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Physical Review A

Quantum non-Gaussianity dynamics of two-mode single-photon squeezed Bell states based on cumulant theory

Shao-Hua Xiang, Wei Wen, Yu-Jing Zhao, Kehui Song

Published Jun 21, 2016• 4 citations
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Abstract

We characterize the non-Gaussianity of continuous-variable quantum states in terms of the cumulant theory and derive the exact formula of the cumulant of any order for such states. Exploiting the fourth-order cumulant method, we evaluate the quantum non-Gaussianity of two-mode single-photon squeezed Bell states and investigate their dynamics under the influence of two different types of decoherence models. It is shown that in a two-reservoir model, all the fourth-order cumulants of these states are very fragile, while in single-reservoir model, the fourth-order cumulants of one such state are insensitive to thermal noise, showing the time-invariant non-Gaussianity.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.93.062119

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