Here we propose an experimental set-up in which it is possible to measure the
entanglement of a two-mode Gaussian state, be it pure or mixed, using only
simple linear optical devices. After a proper unitary manipulation of the
two-mode Gaussian state only number and purity measurements of just one of the
modes suffice to give us a complete and exact knowledge of the state's
entanglement.Comment: v1: 4 pages, 1 figure, RevTex4; v2: Title and abstract changed, new
discussion paragraph added; v3: published versio