Teleportation of a general two-mode coherent-state superposition via attenuated quantum channels with ideal and/or threshold detectors

Three novel probabilistic yet conclusive schemes are proposed to teleport a general two-mode coherent-state superposition via attenuated quantum channels with ideal and/or threshold detectors. The calculated total success probability is highest (lowest) when only ideal (threshold) detectors are used.     

High-speed data encryption over 25 km of fiber by two-mode coherent-state quantum cryptography

We demonstrate high-speed (250 Mbps) data encryption over 25 km of telecommunication fiber by use of coherent states. For the parameter values used in the experiment, the demonstration is secure against individual ciphertext-only eavesdropping attacks near the transmitter with ideal detection equipment. Whereas other quantum-cryptographic schemes require the use of fragile quantum states and ultrasensitive detection equipment, our protocol is loss tolerant, uses off-the-shelf components, and is optically amplifiable.     

Total versus quantum correlations in a two-mode Gaussian state

In Li and Luo(2007 Phys. Rev. A 76 032327), the inequality(1/2)T≥ Q was identified as a fundamental postulate for a consistent theory of quantum versus classical correlations for arbitrary measures of total T and quantum Q correlations in bipartite quantum states. Besides, Hayden et al(2006 Commun. Math. Phys. 265 95) have conjectured that, in some conditions within systems endowed with infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, quantum correlations may dominate not only half of total correlations but total correlations itself. Here, in a two-mode Gaussian state,quantifying T and Q respectively by the quantum mutual information I~G and the entanglement of formation(EoF) ε_F~G, we verify that ε_(F,R)~G,is always less than(1/2) I_R~G when I~G and ε_F~G are defined via the Rényi-2 entropy. While via the von Neumann entropy, ε_(F,V)~G,may even dominate I_V~G itself,which partly consolidates the Hayden conjecture, and partly, provides strong evidence hinting that the origin of this counterintuitive behavior should intrinsically be related to the von Neumann entropy by which the EoF ε_(F,V)~G,is defined, rather than related to the conceptual definition of the EoF ε_F. The obtained results show that—in the special case of mixed two-mode Gaussian states—quantum entanglement can be faithfully quantified by the Gaussian Rényi-2 EoF ε_(F,R)~G,.     

Classical correlations and entanglement in quantum measurements

We analyze a quantum measurement where the apparatus is initially in a mixed state. We show that the amount of information gained in a measurement is not equal to the amount of entanglement between the system and the apparatus, but is instead equal to the degree of classical correlations between the two. As a consequence, we derive an uncertainty-like expression relating the information gain in the measurement and the initial mixedness of the apparatus. Final entanglement between the environment and the apparatus is also shown to be relevant for the efficiency of the measurement.     

Spectral coherent-state quantum cryptography

A novel implementation of quantum-noise optical cryptography is proposed, which is based on a simplified architecture that allows long-haul, high-speed transmission in a fiber optical network. By using a single multiport encoder/decoder and 16 phase shifters, this new approach can provide the same confidentiality as other implementations of Yuen's encryption protocol, which use a larger number of phase or polarization coherent states. Data confidentiality and error probability for authorized and unauthorized receivers are carefully analyzed.     

Classical correlations can enhance the continuous-variable quantum key distribution

We address the effect of classical correlations, introduced to a quantum resource used for the continuous-variable quantum key distribution. The set-up is based on an entangled source with two trusted parties performing homodyne measurements on their modes, thus corresponding to the preparation of squeezed states, while one of the modes is traveling to the remote party through lossy and noisy channel. The security of the scheme is considered against individual and collective eavesdropping attacks. It is shown that the classical correlations added to the entangled source increase the performance of the scheme both quantatively in terms of the secure key rate and qualitatively in terms of the security region with respect to the tolerable excess noise for both types of attacks and the improvement is essentially significant for sources possessing low degree of nonclassicality.     

Classical limit of Klein-Gordon theory in the coherent-state representation

It is shown that holomorphic solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation concentrate around the classical world-line in the limit 0.     

Intensities and correlations in two-mode lasers near threshold

Static photon intensities and correlations, intensity linewidths, and transient behaviour of a two-mode laser near and between the modes' thresholds have been calculated as functions of external pumping, of the coupling strength between the modes, and of detuning. Several curves, summarizing our results, are reported and discussed.     

