title: Measuring Trρn on single copies of ρ using random measurements.
abstract: While it is known that Trρ(n) can be measured directly (i.e., without first reconstructing the density matrix) by performing joint measurements on n copies of the same state ρ, it is shown here that random measurements on single copies suffice, too. Averaging over the random measurements directly yields estimates of Trρ(n), even when it is not known what measurements were actually performed (so that ρ cannot be reconstructed).
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Oregon Center for Optics University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: van Enk
authors.forename: C W J
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Beenakker