Title
Generalizing wave-particle duality: Two-qubit extension of the polarization coherence theorem
Date Issued
01 December 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
We present an extension of the polarization coherence theorem (PCT) for the case in which two qubits play similarly important roles. The standard version of the PCT: V2 + D2 = P2, involves three measures, visibility V, distinguishability D, and the degree of polarization P, all of which refer to a single qubit, regardless of its physical realization. This is also the case with the inequality that is implied by the PCT: V2 + D2 ≤ 1, which was originally derived in an attempt to quantify Bohr’s complementarity principle. We show that all of these constraints hold true, no matter how the involved qubits are physically realized, either as quantum or else as classical objects.
Start page
501
End page
513
Volume
2
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85098104143
Source
Quantum Reports
ISSN of the container
2624960X
Source funding
Office of Naval Research
Sponsor(s)
Funding: This material is based upon research partially supported by the Office of Naval Research under Award Number N62909-19-1-2148.
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