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Past exam of the laser science and quantum information processing course of the University of Oxford 2021 5 b Solution by
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On Bob's polarization qubit, takeSuitable conditional unitary operators areIndeed , , and . The last minus sign is a harmless global phase.
For an ideal half-wave plate whose fast axis makes angle with horizontal polarization, discard the common phase and use the Jones matrixIt implements at and at . Thus for outcome use two half-wave plates, first then in the propagation direction; for use one at ; for one at ; for use no plate. Ideal retardance is assumed at the photon wavelength, and the setting is chosen after receiving the detector's classical result.
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