function E = randChan(dimA,rep,varargin)

% randChan   Random channel
% requires: randRho, chanconv
% author: Toby Cubitt
% license: GPL2
%
%    E = randChan(DIM,REP) returns a randomly generated quantum channel
%    with input and output dimensions DIM, in the representation
%    specified by REP.
%
%    E = randChan(DIMA,DIMB,REP) returns a randomly generated quantum
%    channel with input dimension DIMA and output dimension DIMB, in the
%    representation specified by REP.
%
%    REP must be one of:
%      'kraus' - a cell array containing a set of Kraus operators
%      'choi'  - a Choi-Jamiolkowski state representative density matrix
%      'choi2' - as for 'choi', but don't apply local filtering operation
%      'linop' - a matrix representation of the linear operator
%      'isom'  - an isometry matrix
%      'state' - a purification of the Choi-Jamiolkowski state
%
%    See also applychan, chanconv and chan2R.


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if isempty(varargin)
  dimB = dimA;
else
  dimB = rep;
  rep = varargin{1};
end

% generate random Choi-Jamiolkowski state, then convert it to required
% representation
E = chanconv(randRho(dimA*dimB),'choi',rep,[dimA,dimB]);