Graph-state formalism for mutually unbiased bases

Abstract

A pair of orthonormal bases is called mutually unbiased if all mutual overlaps between any element of one basis with an arbitrary element of the other basis coincide. In case the dimension, $d$, of the considered Hilbert space is a power of a prime number, complete sets of $d+1$ mutually unbiased bases (MUBs) exist. Here, we present a novel method based on the graph-state formalism to construct such sets of MUBs. We show that for $n$ $p$-level systems, with $p$ being prime, one particular graph suffices to easily construct a set of $p^n+1$ MUBs. In fact, we show that a single $n$-dimensional vector, which is associated with this graph, can be used to generate a complete set of MUBs and demonstrate that this vector can be easily determined. Finally, we discuss some advantages of our formalism regarding the analysis of entanglement structures in MUBs, as well as experimental realizations.

21 pages, 9 figures, Mathematica code online at http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/MathSource/8522/

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