give an asymptotic expression in terms of this very entropy of the probability that a system of N qubits, all prepared in the same state, has a given total angular momentum. We also discuss an extreme situation where noise increases with N and where estimation with abstention provides the most significant improvement as compared to the standard approach. |
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| spelling | Beating noise with abstention in state estimation Gendra Casalí, Bernat Ronco Bonvehi, Elio Calsamiglia, John|||0000-0003-1735-1360 Muñoz Tapia, Ramon|||0000-0002-3048-9236 Bagan, E.|||0000-0002-7900-3567 Analytical expressions Asymptotic expressions Beating noise Exponential rates Fixed fidelity Large N N qubits Nonideal Optimal protocols Qubit state Standard estimation We address the problem of estimating pure qubit states with nonideal (noisy) measurements in the multiple-copy scenario, where the data consist of a number N of identically prepared qubits. We show that the average fidelity of the estimates can increase significantly if the estimation protocol allows for inconclusive answers, or abstentions. We present the optimal protocol and compute its fidelity for a given probability of abstention. The improvement over standard estimation, without abstention, can be viewed as an effective noise reduction. These and other results are illustrated for small values of N. For asymptotically large N, we derive analytical expressions of the fidelity and the probability of abstention and show that for a fixed fidelity gain the latter decreases with N at an exponential rate given by a Kulback-Leibler (relative) entropy. As a byproduct, we give an asymptotic expression in terms of this very entropy of the probability that a system of N qubits, all prepared in the same state, has a given total angular momentum. We also discuss an extreme situation where noise increases with N and where estimation with abstention provides the most significant improvement as compared to the standard approach. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/204035 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1088/1367-2630/14/10/105015 |
| spellingShingle | Beating noise with abstention in state estimation Gendra Casalí, Bernat Analytical expressions Asymptotic expressions Beating noise Exponential rates Fixed fidelity Large N N qubits Nonideal Optimal protocols Qubit state Standard estimation |
| title | Beating noise with abstention in state estimation |
| title_full | Beating noise with abstention in state estimation |
| title_fullStr | Beating noise with abstention in state estimation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beating noise with abstention in state estimation |
| title_short | Beating noise with abstention in state estimation |
| title_sort | Beating noise with abstention in state estimation |
| topic | Analytical expressions Asymptotic expressions Beating noise Exponential rates Fixed fidelity Large N N qubits Nonideal Optimal protocols Qubit state Standard estimation |
| topic_facet | Analytical expressions Asymptotic expressions Beating noise Exponential rates Fixed fidelity Large N N qubits Nonideal Optimal protocols Qubit state Standard estimation |
| url | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/204035 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1088/1367-2630/14/10/105015 |