Classical quantization of time-dependent Hartree-Fock solutions by coherent-state path integrals

We investigate a classical (Bohr-Sommerfeld like) quantization for the time-dependent Hartree-Fock solutions by extending the idea of the quantized periodic-orbit theory developed by Gutzwiller and Dashen et al. to path integrals in the representation of the coherent state for unitary groups. We consider the n-level model as an example.     

Entanglement fidelity of coherent-state teleportation with asymmetric quantum channel

A strategy for teleporting coherent states with the entanglement fidelity is considered in the general case of an asymmetric teleportation scheme. It is shown that the nonbalanced homodyne detection with the subsequent coherent displacement is required to provide the average teleportation fidelity of entanglement.     

Classical analogue of displaced Fock states and quantum correlations in Glauber-Fock photonic lattices

Coherent states and their generalizations, displaced Fock states, are of fundamental importance to quantum optics. Here we present a direct observation of a classical analogue for the emergence of these states from the eigenstates of the harmonic oscillator. To this end, the light propagation in a Glauber-Fock waveguide lattice serves as equivalent for the displacement of Fock states in phase space. Theoretical calculations and analogue classical experiments show that the square-root distribution of the coupling parameter in such lattices supports a new family of intriguing quantum correlations not encountered in uniform arrays. Because of the broken shift invariance of the lattice, these correlations strongly depend on the transverse position. Consequently, quantum random walks with this extra degree of freedom may be realized in Glauber-Fock lattices.     

基于相干叠加态的非正交编码诱骗态量子密钥分发

非正交编码协议和诱骗态方法可以有效地抵御光子数分离攻击. 由于相干叠加态中单光子成分高达90%, 常作为单光子量子比特的替代出现, 用于量子信息过程处理和计算. 本文结合非正交编码协议和诱骗态方法提出一种新的量子密钥分发方案, 光源采用相干叠加态, 推导了单光子的密钥生成速率、计数率下限和误码率的上限, 利用Matlab 模拟了无限多诱骗态情况下和有限多诱骗态情况下密钥生成速率和传输距离的关系, 得出该方案可以提升密钥生成速率并且提高安全传输距离, 验证了该方案可以进一步提高量子密钥分发系统的性能.     

非等同两原子与双模叠加态腔场的拉曼相互作用

研究了处于双模腔中的两个非等同二能级原子与叠加态光场的拉曼相互作用,推导出了两模光场均处于光子数态和任意叠加态时腔场谱的计算公式,给出了两模初始场为相干态和压缩真空态时谱结构的数值结果,讨论了相对耦合常数R=g2/g1和初始场强对腔场谱的影响.发现腔场谱结构不仅与初始场强有关,还随初始场光子数分布的变化而改变.     

Simple estimate of the critical length of a quantum communication channel with attenuation for coherent-state quantum cryptography

For the B92 protocol with allowance for real attenuation and phase interruption of signal states in a one-dimensional optical fiber, a simple estimate is obtained for the critical length of the quantum communication channel that can provide secure key distribution.     

Classical analogs for quantum systems

It is shown that suitable classical analogs for the relativistic quantum systems of two particles always exist, and that they are destitute of causal anomalies.     

On superposition and entropy in quantum dynamics

Some considerations on the existence of nonlinear reversible dynamical evolutions for isolated quantum systems are developed within the Hilbert model with the aid of the superposition principle and the law of entropy.     

Classical and quantum turbulence

The reconnection of two singularities in 2D, 3D, and 4D classical and quantum turbulence is examined. Singularity reconnection plays an essential role in the dissipation of the incompressible part of kinetic energy. A reconnection condition 2(d_s+1)≥d+1 is derived, which crucially depends on the dimension d_s of the singular structure in relation to the spatial dimension d of the system. The feasibility of this condition is examined using direct numerical simulations of the Navier-Stokes and Gross-Pitaevskii equations for the classical and quantum turbulence, respectively. We observed that the condition was satisfied for d=3 and 4, in agreement with the occurrence of energy cascades in both classical and quantum turbulence in those dimensions.     

Classical quantization condition in the generalized coherent-state representation with application to many-body systems

On the basis of the ansatz of the single-valuedness for the classically approximated wave function, a classical quantization rule is derived for a dynamical system described by a general class of coherent states. The classical wave function, which is defined on the manifold parametrizing the coherent states, is constructed by an application of the stationary phase approximation to the coherent-state path integral. The general form of the quantization rule for the time-dependent Hartree-Fock solutions is obtained as a particular case.