2018/10/22 by Salvatore Virzì, Salvatore Virzí, Enrico Rebufello +6 · 21 citations
Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Computer science #Estimator #Mathematics #Open quantum system #Physics #Quantum #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum channel #Quantum discord #Quantum entanglement #Quantum mechanics #Quantum metrology #Quantum technology #Quantum teleportation #Qubit #Statistical physics #Statistics #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39334-8
published in Scientific Reports 9(1), 3030 (Nature Portfolio)
arxiv created 2018/10/22 · openalex publication_date 2019/02/28 · arxiv updated 2019/03/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Recently, the fast development of quantum technologies led to the need for tools allowing the characterization of quantum resources. In particular, the ability to estimate non-classical aspects, e.g. entanglement and quantum discord, in two-qubit systems, is relevant to optimise the performance of quantum information processes. Here we present an experiment in which the amount of entanglement and discord are measured exploiting different estimators. Among them, some will prove to be optimal, i.e., able to reach the ultimate precision bound allowed by quantum mechanics. These estimation techniques have been tested with a specific family of states ranging from nearly pure Bell states to completely mixed states. This work represents a significant step towards the development of reliable metrological tools for quantum technologies.