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  • Quantum information theory

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  • Quantum retrodiction, assigning a quantum system's past state from measurement results, is a long-standing technique.
  • It has been extensively applied in quantum optics research for decades.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the theory and significant findings of quantum retrodiction.
  • To apply quantum retrodiction to identify quantum states from experimental data.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical review of quantum retrodiction.
  • Application of retrodiction theory to multi-shot experimental data for state identification.

Main Results:

  • Demonstration of quantum retrodiction principles.
  • A surprising finding: low quantum efficiency photodetectors can outperform high efficiency detectors in discriminating photonic states.

Conclusions:

  • Quantum retrodiction is a valuable tool for inferring past quantum states.
  • Detector efficiency is not the sole determinant of state discrimination performance in quantum systems.