Detecting entanglement of quantum channels

Entanglement is the crucial resource for different quantum information processing tasks. While conventional studies focus on the entanglement of bipartite or multipartite quantum states, recent works have extended the scenario to the entanglement of quantum channels, an operational quantification of the channel entanglement manipulation capability. Based on the recently proposed channel entanglement resource framework, here we study a further task of resource detection—witnessing entanglement of quantum channels. We first introduce the general framework and show how channel entanglement detection is related to the Choi state of the channel, enabling channel entanglement detection via conventional state entanglement detection methods. We also consider entanglement of multipartite quantum channels and use the stabilizer formalism to construct entanglement witnesses for circuits consisting of controlled-Z gates. We study the effectiveness of the proposed detection methods and compare their performance for several typical channels. Our work paves the way for systematic theoretical studies of channel entanglement and practical benchmarking of noisy intermediate scaled quantum devices.     

Efficient entanglement purification in quantum repeaters

We present an efficient entanglement purification protocol(EPP) with controlled-not(CNOT) gates and linear optics.With the CNOT gates,our EPP can reach a higher fidelity than the conventional one.Moreover,it does not require the fidelity of the initial mixed state to satisfy F > 1/2.If the initial state is not entangled,it still can be purified.With the linear optics,this protocol can get pure maximally entangled pairs with some probabilities.Meanwhile,it can be used to purify the entanglement between the atomic ensembles in distant locations.This protocol may be useful in long-distance quantum communication.     

多个量子节点确定性纠缠的建立

量子纠缠是一种重要的量子资源,在多个空间分离的量子存储器间建立确定性的量子纠缠,然后在用户控制的时刻将所存储的量子纠缠转移到量子信道中进行信息的分发和传送,这对于实现量子信息网络是至关重要的.本文介绍了用光学参量放大器制备与铷原子D1吸收线对应的非经典光场,而且在三个空间分离的原子系综中确定性量子纠缠的产生、存储和转移.利用电磁感应透明光和原子相互作用的原理,将制备的多组分光场纠缠态模式映射到三个远距离的原子系综以建立原子自旋波之间的纠缠.然后,存储在原子系综中的纠缠态通过三个量子通道,纠缠态的量子噪声被转移到三束空间分离的正交纠缠光场.三束释放的光场间纠缠的存在验证了该系统具有保持多组分纠缠的能力.这个方案实现了三个量子节点间的纠缠,并且可以直接扩展到具有更多节点的量子网络,为未来实现大型量子网络通信奠定了基础.     

解说量子纠缠理论

量子纠缠态在量子信息处理,如量子隐形传态、量子密集码、量子纠错、量子保密通信、量子计算等过程中起了十分重要的作用.量子纠缠理论主要研究量子态的纠缠刻画、分类及其在量子信息处理中的应用.文章介绍了量子纠缠理论中的一些基本概念和结果,其中包括：量子力学的实在性、局域性的讨论与Bell不等式的联系,Bell不等式与量子态可分性间的关系;纯态和混合态可分性的定义及若干判别准则(包括矩阵正映照方法、部分转置判据、约化判据、重排判据、纠缠见证、协方差判据及局域测不准关系判据);部分纠缠度量的介绍(包括纠缠形成、并发度、相对熵、负度、缠结和纠缠帮助,以及纠缠度量的计算和上下界的估算).     

Efficient entanglement purification in quantum repeaters

We present an efficient entanglement purification protocol (EPP) with controlled-not (CNOT) gates and linear optics. With the CNOT gates, our EPP can reach a higher fidelity than the conventional one. Moreover, it does not require the fidelity of the initial mixed state to satisfy F>1/2. If the initial state is not entangled, it still can be purified. With the linear optics, this protocol can get pure maximally entangled pairs with some probabilities. Meanwhile, it can be used to purify the entanglement between the atomic ensembles in distant locations. This protocol may be useful in long-distance quantum communication.     

Experimental detection of quantum entanglement

In this review, we introduce some methods for detecting or measuring entanglement. Several nonlinear entanglement witnesses are presented. We derive a series of Bell inequalities whose maximally violations for any multipartite qubit states can be calculated by using our formulas. Both the nonlinear entanglement witnesses and the Bell inequalities can be operated experimentally. Thus they supply an effective way for detecting entanglement. We also introduce some experimental methods to measure the entanglement of formation, and the lower bound of the convex-roof extension of negativity.     

