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Physical Review Letters

Teleportation of Continuous Quantum Variables

Samuel L. Braunstein, Harry J. Kimble

Published Jan 26, 1998• 1,761 citations
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Abstract

Quantum teleportation is analyzed for states of dynamical variables with continuous spectra, in contrast to previous work with discrete (spin) variables. The entanglement fidelity of the scheme is computed, including the roles of finite quantum correlation and nonideal detection efficiency. A protocol is presented for teleporting the wave function of a single mode of the electromagnetic field with high fidelity using squeezed-state entanglement and current experimental capability.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.80.869

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In contrast to discrete-variable teleportation, a quantum state is imperfectly transferred from a sender to a remote receiver in a continuous-variable setting. We recall the ingenious scheme proposed by Braunstein and Kimble for teleporting a one-mode state of the quantum radiation field. By analyzing this protocol, we have previously proven the factorization of the characteristic function of the output state. This indicates that teleportation is a noisy process that alters, to some extent, the input state. Teleportation with a two-mode Gaussian EPR state can be described in terms of the superposition of a distorting field with the input one. Here we analyze the one-mode Gaussian distorting-field state. Some of its most important properties are determined by the statistics of a positive EPR operator in the two-mode Gaussian resource state. We finally examine the fidelity of teleportation of a coherent state when using an arbitrary resource state.
Quantum teleportation is one of the most fundamental subjects in quantum information technology. This is because quantum teleportation can be used as not only a communication network but also a building block for universal quantum information processing. It is well known that there are two approaches (i. e. discrete and continuous variable approaches) in quantum information processing. In particular, continuous variable one has some advantages, that is, capability for deterministic and efficient quantum operations. In the case of continuous variable quantum teleportation, however, we cannot teleport quantum states perfectly due to finite level of quadrature squeezed states. Hence it is important to improve the fidelity of teleportation to realize more advanced quantum network and circuits. Thanks to the recent improvement of squeezing level, fidelity up to F=0.83 has been achieved. In this article, we review the experiment of high fidelity quantum teleportation for continuous variables, and its applications.
Traditional continuous-variable teleportation can only approach unit fidelity in the limit of an infinite (and unphysical) amount of squeezing. We describe a new method for continuous-variable teleportation that approaches unit fidelity with finite resources. The protocol is not based on squeezed states as in traditional teleportation but on an ensemble of single photon entangled states. We characterize the teleportation scheme with coherent states, mesoscopic superposition states, and two-mode squeezed states and we find several situations in which near-unity teleportation fidelity can be obtained with modest resources.
The need for high-fidelity quantum teleportation arises in a variety of quantum algorithms and protocols. Unfortunately, conventional continuous-variable teleportation schemes rely on Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen states that yield a fidelity that approaches unity only in the limit of an unphysical amount of squeezing. A new method that utilizes an ensemble of single photon entangled states, qubits, to teleport continuous variable (CV) states with fidelity approaching unity with finite resources was recently proposed by Andersen and Ralph [Phys. Rev. Lett.111, 050504 (2013)]. We extend these ideas to consider the general case of using maximally entangled d-level states, qudits, to teleport a CV state and discuss how the corresponding results are affected. In particular, we find that, by using qudits with dimension greater than two, we can achieve a higher fidelity with comparable resources.
Summary form only given. The concept of quantum teleportation of continuous variables was suggested by Vaidman [see Phys. Rev. A, vol. 49, p. 1473, 1994]. The protocol for this kind of teleportation was elaborated and demonstrated experimentally by Kimble with collaborators [see Science, vol. 282, p. 706, 1998]. In this scheme the state being teleported is that of a single transverse mode of the electromagnetic field with finite frequency bandwidth. We describe the quantum teleportation scheme that allows one to teleport the quantum state of the wavefront of an electromagnetic wave. In other words we propose teleportation of the quantum state of a spatially multimode electromagnetic field.