Robustness of bipartite Gaussian entangled beams propagating in lossy channels

Barbosa, F. A. S.; Coelho, A. S.; de Faria, A. J.; Cassemiro, K. N.; Villar, A. S.; Nussenzveig, P.; Martinelli, M.

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2010.222

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Robustness of bipartite Gaussian entangled beams propagating in lossy channels

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Cassemiro, K. N.
Silberhorn Research Group, Research Groups, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;

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Villar, A. S.
4pi Photon Atom Coupling, Leuchs Division, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;

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Barbosa, F. A. S., Coelho, A. S., de Faria, A. J., Cassemiro, K. N., Villar, A. S., Nussenzveig, P., et al. (2010). Robustness of bipartite Gaussian entangled beams propagating in lossy channels. NATURE PHOTONICS, 4(12), 858-861. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2010.222.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002D-6A89-0

Abstract

Subtle quantum properties offer exciting new prospects in optical communications. For example, quantum entanglement enables the secure exchange of cryptographic keys(1) and the distribution of quantum information by teleportation(2,3). Entangled bright beams of light are increasingly appealing for such tasks, because they enable the use of well-established classical communications techniques(4). However, quantum resources are fragile and are subject to decoherence by interaction with the environment. The unavoidable losses in the communication channel can lead to a complete destruction of entanglement(5-8), limiting the application of these states to quantum-communication protocols. We investigate the conditions under which this phenomenon takes place for the simplest case of two light beams, and analyse characteristics of states which are robust against losses. Our study sheds new light on the intriguing properties of quantum entanglement and how they may be harnessed for future applications.