耗散环境下三原子之间稳定纠缠的量子反馈控制

研究利用基于量子跳跃的量子反馈控制来产生三个二能级原子之间稳定的纠缠.考虑三个二能级原子处于一个严重耗散的单模光腔中,分别讨论了反馈作用在一个原子上和反馈同时作用在三个原子上的情况.研究发现:当反馈作用在某个原子上时,基于量子跳跃的量子反馈能够保护另外两个原子的最大纠缠态.当反馈同时作用在三个原子上时,选择合适的参数可以得到两个基矢张开的无消相干子空间,并且利用量子轨迹蒙特卡罗波函数方法,得到一定初始条件下系统最终可以演化到这个子空间中三个原子之间的最大纠缠态.     

利用非局域控制非门操作纯化三粒子纠缠态

提出了两套三粒子纠缠态的纯化方案.第一个方案选择部分纠缠GHZ态作为量子通道,利用具有一个控制位和一个靶位的非局域控制非门操作和采用集体么正操作及适当地制备三粒子A,B和C的初始态,可以以最佳几率2|β|2获得最大三粒子纠缠态.第二个方案选择EPR对作为量子通道,通过利用具有一个控制位和两个靶位的非局域控制非门操作和采用集体么正操作及适当地制备三粒子A,B和C的初始态,可以以与第一个方案相同的几率获得最大三粒子纠缠态.两个方案都可以推广到N粒子纠缠态的纯化.     

腔量子电动力学系统中耦合三原子的纠缠特性

研究了三个全同二能级原子与单模腔相互作用系统中原子间的三体纠缠特性.考虑原子间存在相互耦合,并且腔场处于弱相干态的情况,通过数值计算给出了纠缠量的演化曲线,讨论了原子间耦合强度和弱相干场强度对三体纠缠的影响.研究结果表明:随弱相干场强度增强,原子间的三体纠缠增强;相反,随原子间耦合系数增大,原子间三体纠缠减弱.     

远距离量子通信实验中的高维纠缠源

设计了适用于远距离量子通信实验的高维纠缠源.利用连续激光器抽运产生了极化-时间两体四维纠缠光子对,在抽运功率20 mW下测到每秒700对符合,保真度为89%±3%.相比已有的高维纠缠源,在本文中发展的源具有传输便利、相位稳定性好等优点,适用于未来远距离高维量子通信实验和量子力学基本问题实验检验,如远距离高维量子密码实验、两粒子Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger定理检验、两粒子量子赝"心灵感应"(quantum pseudo telepathy)实验演示等. 关键词： 高维纠缠 极化纠缠 时间箱纠缠 量子通信     

基于局域操作下的两量子比特混态纠缠蒸馏实验研究

最大纠缠态在量子信息传输和处理过程中是最重要的资源之一,因此从退化的纠缠态中提炼出最大纠缠态一直是量子信息基础研究中的一个重要课题.根据Verstraete F 等人在Phys. Rev. A,2001,64：010101(R) 上提出的有效的方法,文章作者在实验上证明了基于局域操作下的两种形式的两量子比特混态纠缠蒸馏最佳协议.从原则上讲,文章的实验也可以容易地应用于任意两量子比特部分混合态的纠缠蒸馏.此外,作者还对经过蒸馏的第一类混合量子态进行Clauser-Horne-Shimmony-Holt（CHSH）不等式的检测,以验证它的“隐藏非局域性”.     

Genuine tripartite entanglement and quantum phase transition

A new simplified formula is presented to characterize genuine tripartite entanglement of （2 2 n）-dimensional quantum pure states. The formula turns out equivalent to that given in （Quant. Inf. Comp. 7（7） 584 （2007））, hence it also shows that the genuine tripartite entanglement can be described only on the basis of the local （2 2）-dimensional reduced density matrix. In particular, the two exactly solvable models of spin system studied by Yang （Phys. Rev. A 71 030302（R） （2005）） are reconsidered by employing the formula. The results show that a discontinuity in the first derivative of the formula or in the formula itself of the ground state just corresponds to the existence of quantum phase transition, which is obviously different from the concurrence.     

