arXiv:1103.3894 · Physical Review Letters

Fidelity Matters: The Birth of Entanglement in the Mixing of Gaussian States

Stefano Olivares, Matteo G. A. Paris

Published Oct 20, 2011• 28 citations

Abstract

We address the interaction of two Gaussian states through bilinear exchange Hamiltonians and analyze the correlations exhibited by the resulting bipartite systems. We demonstrate that entanglement arises if and only if the fidelity between the two input Gaussian states falls under a threshold value depending only on their purities, first moments, and the strength of the coupling. Our result clarifies the role of quantum fluctuations (squeezing) as a prerequisite for entanglement generation and provides a tool to optimize the generation of entanglement in linear systems of interest for quantum technology.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.170505

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