Efficient production of $W$ states from imperfect bipartite sources
George Moreno, Márcio M. Cunha, Fernando Parisio
Abstract
Previous proposals to produce tripartite $W$-type entanglement are usually probabilistic and often based on physically unlikely events. We provide a deterministic procedure to remotely create $W$ states out of an EPR source, which is easier to produce. The proposal is made viable through measurements (which can be demolitive) in an appropriate three-qubit basis and turns out to be robust against imperfections in the bipartite source. It is possible, e. g., to create a pure ensemble of $W$ states out of an EPR source containing a systematic error. This simultaneously amounts to entanglement concentration and {\it lifting}.