海森堡XYZ自旋链系统的热纠缠与局域量子不确定性研究

研究了热平衡温度,自旋交换相互作用,Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya(DM)相互作用及外加非一致性磁场对两比特海森堡XYZ自旋链量子系统的热纠缠与局域量子不确定度的影响,对比分析了并发度量子纠缠与局域量子不确定度描述自旋链系统量子关联的差别.结果表明自旋链系统的量子纠缠在热平衡温度,DM相互作用及外加磁场的非一致性参数的变化情况下均会出现纠缠突然死亡的再生现象,而自旋链系统的局域量子不确定度随着这些参数呈连续变化现象.并且,自旋交换相互作用,DM相互作用及外加横向磁场作用强度较小时,他们的变化对自旋链系统的量子纠缠与局域量子不确定度的影响有着明显的差别.     

耦合系数的线性变化对量子纠缠的调控

考虑原子－光场耦合系数随时间变化的双Jaynes－Cummings模型组成的系统,研究两原子初始处于最大纠缠态时,耦合系数的线性调制对原子纠缠的影响。结果表明：初始纠缠保持时间的长短与耦合系数的线性调制密切相关。无论是单光子过程还是双光子过程,较耦合系数为常数的情形而言,耦合系数线性调制下的初始纠缠消失的时间被大大延迟,延迟时间的长短与耦合系数线性调制的参数选择密切相关,并且在双光子过程中延迟的时间更长。     

耦合系数的线性变化对量子纠缠的调控

考虑原子-光场耦合系数随时间变化的双Jaynes-Cummings模型组成的系统,研究两原子初始处于最大纠缠态时,耦合系数的线性调制对原子纠缠的影响。结果表明：初始纠缠保持时间的长短与耦合系数的线性调制密切相关。无论是单光子过程还是双光子过程,较耦合系数为常数的情形而言,耦合系数线性调制下的初始纠缠消失的时间被大大延迟,延迟时间的长短与耦合系数线性调制的参数选择密切相关,并且在双光子过程中延迟的时间更长。     

Quantum entanglement and quantum operation

It is a simple introduction to quantum entanglement and quantum operations. The authors focus on some applications of quantum entanglement and relations between two-qubit entangled states and unitary operations. It includes remote state preparation by using any pure entangled states, nonlocal operation implementation using entangled states, entanglement capacity of two-qubit gates and two-qubit gates construction. Supported by the National Fundamental Research Program of China (Grant No. 2001CB309306), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60621064 and 10674127) and the Innovation Funds from Chinese Academy of Sciences     

双光子Tavis-Cummings模型中的量子纠缠

我们对两个全同二能级原子通过双光子跃迁与单模辐射场发生相互作用的Tavis-Cummings(T-C)模型中的量子纠缠特性进行了研究.通过数值计算与分析,结果表明:双光子T-C模型的量子纠缠比单光子T-C模型的量子纠缠要保持得好一些;另外分析了双光子T-C模型中原子间偶极-偶极相互作用强度系数、原子与场的耦合系数、光子数对两原子间纠缠特性与场熵的影响.     

基于纠缠交换的仲裁量子签名方案

提出了一种基于量子纠缠交换的仲裁签名协议. 以Bell态为基础,首先将待签消息利用幺正算符序列进行编码,通过算符序列对Bell态进行调制,再通过对量子信息加密产生签名.验证者将签名信息与仲裁者通过纠缠交换所产生的关联态相结合,通过Bell测量来对签名的真实性进行验证.算法利用量子加密保障了真实签名的不可伪造性,同时通过仲裁的参与结合量子密钥有效解决了双方的抵赖问题,方案还能够有效实现对通信双方隐私信息的保护. 关键词： 量子密码 量子签名 纠缠交换     

Remote interactions between two d-dimensional distributed quantum systems： nonlocal generalized quantum control-NOT gate and entanglement swapping

We present a systematic simple method to implement a generalized quantum control-NOT （CNOT） gate on two d-dimensional distributed systems. First, we show how the nonlocal generalized quantum CNOT gate can be implemented with unity fidelity and unity probability by using a maximally entangled pair of qudits as a quantum channel. We also put forward a scheme for probabilistically implementing the nonlocal operation with unity fidelity by employing a partially entangled qudit pair as a quantum channel. Analysis of the scheme indicates that the use of partially entangled quantum channel for implementing the nonlocal generalized quantum CNOT gate leads to the problem of ＇the general optimal information extraction＇. We also point out that the nonlocal generalized quantum CNOT gate can be used in the entanglement swapping between particles belonging to distant users in a communication network and distributed quantum computer.[第一段]